Toongabbie Legal Centre (TLC), run by volunteer solicitors, barristers and other people of good will, is now in its 16th year of operation.
TLC Honorary Director, Susai Benjamin, said the fundraising drive for the proposed Justice Margaret Beazley Centre would launch at the centre’s annual dinner on November 26, 2022 at the Blacktown Leisure Centre in Stanhope Gardens.
“Western Sydney is the most multicultural zone in Australia,” Mr Benjamin said.
“Many people from immigrant backgrounds who do not speak English and cannot afford legal services find themselves caught up in the legal system for a variety of reasons.
“The demand is so high for our professional legal services that we determined we needed to change the legal landscape.”
For an organisation that receives no recurrent federal or state government funding, the TLC has been able to perform remarkable feats.
Not least of which is providing more than 10,000 legal consultations to the disadvantaged minorities.
The ambitious scope of the Justice Margaret Beazley Centre envisions a volunteer legal centre at the heart of the building that will link surrounded by a variety of community engagement and outreach services.
“It is a really ambitious project,” Mr Benjamin said.
“Our 15 years of experience has helped us understand there is tremendous goodwill in Western Sydney toward disadvantaged people and there are many organisations that wish to help, they all need a centralised home.
“That is what the Justice Margaret Beazley Centre will be.”
Mr Benjamin called upon the residents of Western Sydney to attend the 26 November annual dinner and support the ongoing work of the TLC.
Tickets available at
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/tlc-15th-annual-community-dinner-and-crowdfunding-appeal-launch-tickets-406026204307
