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From the 7th-9th of April 2008 Community Legal Centre staff and people from the broader justice sector came together for a stimulating conference -  Justice: CLCs celebrating change and connecting communites. Day 1 of the gathering pioneered a conference for regional, rural and remote (RRR) CLCs, who met to network and hear from specialist CLCs about connecting specialist legal services with rural clients. Day 2 brought together people from across the justice sector. This part of the conference was opened by Laurie Glanfield, Director General, NSW Attorney General’s Department, who was followed by the keynote presentation: “Will Indigenous Rights Change Australia?”, an address by Les Malezer, Chairperson of the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action (FAIRA). Day 3 of the conference was a chance for discussion and workshops within the CLC network.

The conference was highly successful and more than 200 people attended including a significantly high number from our rural, regional and remote centres. Feedback during the conference and afterwards has been enormously positive.

The CCLCG State Office is compiling papers and summaries of the Conference proceedings. These will be available on the CCLCG website by the end of June. See www.nswclc.org.au or call Jean on 9212 7333 to request papers.