Clayton CANVAS Summary Report

1 July 2014 – 30 June 2015

Clayton CANVAS is an initiative of Monash Council and is funded by

the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation as part of a

state-wide local prevention program.

Prepared by Clayton CANVAS Program Officer

Published 26 August 2015

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Introduction Clayton CANVAS is concerned about the impacts that poker machines, online gambling and sports betting are having on the Clayton Community. This site-based pilot prevention program is contributing to preventing and reducing gambling-related harm in the Clayton community, with a particular focus on at-risk groups. Clayton CANVAS has been delivered in direct response to local and international evidence, with particular reference to:

o Monash Council’s Impacts of Problem Gambling in the City of Monash (2013) research; and o Advice and recommendations from local Clayton CANVAS stakeholders

Clayton CANVAS is an initiative of Monash Council and is funded by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation [VRGF] as part of its local prevention program across 15 health and community organisations throughout Victoria. Monash Council is the only local government to have been awarded a prevention grant. The first year of the Clayton CANVAS program has been delivered in partnership with Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH, Kingston City Council and the Clayton, Clayton South and Clarinda Community Leadership Group. We would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the Clayton CANVAS program, including all supporting partners: .

Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH

Kingston City Council

Clayton, Clayton South and Clarinda Community Leadership Group, supported by Monash Council’s Multicultural Community Development Officer and Kingston City Council’s Community Development Coordinator

Monash University

Manningham YMCA

Institute of Games

Chinese Gambling Concern Inc.

Chinese Family Services

Gamblers Help Southern

Borderlands Consulting

Link Health and Community

Clayton RSL

The Clayton CANVAS Full Report was submitted to the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation on Friday 31

July 2015. For a copy of this report please contact Liz O’Loughlin, Clayton CANVAS Program Officer on

lizo@monash.vic.gov.au or 9518 3046.

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Background

What are we doing? Clayton CANVAS was developed in response to Monash Council’s concerns of the impacts that poker machines, online gambling and sports betting are having on the Clayton Community. Monash Council was awarded $205,052 to deliver the Clayton CANVAS program between 1 July 2014 and 30 June 2015 in the Monash suburb of Clayton. Clayton CANVAS is a site-based pilot prevention program contributing to four main goals:

Goal 1: Reducing gambling-related harm in Clayton;

Goal 2: Building the resilience of community to gambling-related harm;

Goal 3: Increasing community participation in alternative recreational and educational activities; and

Goal 4: De-stigmatising problem gambling to enable help-seeking

Clayton CANVAS is saturating the Clayton community with a range of mutually-reinforcing initiatives and activities targeting at-risk groups where they live, work, study and play including:

People of asian backgrounds (especially young people);

International Students;

Older people experiencing social isolation;

People from low socio-economic backgrounds; and

Young males who play football and cricket

Clayton CANVAS strives to promote supportive environments to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm amongst its diverse community. The program has attempted to engage with local short-term loan agencies, sporting clubs, and poker machine venues to address risk factors that may be associated with problem gambling.

Why Clayton?

In 2013 Monash Council commissioned municipal-wide research titled ‘Impacts of Problem Gambling in the City of Monash’ which identified Clayton as a hot spot for gambling-related harm in the City of Monash. Clayton has a high density of poker machines per adult population, nearly twice the Victorian average. According to the SEIFA Index Clayton is also identified as the most disadvantaged suburb in Monash. Compared to the Monash population Clayton has the:

Largest population of young people aged 18-24 years;

Highest number of university students;

Highest percentage of people speaking a language other than English at home (62%);

Highest percentage of unemployment (13%); and

Lowest medium personal income

Clayton CANVAS looks beyond the demographic profile and recognises the strengths and assets of the Clayton community as being vibrant, inclusive, multicultural and diverse. Clayton CANVAS has been working in partnership with local community organisations, groups and leaders, Gamblers Help services, youth services, neighbouring councils, Monash University, community health services and local businesses in the planning and delivery of this program. The Monash Mayor and Councillors have provided extensive support to the Clayton CANVAS program, along with collaborative efforts from various internal departments of Monash Council including the Monash Youth and Family Services (MYFS), Multicultural Community Development Officer Active Monash, Positive Ageing, Health Promotion, Economic Development, Aged and Community Care and Monash Gallery of Art (MGA).

In the three years prior to the inception of the Clayton CANVAS program, Monash Council had been working in Clayton on a community-strengthening place-management project, Strengthening Clayton, Clayton South and Clarinda in partnership with Kingston City Council. This highly successful project led to the development of a Clayton, Clayton South and Clarinda Community Leadership group who are committed to providing a voice for the Clayton community. This group is supported by Monash Council’s Multicultural Development Officer and Kingston Council’s Community Development Coordinator who have been integral to facilitating the goals of the Clayton CANVAS program through the Leadership Group. In response to community advice from the Leadership Group, the Clayton CANVAS program has partnered with Kingston City Council and broadened its geographical scope beyond the suburb of Clayton, to also include Clayton South and Clarinda as part of the ‘Clayton community’.

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What happened on the ground? September 2014 – June 2015 Planned Activity:

Mayor-led community launch of the Clayton CANVAS program

Targeted Initiatives:

The Impact of Video Games on Young People Workshop for Local Youth Practitioners

Monash Innovators program for local International Students

Autumn Nights program for local older people who may be socially isolated

International Students Leadership Group for local International Students & subsequent Arcadia 2K15 community event

Short Term Loan Agencies engagement

Poker Machine Venues engagement

Sporting Club engagement

Additional Activities during the implementation of the program:

Presentation at VRGF Conference 2014

Interactive stall at the Clayton Festival in February 2015

Interactive stall at the Clayton Chinese Festival in April 2015

Interactive stall at the Monash University International Student welcome event

General Communications and Marketing of Clayton CANVAS brand and messaging

Invited to present about Clayton CANVAS to various community groups and organisations

Capacity building information night for Clayton CANVAS stakeholders

Invited by VRGF to be a panel presenter at ‘International Evaluation Conference’ on Wednesday 9 September 2015 discussing the VRGF’s local prevention program

Meetings with various agencies responding to state-wide interest in Clayton CANVAS model

Invited by Public Health Association (PHAA) to submit article about Clayton CANVAS model

Evaluation A variety of evaluation tools were used to measure whether the short-term outcomes of each initiative were achieved, including:

Program logic for planning, communication and evaluation

Audio recorded interviews (‘Vox Pops’)

Hand-written surveys (closed and open ended questions)

Facilitated focus group discussions

Online surveys (closed and open ended questions)

Photography

Qualitative feedback from Clayton CANVAS partners and participating community

If the program was to receive future funding, a rigorous evaluation strategy would be developed with dedicated resourcing.

N.B. The Clayton CANVAS Program Officer did not commence in their role until 18 September 2014 therefore an extension was granted by VRGF to continue the program with existing remaining funds until 30 September 2015. At the time of writing this report, a further 2 months of funding has since been granted by VRGF allowing the program to continue until 1 December 2015.

Council welcomes an opportunity by the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation to apply for a further 19 months of funding. This submission will be made in late September 2015. If Council’s submission is successful, the Clayton CANVAS program will be extended from 1 December 2015 – 30 June 2017.

For detailed information about each initiative, planned activity and additional activities please refer to the Clayton CANVAS Full Report.

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Goal: To raise community awareness about the Clayton CANVAS program targeting:

Community members, leaders and community groups

Professionals from local government, community health services, business, education and private sectors.

Participant feedback about Clayton CANVAS and gambling-related harm in the local community:

“They [Monash Council] are getting the right people involved. There is community support and you are getting participation [which] is important. Council itself is not enough. You have to get the community, the businesses,

the university, the students, all those groups have to be in a circle. I think you are doing it the right way.”

“I think there is nothing stronger then community members themselves participating in activities and events to spread awareness about problems such as this, problem gambling, through word of mouth, through self-

empowerment. It’s a really strong way to spread messages”.

Outcomes:

Established broad stakeholder and community awareness about the program

Established support from Political leaders (Monash Council Mayor and Councillors)

Strengthened existing and new relationships with program stakeholders

Reach:

81 community members and professionals attended the launch. Agencies represented in the audience included: o Inner East PCP o Mens Shed Monash o Public Health Association of Australia o Chinese Gambling Concern Inc o Link Health and Community o Victorian Local Governance Association

(VLGA) o Women’s Health in the East and North o Victorian Responsible Gambling

Foundation (VRGF)

7 community members/professionals approached Clayton CANVAS post launch and pledged their direct support for the program and volunteered their time on the program.

Supporting Agencies:

Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH (Manager, Venue Support Worker, Counsellor, Financial

Counsellor, Community Educators)

Clayton, Clayton South, Clarinda Community Leadership Group Local Aged Friendly

Link Health and Community

Kingston City Council

Clayton Community Centre, Monash Council

Activity Planning & Delivery: October – December 2015

Launch of Clayton CANVAS program at Clayton Community Centre opened by Mayor Paul Klisaris.

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Activity Planning & Delivery: March - June 2015

Delivery of safe social evening activities in non-gambling environments for older people over the age of 60 who may be socially isolated:

o 3 x Film and Food nights at Clayton Community Centre

o 1 x Food and Fun night at Melaleuca Community Centre

o 1 x Clayton CANVAS VIP night

Initiative Goal:

Contribute to preventing gambling-related harm amongst older people in Clayton over the age of 60

Encourage help seeking amongst older people over the age of 60 in Clayton

Encourage social connections in non-gambling environments between older people over the age of 60 in Clayton Evidence for Action:

o Monash Council’s Impacts of Problem Gambling in the City of Monash (2013) research - supported by national and international gambling research.

“I love it. I was able to get out of my comfort zone, my routines, and

meet people”

“It helps individuals to find community, rather than succumb to gambling

out of boredom and isolation”

Outcomes:

Increased availability and participation of non-gambling safe social recreational evening activities

Raised awareness of alternative non-gambling activities, programs and support services available in Clayton

Improved collaboration between Community Planning and Development department and Aged and Community Care departments of Monash Council

Increased connections between local older people living in Clayton, Clayton South and Clarinda and local businesses who provided non-gambling recreational activities

Working Group Members:

Positive Ageing Community Development Officer, Monash Council (Lead Worker)

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council

Local Aged Friendly Ambassador, Volunteer, Monash Council

Coordinator, Chinese Family Services

Clayton Community Centre Coordinator, Monash Council

Coordinator Social Support Services, Aged and Community Care, Monash Council

Community Development Officer, Kingston City Council

Economic Development Officer, Monash Council

Reach:

223 attendees in total

71 attendees accessed the free bus service

44 international students who had previously participated in Clayton CANVAS initiatives were also invited to the VIP night

4 x local Clayton businesses were engaged to provide catering for each event

47 VIP night attendees registered for the Clayton

CANVAS mailing list to receive future updates from

Clayton CANVAS

41 attendees at the VIP night completed a

voluntary, anonymous survey:

o 30 respondents said they were concerned

about gambling in the community

o 10 respondents said they know someone

that has issues with gambling

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Activity Planning & Delivery: January – June 2015

Developed locally specific training for venue management and staff at the four local Poker Machine venues in Clayton and Clayton South: ‘Approaching Patrons from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background - Conversations around local issues from a counselling perspective’

Following discussions with local poker machine venues, training was scheduled to be delivered at Clayton RSL on Wednesday 13 May, 9:30am – 12pm POSTPONED

Initiative Goal: The original focus of this initiative was to conduct two informal discussions with each Clayton Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) venue managers throughout the delivery of the Clayton CANVAS program to provide information about the site-based program. In January 2015 however, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH (GHE/EACH) proactively approached Monash Council to propose the Clayton CANVAS program delivers specific Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) training to the local venue staff at the four venues in Clayton and Clayton South. Evidence for Action:

The suburb of Clayton has been identified as a hot spot for gambling-related harm in the City of Monash.

The suburb of Clayton has a very high density of poker machines per adult population, 11.6 per 1,000 adults which is nearly twice the Victorian average of 6.1 per 1,000 adults.

Over $16 million was lost across 4 venues in Clayton and Clayton in the 2014/2015 financial year.

Outcomes: Due to limited capacity for gaming staff to attend, the training in May was subsequently cancelled and is currently being negotiated for a postponed delivery date in November 2015.

Working Group Members:

Venue Support Worker, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH (Lead Worker)

Community Educator, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council

Reach:

Discussions held with four local poker machine venue Managers in Clayton and Clayton South about the Clayton CANVAS program and the locally specific CALD training being proposed

Clayton RSL agreed to host the event

Clayton venues responded positively and agreed to participate at the time of engagement.

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Activity Planning and Delivery: February – April 2015

Monash Council invitation sent to managers of all three short term loan agencies on Clayton Road, Clayton to discuss responsible lending and the role that these agencies can play in the Clayton CANVAS program.

Initiative Goal:

Increase the awareness of local Short-Term Loan Agency staff to understand gambling-related harm in the community and the risks associated in lending money to problem gamblers

Increase ability of local Short-Term Loan Agency staff to provide help seeking information to customers who may be experiencing gambling-related harm

Evidence for Action: Monash Council’s Impacts of Problem Gambling in the City of Monash (2013) research identified that short-term money lenders have a number of problem gamblers accessing their services. The report highlighted an opportunity to work with this sector to build the skills and knowledge to support and refer those identifying as problem gamblers to support services.

Outcomes: The working group plan for this initiative did not progress due to the reluctance of short-term loan agencies to participate in the program. The working group has reconvened and is exploring opportunities for local research into the role of Short-Term loan agencies in the Clayton community. Intended outcomes:

Increased awareness of loan agency staff to identify repeat problem gamblers seeking fast money.

Increased motivation for loan agency staff to actively identify potential problem gamblers and respond accordingly.

Working Group Members:

Financial Counsellor, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH (Lead Worker)

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council

Manager Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH

Manager Economic Development, Monash Council

Manager, Bentleigh Bayside Community Health, Gamblers Help Southern

Financial Counsellor, Bentleigh Bayside Community Health, Gamblers Help Southern

Reach:

Scheduled meeting cancelled due to no

response from agencies

Follow up face-to-face meeting

conducted with manager/senior staff at

two of the three agencies. At the time of

engagement, both agencies agreed

Clayton CANVAS was a positive program

for the community. However both

advised that Head Office/Management

approval was required to be involved in

the Clayton CANVAS program.

Upper management from one of the agencies declined to be involved.

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Activity Planning & Delivery: October 2014 – April 2015

Engagement with the identified local Clayton sporting club to follow up their interest in addressing gambling-related harm amongst their members and signing up to the VRGF Responsible Gambling Charter for sporting clubs.

Initiative Goal:

Minimise the exposure of gambling activities and advertising within the club by implementing the components of the VRGF Responsible Gambling charter

Raise awareness about the potential risks of gambling in the club community. Evidence for Action: The VRGF’s voluntary sporting clubs program aims to counter the growing culture of gambling in clubs by encouraging and supporting responsible and healthy club environments. At the VRGF-funded Active Monash Responsible Gambling Awareness Week event in 2014, a local Clayton sporting club had expressed their support for a partnership approach to address the gambling behaviours present among their members.

Outcomes: Intended outcomes:

Increased awareness of risks associated with gambling amongst Clayton Sporting Club leaders and members

Increased awareness of gamblers help services

Established sporting club members support of the Responsible Gambling charter

Clayton CANVAS is committed to progressing local activities to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm linked to

sports and online betting in the Clayton community.

Reach:

Unfortunately the timing of engagement was not ideal for the local Clayton sporting club as their capacity with volunteers and busy sporting season were barriers to participating.

Working Group Members:

Community Educator, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH (Lead Worker)

Active Communities Officer, Active Monash, Monash Council

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council

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Activity Planning & Delivery: November 2014 – February 2015

11-week leadership group which engaged International Students to plan, develop and facilitate a community video gaming event, Arkadia 2K15, at the Clayton Community Centre for families and young people. A parent forum was also included exploring links between video gaming and gambling.

Initiative Goal: Contribute to preventing Monash University International Students from gambling-related harm.

Evidence for Action: In 2013, there were 5,153 international students enrolled at the Clayton campus of Monash University. Research has found that international students are vulnerable to gambling-related harm in Australia.

“This was an example of a great community development initiative. The project did an outstanding job of engaging with the relevant community 'target groups' and getting their involvement in planning and organising activities and events that worked towards addressing the underlying issues that contribute to people gambling. This project should

be benchmarked and there is a lot others can learn from the way this project was delivered.” (Community Development Officer, Kingston City Council - working group member)

Outcomes:

Increased leadership development and community involvement of International Students (as a protective factor to gambling harm

Increased connections between recruited International Students and their links to Clayton community, including support from Monash Youth and Family Services (MYFS).

Reach: International Student Leadership Group

60 expressions of interest from international

students received within 2 days of promotion

15 international students aged 17-25 were chosen to be a part of the leadership group from Hong Kong (4), India (2), Uganda (1), Malaysia (2), Vietnam (1), China (3).

Arkadia 2K15

Approximately 300 community members

attended Arkadia 2K15 with a diverse spread of

age, culture, and locality from around the City of

Monash.

Working Group Members:

Lead Youth Worker, Monash Youth and Family Services (MYFS), Monash Council (Lead Worker)

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council

Manager, International Student Engagement, Monash University

Manager, Manningham YMCA

Community Educator, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH

Community Development Officer, City of Kingston

School Focussed Youth Services Coordinator, MFS, Monash Council

Team Leader, Youth Services, Monash Council

Monash University International Student Services (MUISS), Monash University

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Initiative Goal: Increase the capacity of professionals working with young people to recognise the positive and negative impacts of video gaming, links with gambling and referral options and tools to use. Evidence for Action: There is a growing body of evidence, both academic and anecdotal that highlights concerns about the prevalence of gambling, through online technologies for young people.

Outcomes:

Raised awareness of positive and negative impacts of video games and the links to gambling amongst Monash Council staff and Monash Youth Practitioners who service the Clayton area

Increased capacity of Monash Youth Practitioners who service Clayton to identify mental health impacts of gaming and gambling risk in video games, referral options, how to respond and tools to use

Reach:

44 registered to attend workshop with 35 attending on the day. Registrations were received from the following agencies: o Gamblers Help Southern o Monash University o Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH o Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation

[VRGF] o New Hope Foundation - Footscray o Lifeworks, Frankston Branch o City of Kingston o Family Mediation and Counselling Victoria o MonashLink Community Health Service o Headspace Dandenong o Gambler's Help Southern o YSAS o Hanover Welfare Services o Youth Links o Monash Youth and Family Services o Monashlink o Family Life o Lighthouse Foundation o Victoria Police o SEAAC youth services o Waverley Christian College o Waverley Emergency Adolescent Care o Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH o Kingston Library Service o Headspace o Glen Eira Youth Services

“Good to have stimulation and open discussion with different sectors and workers on parenting, gaming and

gambling issues” (Participant feedback)

Activity Planning & Delivery: November 2014 – February 2015

Delivered 'Impact of Video Games' training to Youth Practitioners servicing Clayton including Monash City Council MYFS and Children and Family Services staff

Working Group Members:

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council (Lead Worker)

Community Educator, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH

Leader Youth Worker, Monash Youth and Family Services (MYFS), Monash Council

Acting Coordinator Social Planning Kingston City Council

Youth Services Manager, Manningham YMCA

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Initiative Goal: Contribute to preventing gambling-related harm amongst Monash University International Students. Evidence for Action: In 2013, there were 5,153 international students enrolled at the Clayton campus of Monash University. Research has found that international students are vulnerable to gambling-related harm in Australia.

“The Clayton CANVAS program is an excellent program that raises awareness of the negativity of gambling especially in international students. Before participating in this program, I was not aware of this issue but since then,

I am aware of how serious the impacts of gambling can be.” (International student participant)

Outcomes:

Increased awareness amongst local international students and staff about the risks of gambling harm amongst international students

Strengthened local international students connections to local services

Created participation opportunities for local international students to assist in developing innovative solutions to the prevention of gambling-related harm amongst international students in Clayton.

Increased local agencies awareness of local responses to gambling harm amongst international students.

Reach:

30 international students from Monash University, Clayton Campus recruited to participated in the program:

o 21 Undergraduate o 7 postgraduate coursework o 2 postgraduate research

Presentation Evening: o 6 video presentations of innovative

evidence-based ideas o Up to 10 agencies attended including

City of Melbourne and Inner East PCP, Clayton Clayton South and Clarinda Leadership Group & Monash Interfaith Gathering (interest has been received to either replicate the model or to find out more about innovative ideas for action).

Activity Planning & Delivery: November 2014 – February 2015

Professional volunteer experience offered to international students at Monash University Clayton Campus to learn about gambling-related harm and apply their skills and creativity to develop their own innovative evidence-based ideas for responding to the issue locally.

o Session One: Education and Concept Development

o Session Two: Presentation Evening at MGA opened by Mayor Paul Klisaris

Working Group Members:

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer, Monash Council (Lead Worker)

Community Educator x 2, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH (Lead Worker)

Multicultural Employment Consultant, Careers, Leadership and Volunteering, Monash University

Manager, Planning, Policy and Compliance, Careers, Leadership and Volunteering, Monash University

Project Manager, Chinese Gambling Concern Inc

Development and Marketing Coordinator, Monash Gallery of the Arts (MGA)

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CANVAS Additional Activities

Presentation at VRGF Conference 2014

Interactive stall at the Clayton Festival in February 2015

Interactive stall at the Clayton Chinese Festival in April 2015

Interactive stall at the Monash University International Student welcome event

General Communications and Marketing of Clayton CANVAS brand and messaging

- 2 x Real Estate billboards outside Clayton Community Centre between January 2015 – July 2015 - JC Decaux Boards - Postcard (top 5 languages spoken at home in Clayton) - Stickers - T.Shirts - Pull Up Banner - Horizontal Banner

Invited to present about Clayton CANVAS at:

o Chisholm Probus Club

o VRGF Community Educators and Venue Support Workers

o Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA)

Clayton CANVAS Communication Strategy October 2014-June 2015

Capacity building information night for Clayton CANVAS stakeholders ‘community impacts of gambling’. An opportunity for stakeholders working on Clayton CANVAS to come together, learn more about gambling and hopefully feel more supported in their work with the program and their conversations with the community. Speakers included:

o Angela Rintoul broadened the conversation from individual responsibility to a public health issue

o Speaker from ReSpin Gambling Awareness Speakers Bureau shared her personal experience as a partner of a gambler

o Health Promotion Coordinator from Monash City Council discussed their leadership in the gambling space

o Community Educator, Gamblers Help Eastern/EACH showcased all the different support services available to those in need, including friends and family

- Evaluation conducted

Clayton CANVAS Program Officer invited by VRGF to be a panel presenter at ‘International Evaluation Conference’ on Wednesday 9 September discussing the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation’s local prevention program

State-wide interest in Clayton CANVAS model – meetings were conducted with following agencies to take learning’s from Clayton CANVAS:

o LaTrobe Community Health Service o Melbourne City Council o Gamblers Help City

Invited by Public Health Association (PHAA) to submit article about Clayton CANVAS

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Continued Clayton CANVAS Initiatives and Activities 1 July - 1 December 2015 Spring Nights – safe social evening activities for older people over the age of 60 Building on the success of the Clayton CANVAS Autumn Nights series, which attracted approximately 250 registrations, we propose to deliver ‘Spring Nights’:

Film and Food night - Wednesday 23 September, 5pm – 8pm, Clayton Community Centre, Clayton

Twilight Activities in the Park – Thursday 12 November, 5pm – 8pm, Namatjira Park, Clayton South Home and Community Care (HACC) buses to be used again to pick up those in need of transport. Short Term Loan Agencies & Pawn Brokers Build on initial ground work conducted by Clayton CANVAS in 2015 and explore opportunities for local research into the role of Short-Term loan agencies in the Clayton community. Anti-poverty week and RGAW event

Conduct a municipal-wide community event for Anti-Poverty Week and Responsible Gambling Awareness Week on Monday 12 October, 1pm – 4pm, Dixon House, Clayton. This event will explore links between gambling-related harm and financial hardship in the Clayton community, particularly for people from low socio-economic backgrounds. Clayton CANVAS Monash Innovators Invite participants of the Clayton CANVAS Monash Innovators program and the International Students Leadership Group program to celebrate their achievements on the Clayton CANVAS program. They will also be invited to participate in a leadership program to develop a ‘communications plan’ to increase discussion about gambling-related harm and risk/protective factors amongst Monash University International Students. Celebration – Saturday 12 September, 12pm – 5pm, Oakleigh

Leadership Day – Tuesday 29 September, 9:30am – 5pm, Eastern Innovative Business Centre

General Communications/Marketing/Collateral

Develop an info-graphic illustrating local demographics and gambling data to communicate a clear story about the local impacts of gambling-related harm on the community

Develop a Clayton CANVAS web page on the Monash Council website

Local Media and General communications. Local Poker Machine Venues Schedule and deliver the anticipated VSW training session with a local focus in November to staff and managers at 4 x poker machine venues in Clayton and Clayton South: Approaching Patrons from a CALD Background Conversations around local issues from a counselling perspective’. Reflection/Planning/Consultation

Local consultation meetings with potential and existing Clayton CANVAS partners and stakeholders o Consultation to feed into future of Clayton CANVAS program and Monash Council’s revised gambling

strategy for 2016-2020

Conduct a detailed review of program goals, indicators, evaluation needs

Clayton CANVAS Planning forum with community, partners and stakeholders

Community Education/Clayton CANVAS Stakeholder Capacity Building

Sir John Monash municipal wide community Lecture on gambling-related harm o Thursday 2 July, 6:30pm – 8:30pm, Clayton Community Centre, Clayton

ABC Documentary ‘Ka-Ching’ Community Screening - Monash municipal wide community event educating the community about poker machine harm.

o Date to be confirmed - Clayton Community Centre, Clayton