ANNA BARDSLEY

Anna describes herself as an 'accidental advocate', having come to work with the Alliance through her own experience of gambling harm. She is committed to changing the conversation about gambling in Australia through hearing the voices of those with the lived experience, and is tireless in her activism, working with the Alliance, and with ReSPIN, Three Sides of the Coin, and as a member of the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation's Lived Experience Advisory Committee. Anna is a speaker, performer, singer, and writer. In 2019, Anna Bardsley was the recipient of a Victorian Senior of the Year Award.