ABOUT THE MEDIATION CENTRE

mediation room

With more than a hundred years in the business of dispute resolution, the Victorian Bar knows how important the mediation process is. We know you’ve chosen mediation to resolve legal issues before they get to Court. We understand the stresses and strains faced by all parties and the need for confidentiality, space and privacy.

We know you need to focus on reaching common ground. Our set-up and support services allow you to do just that.

We’ve put our experience and knowledge into creating the right space to support parties through mediation, with purpose built rooms and breakouts rooms, allowing all parties space for both negotiation and retreat.

The Victorian Bar Mediation Centre is a  well-appointed venue centrally located in Melbourne’s legal precinct. Accommodating four large boardrooms and eight meeting rooms over two floors, the Victorian Bar Mediation Centre is ideal for:

  • Mediations
  • Arbitrations
  • Conciliations
  • Business meetings in a neutral and
    offsite location
  • Client meetings
  • Training sessions
  • Seminars
  • Conferences
  • Workshops
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NOT JUST FOR MEDIATIONS

The set up and facilities of the Centre are also ideally suited to off-site client meetings or internal meetings where a neutral or confidential location is desirable. Our video conferencing facilities make the Centre a perfect choice for interstate or international meetings.

FACILITIES

The Centre is equipped with all the facilities required to allow clients to focus on the business of their mediation, arbitration or meeting.

Check the Facilities page for a full list.

The Precinct

CAR PARKING

Wilson Car Parking Little Bourke
542 Little Bourke Street

Secure Car Parking – Merritts Place Car Park
558 Little Bourke Street – Entry via Crombie Lane

Secure Car Parking – Bourke Street
570 Bourke Street – Entry off Gresham Street from Little Bourke Street Only

RESTAURANTS, CAFES AND PUBS

Goldsborough Lane is a plaza directly over William Street from the Centre with several cafes and takeaway eateries.

HOTELS

Mantra on Little Bourke 4.5 Stars
471 Little Bourke Street.

Adina Apartment Hotel 4.5 Stars
189 Queen Street

Quest Melbourne on William 4.5 Stars
172 William Street

RACV City Club
501 Bourke Street

Wyndham Hotel 4.5 Stars
199 William Street

TRANSPORT

Trains
Flagstaff Station 4 minutes’ walk for all metropolitan Trams

Southern Cross Railway Station for Country Trains (then continue to Flagstaff Station or catch Tram Routes 86, 95 or 96 and alight at William Street)

Trams
Corner of William & Lonsdale Streets towards the Queen Victoria Markets Route 55

Corner of Bourke & William Street to CBD Central shops & Docklands Routes 86, 95 or 96

Buses
Bus stop at the County Court on the corner of Lonsdale & William Streets (1 minutes’ walk) with buses to several destinations