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ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Hon.Yvette D’Ath
SIGNIFICANT FUNDING ON OFFER FOR
LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS
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In 2019, the Gambling Community Benefit Fund
(GCBF) will mark its 25th anniversary of grant funding.
To commemorate this significant milestone, it gave
me great pleasure to recently announce up to $1.25M
will be made available in the Commemorative Grants
round.
Ten organisations will receive up to $100,000 each,
and one organisation will receive up to $250,000 for
larger scale initiatives that will significantly benefit
Queensland communities. These grants are over and
above the normal grants and will provide a significant
opportunity for those organisations which have
previously been unable to fund initiatives greater than
$35,000.
Since inception of the fund, more than 54,000 grants
totalling more than $816M have been awarded
to hard-working community organisations across
Queensland.
Interested organisations can find out more information
and how to apply on the community benefit funding
programs page at www.justice.qld.gov.au
SHEDDING LIGHT ON QUEENSLAND HOUSEHOLDS
GAMBLING HABITS
Recently, I released the 2016-17 Queensland
Household Gambling Survey revealing more
Queenslanders don’t gamble at all.
Out of 15,000 people surveyed, it found that 29.2 per
cent hadn’t bought lottery tickets or art union tickets;
placed a bet; or used electronic gaming machines in
2016-17 – up from 26.2 per cent in the last survey in
2011-12.
It was also encouraging to see the percentage of
problem gamblers has remained stable over the past
five years at 0.51 per cent.
These results reflect the ongoing efforts by the
Queensland Government to minimise gambling-related
harm in Queensland, as we continue in our election
commitment to develop a revised framework to
address problem gambling.
Key findings in the Queensland Household Gambling
Survey 2016-17:
• 29.24 per cent of adults hadn’t gambled in the
previous 12 months
• 61 per cent of adults are recreational gamblers
who were unlikely to have experienced any
negative impacts
• 0.51 per cent of adults were problem gamblers
• 2.51 per cent were at moderate risk
The survey also identified a decrease in the percentage
of people playing gaming machines (from 29.6 to 24.7
per cent) and an increase in the percentage of people
betting on sporting events (5.1 to 6.9 per cent).
In the past, the data from this survey has assisted in
developing key initiatives to minimise gambling-related
harm and will continue to do so. The marginal change
in the percentage of gamblers at risk since the 2011-
12 survey is of concern and we will continue to work
with industry to ensure the small number of problem
gamblers get the support they need.
Presently, there are a range of measures in place in
Queensland to promote responsible gambling and
assist people affected by gambling problems.
Complete survey results are now available
www.justice.qld.gov.au.