Victorian Council Candidate Questionnaire

1. Are you concerned about harm from gambling in your community?

2. Are you concerned by the connection between gambling and sport through advertising and sponsorship?

a. Community education and awareness building

b. Advocating to state and federal governments for changes to legislation that would support a reduction in gambling harm?

c. Policies around council facilities, land, equipment and funding to prevent the use of those assets for the purposes of gambling or the promotion of gambling or gambling venues?

d. Providing adequate resourcing to allow for council to undertake thorough social and economic impact assessments of any applications for gambling venues, and fund representation at any hearings relating to applications for gambling venues?

4. Would you support the Alliance coming to speak to the new council to discuss gambling harm, advocacy and how councils can and should address gambling as a key public health concern?

5. Would you support coming along to a briefing held by the Alliance for councillors within the first 6 months of the term to understand gambling harm and the way it impacts communities through social and economic costs, and what role councils play in the

6. Do you know if your council has included gambling as part of their municipal health and wellbeing plan or council plan alongside other public health concerns such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs?

7. Would you support the council including gambling in the council’s next municipal health and wellbeing plan or within the council plan?

8. Do you know if your council has a policy to tackle gambling harm in the municipality?

9. Do you support council reviewing or creating a policy to tackle gambling harm?

10. Have you ever heard of the Alliance for Gambling Reform?

11. Do you know if your council is a member of the Alliance for Gambling Reform?

12. Would you support your council becoming a member of the Alliance for Gambling Reform?

a. Invite the Alliance to provide councillors and the executive leadership team with a briefing either online or in person

b. Include gambling harm as a public health concern alongside other public health concerns such as alcohol, tobacco and drugs under the council’s municipal health and wellbeing plan or within the council plan

c. Review or create a policy to reduce gambling harm

d. Become a member of the Alliance for Gambling Reform