Express an Interest

Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre is a not-for-profit, community managed free legal
service established in 1999. It is funded by Commonwealth and State Governments via the
Community Legal Centre Program administered by the Legal Aid Commission of NSW.
Our mission is to provide free, easily accessible and professional legal services that support
vulnerable members of our communities when they need it most.

Shoalcoast Community Legal Centre covers 5 Local Government Areas - Shoalhaven, Eurobodalla, Bega Valley, Snowy Monaro and Queanbeyan/Palerang.

We are calling for expressions of interest for people to join our Management Committee who live in the following Local Government Areas - Eurobodalla, Snowy Monaro and Queanbeyan/Palerang.

Information about the Management Committee are as follows:-

 - Meetings are planed to be held bi-monthly on the first Wednesday of the month at 5:30pm      on ZOOM
 - Reporting is sent monthly to the Management Committee by Centre Management prior to       each meeting for review
 - Meeting duration time is normally 1 to 1.5 hours
   maximum
 - Positions on the committee – President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer and minimum     of 4 general committee members and 3 staff members
- Term of appointment is for one year – from October each year.  Our last AGM was on 25         October 2023
 - Joining fee of $1 and Membership fee of $ 1 per year is payable
 - The Committee positions are voluntary and Committee members are not paid
 - The Management Committee is responsible and accountable for the Governance, Strategic      Direction and Financial status and well-being of the Centre
 - Training available for new committee members on Governance responsibilities and practices