About NRCLC  

The Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre is an independent community  organisation providing legal and related support services throughout the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales. NRCLC operates a Community Legal Services, a Tenants Advice and Advocacy Service, a Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service and Disaster Response and Recovery Service. NRCLC offers services across the Bundjalung,  Yaegl  and Gumbaynggirr nations with a central office in Lismore and an outreach office in Murwillumbah. NRCLC also provide extensive outreach services across the region.  

NRCLC offers legal and related support services including information, referral, strategic casework, advice, community legal education and community development, advocacy, and law reform. 

Our work is guided by a Feminist Framework and a comprehensive Theory of Change built on three guiding principles – just and fair, share power and collaborative – and three overarching strategies – building relationships, working with the community and advocacy.

Our Values 

• Commitment to Indigenous communities 
• Working collaboratively for self-determination 
• Social justice 
• Respect for clients, the communities we work with and each other 
• Integrity 
• Access and equity 
• Safety (cultural safety, freedom from violence, right to be safe) 
• Community development 
• Feminist Framework