From: The National Women's Justice Coalition Inc. Please circulate this widely through your networks. Take the web link below for formatted downloadable information for faxing and copying. Response to questionnaire needed by 10 September 1999. Dear Colleagues, PPROPOSED NATIONAL CONFERENCE - WOMEN IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA: LEGAL NEEDS AND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES, Albury-Wodonga, Nov. '99 updates: http://www.nwjc.org.au/regionalaustralia.htm The National Women's Justice Coalition Inc. is seeking your views. We are looking at the level of interest and support for a national conference in Albury/Wodonga over two or three days in the second week of November 1999. The proposed conference is titled: Women in Regional Australia Legal Needs and Access to Legal Services. Additional information is below together with a short questionnaire. We are seeking responses to the questionnaire to the address given by 10 September 1999. Given that time is short, we do seek your assistance to pass this letter and the questionnaire through your networks. The NWJC gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the Law Founation of NSW and the Victoria Law Foundation in providing matching grants for the scoping of this conference. We also acknowledge the support of the following in relation to the conference: * Ass. Professor Margaret Alston, Associate Director, Centre for Rural Social Research, Charles Sturt University * Helen Baraclough, Chair, National Network of Women's Legal Services * Helen Board, National Facilitator, Regional and Rural Women's Unit, Department of Transport and Regional Services * Richard Coates, Australian Legal Assistance Forum and Director NT Legal Aid * Australian Women in Agriculture * Mary-Anne Noone, Director, Law Program, School of Law and Legal Studies La Trobe University * Sue Pinckham, Convenor, National Network of Aboriginal Women's Legal Services * Rural Community Legal Centres Network * Val Lang, President, Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women * Merran Lawler, Convenor, National Association of Community Legal Centre * Brian Withers, Chair, Access to Justice Committee, Law Council of Australia. Regards, Judy Harrison Helen McGowan Convenor, NWJC Project Co-ordinator 20 August '99 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Women in Regional Australia- Legal Needs and Access to Legal Services, Albury-Wodonga, 2-3 days 2nd week of Nov. '99 Registration $350 or less http://www.nwjc.org.au/regionalaustralia.htm More than two million Australian women live outside metropolitan areas. This conference would focus on diverse legal needs and service delivery issues relating to women living in rural, regional and remote areas. Reports by local and regional community organisations from many parts of Australia highlight needs for legal services for women in their area, including limited access to legal information, representation and essential support services. The conference will focus on diverse needs at a local and regional level and aim to: * draw out themes for local, state and federal government policy development, * build new networks and partnerships between researchers, community workers, legal service providers and government agencies, and * examine service delivery models and practical solutions. The conference will provide an opportunity to showcase and debate innovative legal information and legal service delivery models. At this stage we are seeking YOUR VIEWS to help us determine the likely level of interest in the conference and obtain input on the issues and themes which should be addressed. A short questionnaire is attached for return to the address given by 10 Sept. '99. QUESTIONNAIRE PROPOSED NATIONAL CONFERENCE WOMEN IN REGIONAL AUSTRALIA LEGAL NEEDS AND ACCESS TO LEGAL SERVICES Albury/Wodonga 2-3 days 2nd week of Nov. '99 Return to Helen McGowan, Project Co-ordinator, NWJC Regional Women's Legal Needs Conference, C/- Albury/Wodonga Community Legal Centre, 593 Olive Street Albury NSW 2640, fax: 02 60562946 ph: 02 60568210 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] by 10 September 1999 1. I would be likely to attend this conference YES / NO (circle) Additional comments: 2. I would like the conference to address the following issues: (attach page with additional comments if necessary) 3. I would like to present at this conference ( ) type YES if applicable If so, please attach an outline (not more than 300 words) and indicate if you are proposing a plenary paper, workshop session or other presentation or event. Please make sure that your full contacts are included and complete the registration of interest on the next page. 4. Project showcase I think that the following projects and/or models for service delivery are particularly effective, or have special potential, in meeting the legal or legal-related needs of women or groups of women in regional, rural or remotel Australia: (Please list, provide brief details and relevant contacts attach an additional page if ecessary) 5. Reports and research YES /NO (indicate as appropriate) I am attaching copies of, or a list of references to, reports, research or work in progress about the legal needs of women in rural, remote and regional Australia and /or about service delivery models. Please list reports, research and work in progress giving the name of the work, author, date published or completed. 6. Registration of interest I understand that at present the NWJC is gauging interest in this conference. If the conference proceeds, I would like to receive further information about this conference. Name: Address: (include organisation if applicable) Postcode Ph: ( ) Fax: ( ) Email: Web: * I would also like to join the pre conference announcement email list YES /NO (circle) 7. Sponsorship Offers and inquiries about financial and in-kind support for this conference are welcome. ******** PLEASE RETURN BOTH PAGES OF YOUR COMPLETED QUESTIONNAIRE BY 10 SEPTEMBER TO: Helen McGowan, Project Co-ordinator, NWJC Regional Women's Legal Needs Conference C/- Albury/Wodonga Community Legal Centre 593 Olive Street Albury NSW 2640 fax: 02 60562946 ph: 02 60568210 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alexia.net.au/~www/mhutton/index.html Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink