Overview

The Community Legal Education (CLE) Collaboration Fund was launched in 2011 as part of our CLE strategy.

Eligible community legal centres, Regional Legal Assistance Forums and specialist Legal Assistance Forums can apply for a grant to deliver CLE projects that help vulnerable people identify legal problems early, understand their legal rights and responsibilities and how to access legal help. Applications are assessed against strict criteria and should be collaborative, client focused and responsive to community need.

Grant recipients have delivered a range of workshops, education programs, community expos, podcasts, websites, publications, accessible educational videos and other innovative resources that help people to understand their legal rights.

CLE Collaboration Fund grant recipients

Congratulations to the 2025 CLE Collaboration Fund grant recipients:

  • Basic Rights Queensland: will develop a suite of legal education resources to support social and community workers across Queensland to help vulnerable people access Centrelink payments and understand their rights. Resources to be developed may include training modules, factsheets, videos, a referral decision tree and a pilot helpdesk.
  • The Sunshine Coast Family Law Pathways Network: will deliver at least 5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander roadshow events to raise community awareness of the Indigenous List at the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia, the support Indigenous family liaison officers can give to families navigating processes and kinship care as an alternative pathway to child protection.
  • Tenants Queensland: will produce a podcast series in Torres Strait Creole to provide First Nations renters with culturally appropriate tenancy information and education. The 10 episodes will be distributed through First Nations organisations and community touchpoints in Cairns and remote communities.
  • Youth Advocacy Centre: will update a suite of legal information resources (including information sheets, videos and practice papers) in line with legislative changes to help young people and youth workers better understand Queensland laws.

Past projects

View some of the CLE resources which have been produced by CLE Collaboration Fund projects.

Past projects have covered areas such as:

  • child protection
  • relationships and separation
  • Australia's legal system
  • domestic and family violence
  • elder abuse and Queensland's guardianship framework
  • money and debt
  • cyber bullying and sexting
  • human rights and anti-discrimination
  • neighbourhood issues and disputes
  • personal injuries
  • youth justice and dealing with the police
  • other common legal issues.

Examples of Community Legal Education projects   

Last updated 27 August 2025

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