Sir Zelman Cowen Centre

The Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (SZCC) is a Victoria University centre which provides legal education, training and research, with a particular focus on law and cultural diversity.

We work with industry, government and community to enhance community understanding of the law and the legal sector’s engagement with the community.

News

Workplace
Network established to help end gendered violence at work
In partnership with WorkSafe Victoria, Victoria University’s Sir Zelman Cowen Centre (SZCC) will establish a network of workplaces to better prevent and respond to gendered violence at work.
Craig Foster presenting at Sir Zelman Cowen Centre, with a capacity audience
A different future for human rights in Australia
Craig Foster AM has called on all Australians to imagine a future where change is possible in a passionate and stirring speech for the 2023 Sir Zelman Cowen Centre’s Annual Oration.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC MP speaking at the Sir Zelman Cowen Centre
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus on the legacy of Sir Zelman Cowen
Federal Attorney-General, the Honourable Mark Dreyfus KC MP reflected on the remarkable life and legacy of Sir Zelman Cowen, and encouraged all lawyers to support the upcoming referendum to enshrine an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution.