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We have recently made a submission to the Second Action Plan under the National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children, with our recommendations.

We are welcoming Andrew Norris to the Panel of Independent Reviewers, as well as the reappointment of Min Guo. Both will serve 3-year terms from 21 August 2026. We also farewell Steven Brnovic and Maya Narayan, whose terms expired on 21 August.

Thanks to a funding extension from the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, the Youth Citizenship in the West project has been extended.

The 2026 private practitioner survey aims to hear from the sector about the realities and challenges of delivering legal aid work.

The Governor in Council appointed John Cain and Domenic Isola to our Board on Tuesday 11 August 2026.

We have reopened our Gippsland Morwell office on Gunaikurnai land, following an extensive renovation period, as part of our commitment to increasing access to justice in the region.

We have made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee's national inquiry into racism, hate and violence directed at First Peoples.

National Legal Aid, with support from Victoria Legal Aid, used a Senate Inquiry into the proposed NDIS reforms to call for significant changes to avoid potential negative, life-changing consequences for people with a disability.

We have released Strategy 30, our strategic plan for 2026–30. It sets out where we’ll focus our efforts over the next four years as we continue to work towards fair and inclusive justice in Victoria.