Legal and financial advice and assistance
The Disaster Response Legal Service NSW (LegalAid)
For help with everyday legal problems including insurance claims and disputes, financial hardship, tenancy, Centrelink and the Resilient Homes program.
The Disaster Response Legal Service NSW also offers a free Insurance check-up that supports people to understand just what their insurance policies will cover them for in a future bushfire or storm and flood event.
Call 1800 801 529 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, or visit their website for more.
The Centre
56 Carrington Street, Lismore
The Centre (previously the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre) provides help with insurance claims, housing and tenancies, income and social security, credit and debt, family violence and family law, destroyed documents, wills, the Resilient Homes program and more.
The Centre also offers a Disaster Recovery Legal Health Check for communities, families and individuals to determine if their broader legal issues are being dealt with. Things like family law, access to children, credit and debt and consumer protection are all issues that can arise from a disaster and impact people’s journey to recovery.
Operating hours:
- Monday 9am to 4pm
- Tuesday 9am to 4pm
- Wednesday 9am to 4pm
- Thursday 9am to 4pm
- Friday just phone lines open
- Saturday CLOSED
- Sunday CLOSED
Call (02) 6621 1000 or 1800 689 889, or visit their website for more.
The Lismore and District Financial Counselling Service
165 Molesworth Street, Lismore
Provides free financial counselling and budgeting support, flood recovery financial counselling, small business financial counselling, bankruptcy personal insolvency and therapeutic gambling counselling.
Call (02) 6622 2171 Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm, or visit their website for more.