Circuit Sittings Timetable

The Supreme Court of Victoria regularly holds sittings in regional Victoria.  Major regional centres have 'branch' offices of the Supreme Court as part of the local Court house.

Judge in Charge

The Honourable Justice J Forrest

Associate Contacts

Louisa Burke 
Tel: 9603 6197

Alison Cole
Tel: (03) 9603 6366

Circuit Sittings Calendar - 2013

Below is the circuit sittings calendar for 2013.  These dates are subject to change.

Civil

Circuit	Sittings begin	Sittings end
Bendigo	4 February	1 March
Latrobe Valley	25 February	15 March
Wodonga	4 March	27 March
Shepparton / Wangaratta combined sittings at Shepparton	8 April	3 May
Bendigo (special fixture)	6 May	24 May
Geelong	6 May	24 May
Sale	20 May	7 June
Warrnambool	27 May	21 June
Horsham (special fixture)	27 May	21 June
Mildura	15 July	9 August
Geelong	5 August	30 August
Bendigo	26 August	13 September
Hamilton / Horsham	9 September	27 September
Ballarat	9 September	27 September
Warrnambool	30 September	25 October
Wangaratta / Shepparton combined sittings at Wangaratta	4 November	29 November
Wodonga (special fixture)	18 November	29 November
Wodonga	2 December	13 December

Criminal

Circuit	Sittings begin	Sittings end
Geelong	29 January	27 March
Bendigo	4 March	27 March
Latrobe Valley	8 April	3 May
Horsham	6 May	24 May
Ballarat (special fixture)	20 May	31 May
Shepparton	27 May	21 June
Sale	17 June	5 July
Wodonga	15 July	9 August
Wangaratta	12 August	30 August
Geelong	2 September	27 September
Shepparton	30 September	25 October
Warrnambool (special fixture)	28 October	22 November
Mildura	21 October	15 November
Ballarat	18 November	13 December

Circuit sittings calendar – 2014

Below is the circuit sittings calendar for 2014. These dates are subject to change.

Civil

Circuit	Sittings begin	Sittings end
Bendigo	3 February	28 February
Latrobe Valley	24 February	21 March
Shepparton (special fixture)	26 March	16 April
Geelong	31 March	16 April
Warrnambool	28 April	23 May
Sale	26 May	6 June
Shepparton / Wangaratta combined sittings at Shepparton	26 May	27 June
Mildura	14 July	8 August
Geelong	4 August	29 August
Horsham	4 August	22 August
Bendigo	25 August	12 September
Latrobe Valley	25 August	19 September
Hamilton	8 September	26 September
Ballarat	22 September	17 October
Warrnambool	29 September	24 October
Latrobe Valley	20 October	14 November
Wangaratta / Shepparton combined sittings at Wangaratta	27 October	21 November
Wodonga	24 November	19 December

 

Criminal

Circuit	Sittings begin	Sittings end
Geelong	3 February	16 April
Bendigo	24 February	21 March
Latrobe Valley	28 April	23 May
Warrnambool	26 May	27 June
Horsham	26 May	13 June
Sale	9 June	27 June
Hamilton	14 July	1 August
Wodonga	14 July	8 August
Wangaratta	4 August	22 August
Geelong	1 September	26 September
Shepparton	29 September	24 October
Mildura	20 October	14 November
Ballarat	17 November	12 December

 

Contact

Clare Bradin
Legal and Policy Officer for the Common Law Division
Tel: (03) 9603 6221