It aims to raise community awareness of the importance of gambling responsibly and to provide gamblers with information and knowledge to stay in control when gambling. The theme for 2009 is Knowledge, Balance and Control.
The week-long initiative is a partnership between state and local government, the gambling industry and community groups. Partners include:
the Victorian Government through the […]
On behalf of the Board of Council of Gambler’s Help Services, the Council Executive is pleased to deliver this Annual Report, for the period 2007-08. As is evident from the report, the past year would be well described as a year of transition and re-formation for the Council, and for the wider Gambler’s Help network.
Within […]
Pokies Soak up Stimulus Package
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/10/2487136.htm
February 10 2009
The Tasmanian Gaming Commission has recorded increased spending on pokies at the start of 2009. Tasmanians splurged an extra $4 million on poker machines in December and January.The increase coincided with the Federal Government’s first economic stimulus package, which delivered $8.7 billion dollars in cash payments to Australian pensioners, […]
Welcome to our second Newsletter!
Thanks for all the great feedback and sug-gestions about the January newsletter. This year has certainly taken off rapidly and we are fully involved with lots of exciting and challenging activities.
Please click on the link to download a PDF of the newsletter.
CoGHS Newsletter - February 2008
The Council is pleased to provide this report outlining the main outcomes and findings from the evaluation for the CoGHS 2007 International Conference on Gambling-related Harm.
The conference was an outstanding success, and the Council has been widely congratulated for its innovation and demonstration of leadership in organising the event. The Council is extremely pleased with […]
The Executive, on behalf of the Board of Council of Gambler’s Help Services, is pleased to deliver this
Annual Report for the period 2006-07. As the Annual Report shows, the Council achieved
considerable output during the 2006-07 financial year, on the strength of its permanent staff of
1.4EFT, an additional 6-month 1 EFT position that commenced in early […]
INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING CONFERENCE - MELBOURNE
“Who’s Taking Responsibility for Gambling Harm?”
The first international community-sector conference on the causes, impacts and magnitude
of gambling-related harm and the response of the community sector through treatment,
community building and advocacy is taking place on the 25-27 June at the Richmond Town
Hall, Melbourne.
This event is presented by the Council of Gambler’s Help […]
Presented by PILCH and Deakin University, Corporate Citizenship Research Unit.This seminar is open to everyone - individuals and those from interested groups. It is likely to be of most interest to members of the judiciary, barristers, solicitors, sentencing committee members, the court network, financial counsellors & Gamblers Help Groups and has been accredited by the […]