Toolkits & Guides
How to write a submission: three easy steps
Governments and agencies often have to ask the public to weigh in before they can make decisions or adopt or change regulations.
Sharing your concerns and personal experiences in public comments and submission periods is a powerful way to shape laws, policies and government decisions – like how much agencies investigate environmental risks and how much information they release to the public.
Climate hotbeds: Extreme heat in social housing
As temperatures rise and heatwaves become more frequent, social housing can become a ‘hotbed’ of complex and intertwining issues for tenants and their communities.
This legal guide highlights opportunities for community legal centres to address heat vulnerability in Victoria’s social housing system and advocate for climate safety for frontline communities.
Community legal guide for forest protectors in Victoria
Communities have long used peaceful protest to safeguard important environmental and civic values.
This Legal Guide for Forest Protectors guide, by Environmental Justice Australia and Lawyers for Forests, responds to some of the most common legal questions and issues that arise in forest actions.
We’ve also created a short fact sheet of the most important things to know about your rights in the forest and common offences.
