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 …
Pilot program draws upon local experience to save local lives
After years of battling suicidality, feelings of isolation and struggling to find the right support, local resident, Michelle Levy, is …
Wesley Mission welcomes BetStop and urges Govts to Not Stop there
Leading gambling harm advocate, Wesley Mission, has today welcomed the launch of BetStop, the national self-exclusion register for all licensed …
Wesley Mission welcomes the government’s invitation to sit on the Independent Panel for Cashless Gaming Trial
Wesley Mission CEO, Stu Cameron, says “We’re passionately committed to playing our part in ensuring a profoundly important reform – …
Calls for urgent amendments to the Gaming Machines Act to prioritise the reduction of rampant gambling harm
Wesley Mission says the NSW Supreme Court’s citing of local community concerns surrounding the impact of additional poker machine applications …
