Online Survey
Complete the online survey by clicking on the link above.
The Ballarat Gambling Harm Prevention Taskforce is inviting the Ballarat community to share their views on gambling and gambling-related harm. Your input will help guide future programs, policies, strategies to reduce harm, and advocacy efforts by local organisations.
By taking part in this survey, you’ll help ensure that community values, concerns, and lived experiences are reflected in future actions.
There are several ways to have your say:
- Complete the survey
- Make a written submission to hsplanning@ballarat.vic.gov.au
- Attend a drop-in session
Gambling/betting is when a player risks losing something of value (usually money) for the chance of winning more.
The outcome may depend on correctly predicting an uncertain outcome (such as a particular horse coming first in a race), or luck (such as a winning combination of symbols on a poker machine).
Gambling harm is any negative consequence experienced by a person, their friends, families or networks as a result of their gambling.
Gambling-related harm may look like:
Local councils have a legal responsibility to help prevent gambling harm in their communities.
They do this by:
Councils also play a practical role by supporting community education, offering alternatives to gambling, and including gambling harm prevention in local health and wellbeing plans.
Complete the online survey by clicking on the link above.
Copies are located (and can be returned to):
The Phoenix Building
25 Armstrong Street South, Ballarat.
You can also request a hard copy to be mailed to you by emailing hsplanning@ballarat.vic.gov.au, or by downloading and printing a copy under the 'Document Library'.
Scanned hard copies of the survey can also be returned to the above email address.
Hard copies can also be mailed to:
Health and Social Planning
City of Ballarat
Wadawurrung Country
PO Box 655 Ballarat, VIC, 3350
We'd love to see you at a drop-in session. Come along to ask questions, have your say and let us know what you think.
We are continuing to add drop-in session dates: please check the 'Key Dates' section (on the right-hand side of this page) for up-to-date information.
If you would like support with your gambling, or are impacted by someone else's gambling, please contact one of the following services:
Phone | 5320 5500 |
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info@ballarat.vic.gov.au | |
Website | www.ballarat.vic.gov.au |
In writing | The Phoenix |
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