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VIC Court Lists - Browse Daily Court Lists Across Victoria

CourtListAU is the fastest way to access VIC court lists online. Our platform brings together the daily court lists from the Supreme Court of Victoria, the County Court of Victoria, and the Magistrates Court of Victoria into one searchable directory, covering more than 51 court venues across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria. Whether you are a solicitor checking the hearing schedule at Dandenong Magistrates Court, a self-represented litigant confirming your court date at Broadmeadows Magistrates Court, or a journalist tracking a trial at the County Court in Melbourne, CourtListAU gives you instant access without navigating between three separate government websites.

Victoria has the busiest court system in Australia after New South Wales, serving a population of over 6.7 million people. The Magistrates Court of Victoria alone handles approximately 90% of all cases that come before the Victorian courts, operating from more than 51 venues spanning from inner-city Melbourne to remote communities in the Mallee, Gippsland, and the Western District. According to the Supreme Court of Victoria Annual Report 2024-2025, total case numbers across the Supreme Court increased by 9.6%, with the Criminal Division achieving a clearance rate of 168%. The County Court of Victoria Annual Report 2024-2025 reported a 13% increase in criminal trial initiations and the highest number of annual finalisations ever recorded in the Common Law Division. With this scale of court activity happening across the state every day, a centralised platform for searching Victorian court listings is essential for legal professionals, support workers, and the public.

What Courts Are Covered in Our Victoria Court Listings?

Our VIC court list coverage spans every tier of the Victorian judicial hierarchy, from summary criminal matters to the most serious indictable offences and complex civil disputes.

Supreme Court of Victoria

The Supreme Court is the highest court in Victoria. It handles the most serious criminal offences - including murder, manslaughter, large-scale drug trafficking, and terrorism - and has unlimited civil jurisdiction, typically hearing civil claims exceeding $320,000 and complex commercial, equity, and property disputes. The Supreme Court includes two divisions: the Trial Division (criminal and civil trials) and the Court of Appeal (appeals from the County Court and Supreme Court Trial Division). According to the 2024-2025 Annual Report, the Trial Division experienced a 9.8% increase in cases, while Associate Judges conducted 10,747 hearings (a 26.4% increase). Judicial mediation saved 1,484 trial days during the year. The Supreme Court sits primarily at 210 William Street, Melbourne, and our daily Supreme Court list covers all sittings including criminal trials, civil hearings, appeals, and practice court matters.

County Court of Victoria

The County Court is the principal trial court in Victoria for serious criminal and civil matters. It handles indictable offences such as armed robbery, sexual assault, grievous bodily harm, serious fraud, and drug trafficking, and hears civil disputes generally exceeding $100,000. The County Court also hears appeals from the Magistrates Court. According to the 2024-2025 Annual Report, criminal trial initiations increased by 13% compared to the prior year, the Commercial Division finalised over 40% more cases than the previous year, and the Court finalised 71% of all criminal cases within 12 months. The County Court sits at 250 William Street, Melbourne, and conducts circuit sittings at regional centres including Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Warrnambool, Mildura, Sale, Latrobe Valley (Morwell), and Wodonga. Our County Court daily list covers all sittings.

Magistrates Court of Victoria

The Magistrates Court handles the vast majority of legal proceedings in Victoria - approximately 90% of all cases. It deals with:

Criminal matters: Summary offences (traffic offences, minor assault, theft, drug possession), indictable offences heard summarily, committal proceedings for serious matters bound for the County or Supreme Court, and bail applications

Civil matters: Civil disputes involving claims of up to $100,000, including debt recovery, property damage, and consumer disputes

Family violence intervention orders: Applications under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 for intervention orders (IVOs) to protect victims of family violence

Personal safety intervention orders: Orders to protect a person from harassment, stalking, or threatening behaviour

VOCAT: The Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal operates within the Magistrates Court, providing financial assistance to victims of violent crimes

The Magistrates Court operates from more than 51 court venues across Victoria, from metropolitan courts like Melbourne, Dandenong, Broadmeadows, Heidelberg, Frankston, Ringwood, Moorabbin, Sunshine, and Werribee to major regional centres like Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Warrnambool, Mildura, Latrobe Valley (Morwell), Sale, Wodonga, and Bairnsdale, and smaller regional courts including Ararat, Bacchus Marsh, Benalla, Castlemaine, Cobram, Colac, Dromana, Echuca, Hamilton, Horsham, Kerang, Korumburra, Kyneton, Mansfield, Maryborough, Myrtleford, Nhill, Orbost, Portland, Robinvale, St Arnaud, Seymour, Stawell, Swan Hill, Wangaratta, and Wonthaggi. Our platform publishes the full daily magistrates court list for every sitting venue across Victoria.

Specialist Courts and Divisions

Victoria operates several specialist court programs designed to address the root causes of offending through therapeutic jurisprudence. Our daily listings include hearings for these specialist divisions where they appear on the daily list:

1. Assessment and Referral Court (ARC) - A pre-sentence court for accused persons experiencing complex mental illness or cognitive impairment, providing intensive case management. ARC lists operate at Melbourne, Dandenong, Frankston, Heidelberg, Moorabbin, Broadmeadows, Ringwood, Sunshine, Ballarat, Bendigo, Latrobe Valley, and Shepparton
2. Drug Court - Addresses offending driven by alcohol or drug dependency, with participants placed on Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders (DATOs) involving mandatory treatment and judicial monitoring
3. Koori Court - A culturally safe sentencing court for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have pleaded guilty, with Elders and Respected Persons participating in the sentencing conversation
4. Neighbourhood Justice Centre (NJC) - Located in Collingwood, it combines a Magistrates Court with integrated social and legal services to address underlying causes of offending

How to Search VIC Court Lists on CourtListAU

Finding a court listing in Victoria on CourtListAU takes seconds:

• Browse by court - Select any court from the directory above to view the full daily list, including defendant details, hearing times, courtroom numbers, and matter types.
• Search by location - Use the search bar at the top of this page to filter courts by name or suburb. Type \"Dandenong\", \"Heidelberg\", \"Geelong\", or \"Ballarat\" to find the right court instantly.
• Filter by court level - Courts are grouped under Supreme Court, County Court, and Magistrates Court headings for quick navigation.

Unlike the official system - where the Magistrates Court publishes daily lists on mcv.vic.gov.au, the County Court publishes on countycourt.vic.gov.au, and the Supreme Court publishes on supremecourt.vic.gov.au, requiring you to check three separate websites - CourtListAU aggregates all Victorian courts into one centralised, searchable platform. All individual names in our listings are partially masked to protect privacy while upholding the open-justice principle fundamental to the Australian legal system. No personal data or search history is stored.

Who Uses VIC Court Lists?

Court lists in Victoria are used by a wide range of people, including:

1. Solicitors and barristers preparing for upcoming hearings, mentions, bail applications, committals, and sentence proceedings across all three court levels
2. Self-represented litigants confirming their court date, courtroom allocation, or hearing time before attending
   Journalists and media organisations covering criminal trials, coronial inquests, and high-profile civil matters
3. Family violence support workers and victim advocates coordinating support around intervention order hearings
4. Victoria Legal Aid and community legal centre staff managing high-volume caseloads across multiple court venues
5. Victoria Police and government agencies tracking case progression through the court system
6. Members of the public exercising their right to observe open court proceedings

Whether you need the Dandenong court list, the Heidelberg magistrates court list, the Geelong court list, the Broadmeadows court list, the Frankston court list, the Melbourne magistrates court list, or the County Court daily list, CourtListAU delivers it in a clean, accessible format that requires no registration, no login, and no fee.

VIC Court Lists by Region

Melbourne Metropolitan

Melbourne Magistrates Court (the busiest in the state, at 233 William Street), Dandenong Magistrates Court, Broadmeadows Magistrates Court, Heidelberg Magistrates Court, Frankston Magistrates Court, Ringwood Magistrates Court, Moorabbin Magistrates Court, Sunshine Magistrates Court, Werribee Magistrates Court (Wyndham), and the Neighbourhood Justice Centre (NJC) in Collingwood. The Supreme Court (210 William Street) and County Court (250 William Street) also sit in the Melbourne CBD.

Geelong and Surf Coast

Geelong Magistrates Court, Colac Magistrates Court, and County Court circuit sittings at Geelong. The Geelong courthouse serves the Greater Geelong, Bellarine, and Surf Coast regions.

Western Victoria

Ballarat Magistrates Court, Warrnambool Magistrates Court, Horsham Magistrates Court, Hamilton Magistrates Court, Portland Magistrates Court, Ararat Magistrates Court, Stawell Magistrates Court, St Arnaud Magistrates Court, Nhill Magistrates Court, Edenhope Magistrates Court, and Hopetoun Magistrates Court. County Court circuit sittings are held at Ballarat and Warrnambool.

Northern and Central Victoria

Bendigo Magistrates Court, Shepparton Magistrates Court, Seymour Magistrates Court, Benalla Magistrates Court, Wangaratta Magistrates Court, Wodonga Magistrates Court, Cobram Magistrates Court, Echuca Magistrates Court, Kyneton Magistrates Court, Castlemaine Magistrates Court, Maryborough Magistrates Court, Mansfield Magistrates Court, Myrtleford Magistrates Court, Kerang Magistrates Court, Swan Hill Magistrates Court, Mildura Magistrates Court, and Robinvale Magistrates Court. County Court circuit sittings are held at Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, and Wodonga.

Gippsland

Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court (Morwell), Sale Magistrates Court, Bairnsdale Magistrates Court, Korumburra Magistrates Court, Wonthaggi Magistrates Court, Orbost Magistrates Court, and Dromana Magistrates Court (Mornington Peninsula). County Court circuit sittings are held at Latrobe Valley (Morwell) and Sale.

Understanding VIC Court List Terminology

If you are unfamiliar with the terminology used in Victorian daily court lists, here is a quick guide:

• Mention - A brief procedural court appearance where the matter is reviewed and a future date is set
• Committal - A Magistrates Court hearing to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to send a serious criminal matter to the County or Supreme Court for trial
• Contest mention - A mention where the accused indicates they intend to contest (plead not guilty to) the charge
• Sentence - The stage where a judge or magistrate determines the penalty after a guilty plea or finding
• Bail application - An application for the release of an accused person from custody while awaiting trial
• IVO (Intervention Order) - A protection order issued under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 or the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010
• ARC list - A sitting of the Assessment and Referral Court for accused persons with complex mental illness or cognitive impairment
• Directions hearing - A procedural hearing where the court gives directions about how a matter will proceed to trial
• Sentence mention - A mention listed specifically for cases at the sentencing stage

Frequently Asked Questions About VIC Court Lists

How do I search VIC court lists by name?

On CourtListAU, you can browse individual court pages to find specific matters listed for today. The official Magistrates Court of Victoria publishes daily lists through the EFAS system, but you must select each venue individually. The County Court and Supreme Court publish their lists on separate websites. CourtListAU simplifies this by aggregating all Victorian court listings - Magistrates, County, and Supreme - into one directory.

Are Victoria court lists free to access?

Yes. All VIC court lists on CourtListAU are completely free to access. Daily court lists are public records published under the principle of open justice. No registration, login, or payment is required.

How often are VIC court lists updated?

Court lists in Victoria are updated daily. The Magistrates Court typically publishes daily lists the afternoon before the hearing date, with updates on the morning of the hearing. County and Supreme Court lists are also updated daily. Our platform reflects the most recent available data.

What is the difference between the Magistrates Court, County Court, and Supreme Court in Victoria?

The Magistrates Court handles the majority of criminal and civil matters, including summary offences and civil claims up to $100,000. The County Court handles more serious indictable offences and civil claims generally exceeding $100,000. The Supreme Court is the highest state court, dealing with the most serious criminal cases (such as murder), complex civil disputes exceeding $320,000, and appeals. Victoria is unique in having a County Court rather than a District Court (the term used in NSW, QLD, SA, and WA).

What is the ARC list at the Magistrates Court?

The Assessment and Referral Court (ARC) is a specialist pre-sentence court within the Magistrates Court for accused persons experiencing complex mental illness or cognitive impairment (including intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, or autism spectrum conditions). ARC provides intensive case management and judicial supervision. ARC lists operate at multiple venues including Melbourne, Dandenong, Frankston, Heidelberg, Moorabbin, Sunshine, Broadmeadows, Ringwood, Ballarat, Bendigo, Latrobe Valley, and Shepparton.

What is an intervention order in Victoria?

An intervention order (IVO) in Victoria is a court order designed to protect a person from family violence or personal safety threats. Family violence intervention orders are governed by the Family Violence Protection Act 2008, while personal safety intervention orders are governed by the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010. These are similar to apprehended violence orders (AVOs) in NSW. Intervention order hearings appear on the Magistrates Court daily lists and are among the most common matter types.

What is the Koori Court?

The Koori Court is a specialist sentencing division within the Magistrates Court designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have pleaded guilty to criminal offences. It operates in a more informal, culturally safe environment, with Aboriginal Elders and Respected Persons participating alongside the magistrate in the sentencing conversation. The Koori Court aims to reduce re-offending by addressing the underlying factors contributing to criminal behaviour.

Does the County Court sit in regional Victoria?

Yes. While the County Court is based at 250 William Street, Melbourne, judges regularly travel on circuit to conduct criminal trials and civil hearings at regional centres including Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Shepparton, Warrnambool, Mildura, Latrobe Valley (Morwell), Sale, and Wodonga. Circuit sitting dates are published on the County Court website and are included in our daily listings.