Community Legal Services
To contact your nearest Community Legal Centre: telephone (03) 9654 2204 or go to www.communitylaw.org.au/community/pages/resources
Fitzroy Legal Service
124 Johnston Street
Fitzroy 3065
Tel: (03) 9419 3744
Fax: (03) 9416 1124
Email: enquiries@fitzroy-legal.org.au
Web:
www.fitzroy-legal.org.au
The Fitzroy Legal Service produces an excellent legal resource titled Fitzroy Legal Service 2005 Law Handbook – Your practical guide to the law in Victoria. Wills are covered in Chapter 20.1, pp734-739.
Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service
For people with a disability, particularly an intellectual disability, the Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service information sheet on wills may be of additional benefit. Click here to see their information sheets. http://www.villamanta.org.au/Information_sheets.asp Villamanta is a free state-wide legal service that works on disability related justice issues.
44 Bellarine Street
Geelong 3220
Monday to Friday 1-3pm
Tel: 5229 2925
Toll Free: 1800 014 111
TTY: 1800 014 333 Telephone Typewriter Service
Email: legal@villamanta.org.au
Website: www.villamanta.org.au
Other Contacts
Law Institute Referral service:
www.liv.asn.au/directory/firmsref/
State Trustees of Victoria
168 Exhibition Street
Melbourne 3000
Tel: 9667 6444 or 1300 138 672 (local calls)
Website: www.statetrustees.com.au
Probate Office (Justice Department of Vic)
Level 2, 436 Lonsdale Street
Melbourne 3000
(03) 9603 9296
Email: probate@supremecourt.vic.gov.au
Trade Union members
Some unions offer free preparation of most wills. If you are a paid-up member check with your union.
