Annual Report 2014-15

From Homeless to Housed
At the beginning of the year, we were told that our
time at the Old Sydney Law School was coming to an
end. The University of Sydney has generously housed us
at the Phillip St premises since 2008. Directly opposite
the courts, it has been a wonderful place to work and we
are truly grateful to the University for its support for all
these years.
After a few months of uncertainty, we have had the
fortune to be offered a home by the University of New
South Wales. From 24th of August, RACS was open
for business at 1-3 Eurimbla Avenue, Randwick. Right
next door to the Children’s Hospital, with a regular bus
service, and walking distance from the UNSW Law
school and Kaldor Centre, we are delighted with our new
home.
RACS is incredibly grateful to the Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Ian Jacobs, and the Dean of Law, Professor
David Dixon, both of whom worked tirelessly to make
this happen.
In other great news, thanks to the support of Professor
Lesley Hitchens, the Dean of Law and Professor Paul
Redmond, the Sir Gerard Brennan Professor, at the
University of Technology, RACS’ Evening Advice and
Legal Help for Refugees Clinics will be housed at the
UTS School of Law , in Haymarket, on Mondays and
Wednesday evenings. The central location of UTS allows
us to run our Legal Help for Refugees clinic staffed by
lawyers whose day jobs are often working for large
corporates and is perfectly located for clients who use
public transport as it is a 5 minute walk from Central
Station.
Settlement Services International have offered us space
for a lawyer to see clients at their Parramatta base. Kah
lawyers has offered us a room on Fridays for our face
to face appointments. Red Cross will assist us with
desk space as required in their city office. We are most
grateful for this support.
RACS ‘ services will now be available in Randwick,
Haymarket, Newtown, Auburn and Parramatta thanks to
the support of our partners, donors and volunteers.
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