The Illawarra Legal Centre Inc. opened its doors in Warrawong, south of Wollongong, in 1985 as a direct result of community action and support.
The Centre’s sole staff member, a part-time solicitor, was assisted by a local solicitor to develop our inaugural advice roster. This enabled us to to provide free legal advice to the local community, and in particular, to those who had little hope of accessing affordable legal help.
The ILC is now one of around 200 independent, non-profit community legal centres across Australia, all of whom are members of the Community Legal Centres Australia.
The Centre has grown substantially since 1985 but its primary focus remains on helping those living with disadvantage and marginalisation.
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of all our workers, volunteers and pro-bono solicitors.