Budget forecasts pokie loss blowout thanks to misery tax
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Despite historic and welcome investment in public housing and in addressing domestic and family violence, the budget handed down by …
Record pokies losses in 2023 as NSW waits for real reform
The people of NSW lost $8.129 billion to poker machines in 2023, an increase of $29 million on 2022 and …
Wesley Mission Easter message 2024
2024 is a year like no other – a year where half the world elects a new government for their …
Statement regarding the announced closure of Wesley Hospital Ashfield, and Wesley Hospital Kogarah
Over the last year Wesley Mission has been in negotiations with a number of potential buyers regarding the possible sale …
Podium finish for Western Sydney pubs
Three pubs in Sydney’s west step onto the podium of poker machine misery after Wesley Mission’s analysis of the latest …
Wesley Mission Christmas Message 2023
Rev Stu Cameron, CEO and Superintendent of Wesley Mission We live in a VUCA world – volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous …
Funding challenges force closure of local suicide prevention program
Coffs Harbour based suicide prevention program, Wesley LifeForce Aftercare, will close at the end of November due to the inability …
Pressure mounting to power down pokies after midnight while signage reform proves positive
With more than 80 percent (82.4%) of residents supporting a shut-down of the States 89,000 poker machines between midnight and …
Albo urged to scratch sports betting advertising and give people a fighting chance against addiction
With at least one child in every high school classroom suffering or at risk from harm from their own gambling, …
Local Government Areas experiencing the largest losses in NSW, Q1 and Q2 (calendar) 2023
Data: Department of Liquor and Gaming Analysis: Wesley Mission Communications and Advocacy TOP 10 Metro LGAs in 2023 (Q1 Q2 …
NSW pokies losing streak continues to spin out of control
Record half yearly losses in 2023 and an increasing number of poker machines in New South Wales points to growing …
Shoot and share – it’s a sign of the times
With one day to go until the ban on pokies signage in New South Wales is enforced, Wesley Mission is …