Regional Outreach Clinic Program (ROCP)

About the ROCP

The Regional Outreach Clinic Program (ROCP) supports regular face-to-face legal advice to people experiencing disadvantage in regional, rural and remote locations in NSW where there are limited or no other options for free face-to-face legal advice. Legal services are provided by Legal Aid NSW panel lawyers and clinics are held in partnership with local host organisations including neighbourhood centres, local courts and community services. Some clinics are supported by a roster of Legal Aid NSW in-house legal practitioners and Legal Aid NSW panel legal practitioners.

The ROCP guidelines (PDF, 173 kb) contain more detailed information about the program. Services at the clinics are covered by the Legal Aid NSW complaints handling policy (PDF, 340 kb). Complaints and other feedback about services at the clinics can be directed to the Manager of the ROCP.

The ROCP is currently supporting clinics in:

Batemans Bay
Bathurst
Bega
Cowra
Gloucester
Gosford
Goulburn
Griffith
Kempsey
Lithgow
Queanbeyan.

Full details for all of the clinics, and how to make a booking are in the Clinic information and bookings section.

Clinic information and bookings

Location	Solicitor	Type of law and time of clinic	Bookings and location information
Batemans Bay	Lurline Dillon-Smith	All areas of law (family, civil and crime) 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month 10am – 1pm	Batemans Bay Local Court 24 Orient Street Batemans Bay NSW 2536 Phone: (02) 4474 0778
Bathurst	Legal Aid NSW (Orange) Central Tablelands and Blue Mountains CLC	All areas of law Every Thursday	The Neighbourhood Centre 96 Russell Street Bathurst NSW 2795 Phone: (02) 6332 4866
Bega	Jennifer Chalker	All areas of law Every 2nd Friday 10am – 1pm	Bega Local Court Corner of Gipps & Carp Streets Bega NSW 2550 Phone: (02) 6492 5492
Cowra	Paul Johnson Legal Aid NSW (Orange) Macarthur Legal Centre	All areas of law Every Monday 11am – 3pm	Cowra Information & Neighbourhood Centre 15 Vaux Street Cowra NSW 2794 Phone: (02) 6340 1100
Gloucester	Alan Arnold (Umbrella Lawyers) Eddie Roux (Gus McFarland)	All areas of law 1st & 3rd Monday of each month 10am – 12:30pm	Bucketts Way Neighbourhood Group 88 King Street Gloucester NSW 2422 Phone: (02) 6558 2454
Gosford	Elizabeth Moran Michelle Karim	For children and young people aged 10 to 24 years in contact with the criminal justice system. Help also with fines and ID. 10am – 1pm, 2 Wednesdays each month	Youth Hub RYSS 131 Erina Street Gosford NSW 2250 Phone RYSS for an appointment: (02) 4323 2374
Goulburn	Matt Adam Tracey Annan	Crime and civil law 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month 11am – 2:30 pm	Mission Australia 148 Sloane Street Goulburn NSW 2580 Phone Tracey Annan Lawyers for an appointment: (02) 4853 2353
Griffith	Jason Crook (David Davidge Lawyers) Alison Seidel (Friedlieb Fox McLeod) Legal Aid NSW (Wagga Wagga)	Family law and care and protection Every Monday 11am – 1pm	Griffith Local Court 363 Banna Avenue Griffith NSW 2680 Phone Legal Aid NSW (Wagga Wagga) for an appointment: (02) 6921 6588
Kempsey	McNeilly Lawyers Legal Aid NSW (Port Macquarie)	Family law and care and protection Every Wednesday 1pm – 4pm	Kempsey Neighbourhood Centre 2 Geoffrey Debenham Street Kempsey NSW 2440 Phone McNeilly Lawyers for bookings for 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month: (02) 6562 1888 Phone Legal Aid NSW (Port Macquarie) for bookings for other Wednesdays: (02) 5525 1600
Lithgow	Blackheath Lawyers (Lachlan McAuley, Ken Lambeth)	Criminal and family law, and care and protection Every Wednesday 9am – midday	Lithgow Local Court Mort Street & Bridge Street Lithgow NSW 2790 Phone: (02) 6352 7300
Queanbeyan	Tracey Annan Luke Vozella (Vozella Lawyers)	All areas of law 1st & 3rd Friday 10am – 2pm	St Benedicts Community Centre Corner of Anne & Brigalow Streets Karabar NSW 2620 Phone: (02) 6297 5331