Media releases

Over the last year Wesley Mission has been in negotiations with a number of potential buyers regarding the possible sale of the sites of our two mental health hospitals at Ashfield and Kogarah, and...

Rev Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission

Coffs Harbour based suicide prevention program, Wesley LifeForce Aftercare, will close at the end of November due to the inability to secure funding from the State government.

With more than 80 percent (82.4%) of residents supporting a shut-down of the States 89,000 poker machines between midnight and 10am, the NSW Government and the state’s gambling industry face...

With at least one child in every high school classroom suffering or at risk from harm from their own gambling, and sports betting companies set to romp it in with today’s Melbourne Cup, there’s...

Data: Department of Liquor and Gaming Analysis: Wesley Mission Communications and Advocacy

Record half yearly losses in 2023 and an increasing number of poker machines in New South Wales points to growing levels of gambling harm according Wesley Mission’s analysis of the latest data from...

With one day to go until the ban on pokies signage in New South Wales is enforced, Wesley Mission is doing a shout out to people to ‘shoot (photograph) ‘n’ share’ images of venues in breach of the...

After years of battling suicidality, feelings of isolation and struggling to find the right support, local resident, Michelle Levy, is hoping to save lives and make a positive impact as a Peer...

Leading gambling harm advocate, Wesley Mission, has today welcomed the launch of BetStop, the national self-exclusion register for all licensed interactive wagering services.

Wesley Mission CEO, Stu Cameron, says “We’re passionately committed to playing our part in ensuring a profoundly important reform – one that can significantly reduce gambling harm caused by poker...

Wesley Mission says the NSW Supreme Court’s citing of local community concerns surrounding the impact of additional poker machine applications in an area as being ‘irrelevant’ under the current...