Reducing Gambling Frequency with CALD communities Lyn Dundon Project Manager

Target Population Target population Older Victorians from culturally and linguistically diverse communities Priority settings Community and social senior groups who recreate at venues with electronic gaming machines “the pokies” Clubs, Pubs, Hotels and the Casino

Objectives Raise awareness in six CALD communities and groups regarding the cost of gambling losses on EGM within their communities Work with key communities to survey social groups attending gaming venues as a recreational activity Co-design with group leaders, develop responses unique to their CALD communities in order to reduce gambling as a social and recreational activity Build expertise within leaders of CALD communities to take sustainable actions around gambling within their community

Where are the Electronic Gaming Machines? North and West Metro Region LGAs with the most EGMs tend to experience the greatest gambling losses Areas of great disadvantage Most culturally diverse

Vulnerability of Culturally and Diverse Communities Resettlement /migration Past experience of torture, trauma and grief Weakened social and family relationships Financial Insecurity/Higher Unemployment Limited suitable alternative cultural recreation

Collaborative Partnerships Borderlands Cooperative & Greenstock Evaluation Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria Maltese Council of Victoria Macedonian Welfare Association Migrant Resource Centre North West Australian Greek Welfare Society COASIT Council of Italian Associations in Australia Arabic Welfare Incorporated

Project Advisory Team and training of bi-lingual workers

The process Literature and Data Review Key Ethnic Groups Training and Evaluation Plan Project Advisory Group Training bi-lingual workers Engage community leaders Focus groups and public forums Bus trip survey Promoting alternative recreation Ethnic and Social Media

Key Messages Gambling regularly can be harmful to your friends and family Visiting a gaming venue for social activities is not always as cheap as it seems Groups can take control of the activities they undertake and don't have to rely on gambling as the only form of entertainment Gambling might be okay for some but not safe for others, your group needs to be safe for all

Promotion of Alternative Recreational Activities

Resources Reducing Gambling Harm: A Public Health Approach This training manual is designed to raise awareness and reduce the frequency of gambling in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in Victoria.training manual A Social Outings Guide summary is now also available in the following languages: Arabic, Assyrian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Macedonian, Maltese, Sinhalese, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Turkish, Urdu and Vietnamese.Social Outings Guide Community and Planned Activity GroupsCommunity and Planned Activity Groups The aim of this guide is to provide support for Planned Activity Group and community group coordinators in Melbourne‘s west to plan and organise activities which are appropriate for participants with a diverse range of needs.

A Public Health Approach What are the strengths in our communities? What contributes to good health? What is our duty of care to senior group members? Gambling Industry Economic and Social factors Vulnerability Preventive Approach

Cynefin Framework

Collective Impact