Greens Hobart City Council Alderman Helen Burnet is hosting a really important workshop and forum on Tuesday June 5 at the Hobart Town Hall, called People Before Pokies, Hobart.
Says Helen Burnet:
“Please let as many people know about the event so that they can come along too.
Kim Booth, Andrew Wilkie and I will be joined by some special guests at the forum from 6-7:30pm. This follows 3 workshops running from 2-5pm on social issues, the economic effects of poker machine losses on communities, and public empowerment. All are invited to attend both the workshops and forum.
Personally, I would like to see pressure on the state government to introduce $1 bet limits, for local councils to have more say in where poker machines are in our communities (or preferably not there!), i want more people to be aware of the issues, and the silent voices heard.
Please spread the word and support this event!”
• Meanwhile AFL boss Andrew Demitriou has come out with a fantastic commitment to getting pokies out of AFL clubs. Well done!:
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/136142/default.aspx
Alderman Helen Burnet
