Dawes and Vary Riordan Lawyers will conduct sessions at Tongala, Echuca, Kyabram, Rochester and Rushworth libraries from May 20 to May 22 to help residents understand the importance of proper estate planning.
Dawes and Vary Riordan Lawyers associate Jessica Muller emphasised the firm’s commitment to making legal information accessible to the community.
“The first thing we normally talk about in our Law Week sessions is that it is really important for Dawes and Vary Riordan to be involved in these Law Week sessions each year because we want to make sure that legal information is accessible to the community in a really straightforward way,” she said.
“The main thing we talk about in these sessions is obviously people putting a will in place and setting up personal and financial powers of attorney, as well as appointments of medical treatment decision-maker and advanced care directives.”
She addressed common hesitations about estate planning.
“One of the main questions we get is, ‘why should I bother thinking about this now? I am young, I’m fit and healthy, I haven’t lost my marbles and my assets are straightforward enough,” she said.
“Even though it is not much fun to think about these topics, the whole purpose of this is to make sure that our clients can stay in control of their decisions for as long as they can and if they can't, that they have got the people they trust in charge of making decisions for them.”
These free sessions run by Dawes and Vary Riordan Lawyers are in conjunction with Campaspe Shire Council.
Law Week 2025 sessions
Tongala library, Tuesday, May 20, at 10.30am
Echuca library, Tuesday, May 20, at 1pm
Kyabram library and community hub, Tuesday May 20, at 1pm
Rochester library and service centre, Wednesday, May 21, at 10.30am
Rushworth library, Thursday, May 22, at 10.30am
Bookings are essential and can be made by phoning 5481 2400 or emailing libraries@campaspe.vic.gov.au
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