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Maribyrnong council has put forward a plan to tackle gambling harm experienced throughout the area. At its meeting on Tuesday, […]

The amount of money spent on the pokies in Maribyrnong and Hobsons Bay continues to rise despite councils best effort […]

Residents in Maribyrnong lost over $5 million in January alone on pokie machines, as usage continues to ramp up following […]

Maribyrnong council is continuing to knuckle down on gambling in the municipality, as it seeks resident feedback on its draft […]

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The Greater Bendigo City Council has adopted a new Reducing Harm from Gambling Policy that aims to minimise harm through supply reduction, demand

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Harm reduction is a public health philosophy and intervention that seeks to reduce the harms associated with drug use and ineffective drug policies. A basic tenet of harm reduction is that there has never been, and will never be, a drug-free society.   The Drug Policy Alliance advocates reducing the harms of drug use through a lens of public health, using accurate, fact-based drug education, drug-related illness and injury prevention, and effective drug treatment for problematic use.