Rural Law Online

Objectives of Rural Law Online

• Offer accessible and relevant information on laws impacting on rural communities and industry.

• Foster legal compliance through the delivery of up to date information in a rural context.

• Act as a link between rural Victorians and existing community, government and industry resources and services.

• Provide a dynamic and engaging service which generates the interest of site users

1. Victorian primary producers and their families2. Rural communities and associated industries3. Rural Networks

• Local Government• Human Service/Health/Welfare

Organisations• Legal Profession• Educational Institutions in rural Victoria

Target Users

Why is a website about the law needed by rural Victorians?

• An increasing number and complexity of laws• Limited access to practical, plain language legal

information which impacts on their business and personal lives - compared to metropolitan counterparts.

• Limited access to immediate and independent legal information resources responsive to change and emerging issues

Key Components of the Website Law topics

Find a Service

Discussion forums

Land and its uses

Tenants and leases

Renting or leasing the farmhouse

Resources Utilised

• Approx 30 content contributors (gratis)

• CECC and Deakin School of Law and Deakin Learning Services

• Support of VFF, LIV, Rural Counsellors

Challenges

• Secure ongoing funding source(s)

• Establish permanent management structure

• Maintain a dynamic and engaging website

• Manage potential growth

Future Directions• Potential expansion to a national web

service

• Development of content in specialised areas eg Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

• Replication of format in other industries and professions