Director, Centre for Rural Regional Law and Justice, Deakin University

The Centre undertakes research and policy/law reform activities focussing on the delivery of legal services and programs to people living in rural and regional communities.

Before establishing the Centre, Richard worked as a Research Fellow with Deakin University School of Law, undertaking a number of research projects on rural law and justice issues.

Prior to this, Richards work included, Director of Publishing with the Victoria Law Foundation and managing the Foundations Rural Law Online website.

Richard has had extensive experience working in the community sector including the disability field. He was involved in establishing and managing Villamanta Legal Service and a publishing and consulting arm of the service. He also oversaw the establishment of Geelong Community Legal Service, the first legal service outside metropolitan Melbourne.

His early community sector experience included working in the community housing field, managing an emergency housing service, establishing housing co-operatives and participating in housing policy and tenancy law reform activities.