Legal Aid Queensland provides legal advice to the community in the following regions:
Cairns region
Northern Peninsula area
Including:
- Bamaga
- New Mapoon
- Injinoo
- Umagico
- Seisia
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Cairns office.
When: Once every three months.
Where: Various locations throughout the Northern Peninsula area – contact our Indigenous Hotline for more information.
Bookings: Contact our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143 to make an appointment.
Thursday Island
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Cairns office.
When: Once every three months.
Where: Magistrates Court, 136 Douglas Street and Mura Kosker Sorority, 99 Douglas Street.
Bookings: Contact our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143 to make an appointment.
Cape York
Including:
- Weipa
- Mapoon
- Napranum
- Aurukun
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Cairns office.
When: Once every three months.
Where: Queensland Government Agent Program (QGAP), Central Avenue, Memorial Square, Weipa.
Bookings: Contact our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143 to make an appointment.
Cooktown
Including:
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Cairns office.
When: Once a month.
Where: Family Resource Centre, 13 Charles Street, Cooktown.
Bookings: Contact us on 1300 65 11 88, or our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143, to make an appointment.
Tully
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Cairns office.
When: Once a month.
Where: Courthouse, 46 Bryant Street, Tully.
Bookings: Contact us on 1300 65 11 88, or our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143, to make an appointment.
Townsville region
Palm Island
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Townsville office.
When: Once a month.
Where: Community Justice Group, Main Street, Palm Island.
Bookings: Contact our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143 to make an appointment, or notify Palm Island Justice Group.
Bowen
What: Face-to-face and telephone legal advice with solicitors from our Townsville office.
(This is an alternating service – face-to-face clinics one month and the via telephone the next month.)
When: Once a month.
Where: Girudala Community Co-Operative Society Ltd, 50 George Street, Bowen.
Bookings: Contact our Indigenous Hotline on 1300 650 143, or Girudala Housing & Community Care on (07) 4786 1000, to make an appointment.
Ingham
What: Face-to-face legal advice with solicitors from our Townsville office.
When: Once a fortnight.
Where: Ingham Court House, 35 Palm Terrace, Ingham.
Bookings: Contact us on 1300 65 11 88 to make an appointment.
Toowoomba region
What: Video-link legal advice service.
When & Where: Once a week on Wednesday afternoons – see following locations for details.
Bookings: Online through the Regional Queenslanders Videoconferencing Booking System or by contacting the video-link site or Legal Aid Queensland’s Toowoomba office directly.
Charleville
When: 2–4.30 pm Wednesday.
Where: Charleville Neighbourhood Centre, Corner of Eyre & Alfred Streets and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Legal Service (ATSILS), Level 1, 51 Wills Street.
Cunnamulla
When: 2–4 pm Wednesday.
Where: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Legal Service (ATSILS), 29 Jane Street.
Dirranbandi
When: 2–3 pm Wednesday.
Where: Dirranbandi Health Service, Jane Street (Corner of Crothers Street).
Goondiwindi
When: 2–4.30 pm Wednesday.
Where: Care Goondiwindi, 56 Marshall Street.
Miles
When: 2–4 pm Wednesday.
Where: Murilla Community Centre Inc, 73a Murilla Street.
Mitchell
When: 2–4.30 pm Wednesday.
Where: QGAP (Court House), Corner of Mary & Dublin Streets.
Roma
When: 2–4 pm Wednesday.
Where: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders Legal Service (ATSILS), 122A McDowall Street.
St George
When: 2–4.30 pm Wednesday.
Where: Care Balonne Association Inc, 136 Victoria Street.
Tara
When: 2–4 pm Wednesday.
Where: Tara Neighbourhood Centre, 49 Day Street.