Chair
To be advised
Role of Working Group
The role of the Local Government Working Group on Gambling (LGWGOG) is to provide a network for local government councillors and officers as well as community members and organisations to minimise the impact of problem gambling, including advocacy to State and Federal Governments, and to provide advice on possible VLGA Board actions in this regard.
For general information on working groups please see our
Working and Advisory Groups page.
Members
LGWGOG is unique in its membership as it does not follow the convention of other VLGA working groups. LGWGOG meetings have always had a dynamic and strong participation rate, convening each meeting with at least 15 members from an extended VLGA network of interested parties. If you are interested in being on the LGWGOG distribution list and attending bi-monthly meetings please contact the office on the details below.
Current Work
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Advocate for increased measures and actions to minimise problem gambling – particularly in relation to
Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs)
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Improve the capacity of local governments to respond to applications for EGMs
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Increase the community voice on gambling issues by way of an effective Gambling Ombudsman or similar, and
- Increase the level of understanding among Councillors and in the community of the nature and impacts of problem gambling.
For more information on the work undertaken by the VLGA on Responsilble Gambling visit
here.
Meeting Schedule
LGWGOG meets bi-monthly on the third Wednesday of the month at the VLGA from 9am–11am.
Meeting dates for 2010 are as follows:
WED 17 FebruaryWED 21 April- WED 16 June
- WED 18 August
- WED 20 October
- WED 15 December
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