CANBERRA GAMBLING REFORM ALLIANCE CALLS FOR URGENT REFORM TO ATM LAWS TO INCLUDE EFTPOS FACILITIES TO REDUCE GAMBLING HARM The Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance is calling for urgent action to close the EFTPOS loophole in ACT clubs after the release of a damning investigation into the practices in clubs which found that venues are actively…
As the Anglicare team in Orange prepare for a week’s worth of NAIDOC Week activities running from Monday 3 July, Area Manager, Carmel Swan acknowledges that Aboriginal children and young people are still over-represented in the foster care system and need opportunities like this to celebrate and identify with their valuable history, language and culture….
Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance Questions Hotels Calls for pokies in more Canberra Venues The Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance is today questioning the Australian Hotel Association’s (AHA) call for hotels to be allowed to place pokies in their venues. Given the recent evidence of the significant harm caused by pokies, the Alliance does not believe the…
21 June 2017. Anglicare Australia has called for the Centrelink automated debt recovery process to be suspended. The call is made ahead of the release of the Senate Inquiry’s robodebt report. “This system has no human oversight – and it puts the onus back on ordinary people to correct robotised errors,” said Anglicare Australia Executive…
12 June 2017. Residents in and around the Canberra suburb of Gordon can look forward to a greater level of community support with the launch of the Gordon Community Centre. Saturday 3 June marked the official launch of the centre which is a partnership between Anglicare and the Lanyon Valley Anglican Church. Community members, staff,…
08 June 2017. The Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance is calling for urgent action to close the EFTPOS loophole in ACT clubs in the wake of last week’s release of a damning investigation into the practices in clubs which found that venues are actively encouraging patrons to access cash through alterative means to ATMs. “While the…
MEDIA STATEMENT “It’s time to act to prevent community harm.” This is the call from members of the newly formed Canberra Gambling Reform Alliance. In the wake of recent revelations of the failure of responsible gambling measures and the devastating impact of this on the community, a local alliance of community organisations and individuals…
Anglicare Riverina Financial counselling Services is calling for anyone in the Riverina region who is struggling with finances to make Thursday 18 May the day they fight the stress and take back control. Anglicare, along with other financial service providers, are holding a free Bring Your Bills day at Thurgoona Community Centre on the day…
Students from Burgmann Anglican School Forde are stepping up on behalf of those in need on Monday 8 May with generous donations of food to mark the launch of Anglicare’s 2017 Pantry Appeal. With demand for emergency food relief increasing, Burgmann school students plan to set the bar high and encourage others to also give…
Canberra-Queanbeyan families face worst rental affordability rates in the nation according to Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot, with 2.3% rental affordability for Canberra families on a minimum wage compared with 4% in Sydney and up to more than 40% in other comparable metro capitals. Regional statistics show that low income earners, young people and single…
