Volunteers reveal the real cost of serving as a bail justice

By Katrina Lovell
February 24 2017 - 4:30pm
In mourning: The Bourke Street Mall tragedy, which left six people dead and many others injured prompted an outpouring of grief with a sea of floral tributes places at the former post officer building at the end of the mall.
In mourning: The Bourke Street Mall tragedy, which left six people dead and many others injured prompted an outpouring of grief with a sea of floral tributes places at the former post officer building at the end of the mall.

They have labelled recent criticism of bail justices as demeaning and unjustifiable, and the negative comments have prompted a number of south-west volunteers to speak out about the community service they provide for the nominal sum of up to $300 a year. KATRINA LOVELL reports. 

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