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Other places we visit to give advice

Our lawyers regularly visit the mental health inpatient units of hospitals in Melbourne, Bendigo, Dandenong and Geelong.

They also visit the following locations across Victoria to provide free legal advice.

To find out when we are visiting and what legal problems we can help you with, call us on 1300 792 387, Monday to Friday from 8 am to 6 pm.

Ararat Magistrates Court

Corner Barkly and Ingor Streets
ARARAT VIC 3377
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Castlemaine and District Accommodation Resource Group

12 Lyttleton Street
CASTLEMAINE VIC 3450
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Central Gippsland Health Service

Palmerston Street
SALE VIC 3850
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Colac Magistrates Court

Queen Street
COLAC VIC 3250
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Echuca Magistrates Court

Heygarth Street
ECHUCA VIC 3564
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Edenhope Magistrates Court

Shire Offices
West Wimmera Shire Council
49 Elizabeth Street
EDENHOPE VIC 3318
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Hamilton Children's and Magistrates Court

Martin Street
HAMILTON VIC 3300
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Hopetoun Magistrates Court

Shire Offices
75 Lascelles Street
HOPETOUN VIC 3396
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Kerang Mallee Family Care

3 Scoresby Street
KERANG VIC 3579
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Mallee Family Care

122 Ninth Street
MILDURA VIC 3500
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Mallee Family Care (Swan Hill)

229 Beveridge Street
SWAN HILL VIC 3585
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Manifold Place Community Health Centre

140 Manifold Street
CAMPERDOWN VIC 3260
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Maryborough Community Health Centre

Clarendon Street
MARYBOROUGH VIC 3465
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Nhill Magistrates Court

110 MacPherson Street
NHILL VIC 3418
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Portland Magistrates Court

67 Cliff Street
PORTLAND VIC 3305
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Rosebud Community Support and Information Centre

878 Point Nepean Road
ROSEBUD VIC 3939
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St Arnaud Magistrates Court

Napier Street
ST ARNAUD VIC 3478
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Stawell Magistrates Court

Patrick Street
STAWELL VIC 3380
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Upper Murray Family Care (Wangaratta)

36 Mackay Street
WANGARATTA VIC 3676
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Upper Murray Family Care (Wodonga)

29 Stanley Street
WODONGA VIC 3690
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273 High Street
PRESTON VIC 3072
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Shop 111, Epping Plaza
Corner Cooper and High streets
EPPING VIC 3076
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