Seniors Rights Victoria only has capacity to respond to calls from older people experiencing or at risk of elder abuse. If your matter is an emergency, please call 000. If you are a concerned friend or family member, please encourage the older person to call us or click here for access to information and resources.
Each February the Victoria Law Foundation celebrates the beginning of the legal year with a legal sector breakfast in Melbourne’s iconic Hardware Lane.
Due to the global pandemic 2022's Legal Laneway Breakfast was held online.
The breakfast included the following speakers:
Watch the recording of the event
SRV's Manager and Principal Lawyer, Rebecca Edward shares some words from Justice Marilyn Warren from a few years ago, which highlight why the law is so important.
The citizen and government function and thrive in the relative certainty that the law will protect and enforce their rights and obligations… The citizens and government take comfort in that the law will blanket and protect them as individuals and institutions, in all they cherish and represent. The law enables the citizen and government to do what must be done in society…. To participate within and benefit from the law is a privilege which must be celebrated on this day. The certainty, comfort and harmony provided by the law means we are not threatened by military coups, rebellions, riots, the imprisonment of dissidents, seizure of property, censorship, religious, racial or gender discrimination, persecution or social harm…
SRV wishes you a happy legal year!
If you are in Victoria and are experiencing or at risk of elder abuse, help is available through our confidential helpline on 1300 368 821.
If you are a concerned friend or family member, please encourage the older person to call us or you can access information and resources here. You can also find a lawyer via the Law Institute of Victoria website.
If it is an emergency, call 000.
