Together, we can make a difference
The City of Greater Dandenong is working with more than 60 other councils and community groups across Australia in the Alliance for Gambling Reform.
Formed in 2015, the Alliance for Gambling Reform is an independent partnership of councils, academics, activists, community organisations, and residents, which advocates for gambling reform and assists councils with local events and publicity.
Supported by its local government partners, the Alliance uses social media, public demonstrations, petitions, its website, radio interviews and media releases to reach the general public, governments and political parties.
In this way, the Alliance helps raise the voice of local government and carry its concerns to State and Federal Governments.
Alliance for Gambling Reform
Reforms the Alliance seek include:
- changing the design of pokies to make them less deceptive and addictive
- reduce the opening hours of pokie venues
- prohibiting the gambling industry from donating to
state and federal politicians - reducing the dependency of AFL clubs on pokies as a source of revenue
- stopping sports betting advertising on television during G-rated viewing times
- $1 maximum bets, coupled with a maximum limit upon pokies losses of $120 per hour
- a wider role for councils and local communities to decide gambling applications.
What you can do
It is easy to be a part of the solution. Join Alliance at www
The Alliance will inform you and give you simple ways to support its campaigns.
City of Greater Dandenong's Gambling Policy
Council's Gambling Policy informs residents about the effects of gambling. It also advocates for reforms to reduce gambling's impact on the community.
The policy includes:
- research about the effects of gambling, and monitoring of local trends
- publicity to raise awareness of the issue and of sources of advice and other supports to people who are experiencing gambling problems
- steps to support efforts by community groups and agencies to address gambling issues in our community
- advocacy to State and Federal Governments for reforms to regulate reduce the destructive impacts of gambling
- principles to guide Council’s responses to applications for more gambling venues or machines.
