Community Local residents and businesses Local community groups and services IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Updated February 2016 – Advocacy Advocacy Activity Description Council Action Timeframe Join the Alliance for The Alliance for Gambling Reform is a Council joined the Alliance in August 2015 Completed Gambling Reform national collaboration of organisations and has promoted it through the Council with a shared concern about the harmful website and on social media. impacts of gambling in Australia. The Alliance seeks to campaign for reforms to the gambling Council also held a screening of the industry to reduce harm from gambling. Alliance for Gambling Reform film Ching Pokie Nation at the Sun Theatre in Initially, the Alliance will focus on gaming Yarraville on 30 November 2015. machine related harm through supporting a Following the film screening, a panel $1.00 per spin bet limit in Victoria and seeking discussion was held which was hosted by licensing changes to address the increasing the CEO Stephen Wall. The panel practice of gaming operators shifting existing discussion featured two of the key machines into more vulnerable communities. members of the board of the Alliance for The mission of the Alliance aligns closely with Gambling Reform, Dr Charles Livingstone and builds upon, the local government led and Jacob Varghese. Enough Pokies campaign which Council was a
Community Local residents and businesses Local community groups and services IMPLEMENTATION PLAN – Updated February 2016 Advocacy Advocacy Activity Description Council Action Timeframe Join the Alliance for Gambling Reform The Alliance for Gambling Reform is a national collaboration of organisations with a shared concern about the harmful impacts of gambling in Australia. The Alliance seeks to campaign for reforms to the gambling industry to reduce harm from gambling. Initially, the Alliance will focus on gaming machine related harm through supporting a $1.00 per spin bet limit in Victoria and seeking licensing changes to address the increasing practice of gaming operators shifting existing machines into more vulnerable communities. The mission of the Alliance aligns closely with and builds upon, the local government led Enough Pokies campaign which Council was a Council joined the Alliance in August 2015 and has promoted it through the Council website and on social media. Council also held a screening of the Alliance for Gambling Reform film Pokie Nation at the Sun Theatre in Yarraville on 30 November 2015. Following the film screening, a panel discussion was held which was hosted by the CEO Stephen Wall. The panel discussion featured two of the key members of the board of the Alliance for Gambling Reform, Dr Charles Livingstone and Jacob Varghese. Completed Ching
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