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Community Benefit Payment Scheme

Community benefit payments fund programs for not-for-profits and registered charities that support the social wellbeing of the local community.

Your organisation could receive funding for the programs you offer around responsible gambling, problem gambling, health and crisis services.

We may also provide community benefit payments to statewide or regionally based organisations that provide a benefit for the local community.

How the Community Benefit Payment Scheme works

When a venue applies to Liquor & Gaming NSW to increase the gaming machines on its premises, it must also complete a Local Impact Assessment (LIA). The LIA examines the impact that the additional machines may have in your community. The Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority uses the LIA to determine if approving the application will have an overall positive impact on your community.

If the application is approved, the venue must make community benefit payments to the Responsible Gambling Fund (RGF). The payments are calculated and fixed. They may be a single, one-off payment or an annual payment for up to 5 years.

The RGF then distributes those funds to organisations in the venue’s local community. If your organisation is a not-for-profit or registered charity that supports the social wellbeing of the local community, you may be eligible for a community benefit payment.

How the RGF allocates community benefit payments

The RGF forms a community contribution panel to determine what organisations would benefit and make recommendations to the Minister. It makes sure that the allocation of funds as a result of a gaming machine increase is transparent, and payments are specifically targeted at gambling harm minimisation, health and social related services for the local community.

Community contribution panels consist of a local community representative (say, a Local Government or Health representative), responsible gambling experts (a GambleAware counselling service), a departmental representative and an RGF Trustee.

Criteria for assessing your community organisation

Generally, payments are made to not-for-profit organisations and registered charities that support the social wellbeing of the local community. They’re usually a one-off offer to help those organisations to continue and further their work in the community.
Assessment criteria include your organisation’s service model and your organisation’s ability to use the funds you receive on gambling harm minimisation, health and social related services for the local community.
Payments are often tied to specific project outcomes, like responsible gambling education or services directed to gamblers.

How to register your interest

If this sounds like your organisation, put up your hand for a future community benefit payment by completing a short questionnaire and we’ll make sure you’re on our list.

Complete questionnaire to register my interest

Upcoming community contribution panels

These applications have been approved by ILGA, and community contribution panels will be convened when the venues commence trading:

Woolgoolga Beach Tavern
Burwood Social House
The Greens Gledswood Hills
The Grove Social House

These applications have been approved by ILGA, and community contribution panels will be convened:

Lakeside Golf Club
The Hurlstone Park Hotel
The Amble Inn
Homebush Hotel
Park Beach Hotel
Seaview Tavern
Centennial Hotel
Bath Arms Hotel
Ruse Tavern
Woolgoolga Beach Tavern
The Bank Hotel

Meet past community benefit payment recipients

Prosper Project Australia

Project objectives

Family One Stop Shop program and parent training programs
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Central Sydney

$101,211 per annum for 2 years with review in mid-2024

LIA: Hurlstone Park Hotel

Yass headspace

Project objectives

Programs targeting education in mental health, gambling, alcohol and other drugs
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Illawarra & Southern NSW

$57,354 per annum for 2 years with review in mid-2024

LIA: Club House Hotel

Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation

Project objectives

Primary health services and counselling in the Balranald community
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Far & Western NSW

$84,764 per annum for 3 years

LIA: Euston Bowling Club

Mallee Family Care

Project objectives

Financial counselling and community legal service in the Balranald community
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Far & Western NSW

$84,764 per annum for 3 years

LIA: Euston Bowling Club

Pathfinders

Project objectives

Youth early intervention programs
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Hunter New England

$64,548 per annum for 2 years with review in mid-2024

LIA: White Bull Hotel

Linking Communities Network

Project objectives

Domestic and family violence support services in Leeton and surrounding services
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Murrumbidgee

$83,043 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2024

LIA: Leeton Hotel

Tradies in Sight

Project objectives

Mental health education and engagement programs for young men, focusing on the Dubbo community
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Far & Western NSW

$20,862 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2024

LIA: Macquarie Club

Bathurst Uniting Support Services

Project objectives

Gambling education and awareness
Bathurst Uniting Support Services Program
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Far & Western NSW

$33,723 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2024

LIA: The Oxford Bathurst

Hawkesbury Area Women’s & Kids Services Collective

Project objectives

Gambling education and awareness
Counselling, support and emergency relief for people affected by domestic violence with a focus on the Hawkesbury Community.
Hawkesbury Sexual Violence Prevention Network (HSVPN) program, activities and education for sexual violence prevention, and support for sexual violence victims with a focus on Aboriginal communities in the Hawkesbury region
Cross-referrals and collaboration with RGF-funded gambling treatment and support services and GambleAware Blue Mountains & Western Sydney

$109,475 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2024

LIA: Bligh Park Tavern and Windsor Country Club

LeaderLife

Project objectives

Youth engagement programs, focusing on the Dubbo community
Cross referral to complementary youth services
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Far & Western NSW

$29,807 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2023

LIA: Commercial Hotel Dubbo & Dubbo Golf Club

Port Macquarie Neighbourhood Centre

Project objectives

Community engagement with a particular focus on youth in the Wauchope community
Financial counselling and emergency support for disadvantaged people in the Wauchope community
Cross-referral to complementary youth services
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Mid & Northern NSW

$39,551 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2024

LIA: Hastings Hotel

Moving Forward DFV Case Management Services

Project objectives

Case management and support for people affected by domestic and family violence in the Georges River and Bayside areas in consultation with local culturally and linguistically diverse organisations
Parenting workshops
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware South Eastern Sydney

$59,614 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2023

LIA: St George Motor Boat Club

Orana Mid-Western Police District

Project objectives

Project Walwaay, focusing on the Dubbo community
Cross-referral to complementary youth services
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Far & Western NSW\

$29,807 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2023

LIA: Commercial Hotel Dubbo & Dubbo Golf Club

Coffs-Clarence Police District

Project objectives

Youth Active Rewards Program, focusing on the Sawtell and Toormina communities
Cross-referral to complementary youth services
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Mid & Northern NSW

$30,475 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2023

LIA: Sawtell Hotel

Belmont Neighbourhood Centre

Program focus to include one or more

Primary prevention programs and community education on domestic violence
Youth engagement programs and early intervention
Community outreach to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Hunter New England

$44,835 per annum for 5 years with a review in 2026

LIA: Belmont Hotel

The Burdekin Association

Project objectives

Case management support, focusing on education and employment for youth in the Dee Why area
Workshops for youth in the Dee Why area to develop wellbeing and life skills
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Northern Sydney & Central Coast

$40,000 per annum for 2 years with a review in 2023

LIA: Dee Why RSL

Southern Youth and Family Services Limited

Project objectives

CHAIN (Community Health for Adolescents In Need) program supporting youth in the Wollongong community
Support for homeless people, including case management and crisis response
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Illawarra & Southern NSW

$78,375 per annum for 5 years with a review in 2026

LIA: Dicey Riley’s

Bankstown Women’s Health Centre

Project objectives

Primary prevention programs, case management and support for domestic violence sufferers
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Central Sydney

1st year – $91,427
2nd year – $137,140
3rd - 5th year - $159,806 per annum

Funding for 5 years with a review in 2026

LIA: Hurlstone Park Hotel

Community Restorative Centre

Project objectives

“Locked Out” program, supporting Muslim communities impacted by incarceration
Support and case management for individuals and families impacted by the criminal justice system, with a focus on the Hurlstone Park area
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Central Sydney

1st year – $91,426
2nd year – $137,140
3rd - 5th year - $159,806 per annum

Funding for 5 years with a review in 2026

LIA: Hurlstone Park Hotel

Canterbury Earlwood Caring Association

Project objectives

Parenting and youth engagement and early intervention programs targeting early school leavers aged 11–14 with a focus on the Hurlstone Park area
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Central Sydney

1st year – $91,427
2nd year – $137,140
3rd - 5th year - $159,806 per annum

Funding for 5 years with a review in 2026

LIA: Hurlstone Park Hotel

Relationships Australia (NSW)

Project objectives

“Taking Responsibility” program, for implementation within the Newcastle LGA
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Hunter New England

$87,546 per annum for 2 years (funding complete)

LIA: Sydney Junction Hotel

Nepean Community and Neighbourhood Services

Project objectives

Support for vulnerable people to attend health services especially gambling harm minimisation, health, and social related services, including community transport and short-term ad hoc childcare
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Blue Mountains & Western Sydney

$71,826 per annum for 5 years with a review in 2025

LIA: Kingswood Hotel

Warrina Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Services

Project objectives

CALD and Aboriginal outreach and support
Case management, support, advocacy and counselling for victims of domestic violence and their families
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Mid & Northern NSW

$70,304 per annum for 2 years (funding complete)

LIA: Seaview Tavern & Park Beach Hotel

Macarthur Family & Youth Services

Project objectives

Support for youth and CALD communities
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware South Western Sydney

1st – 4th year – $61,380 per annum
5th year – $132,612

Funding for 5 years with a review in 2024

LIAs: Ruse Tavern & Ingleburn Hotel

Macarthur Gateway Resource Services (M.A.R.C.I.A. Women’s Refuge Incorporated)

Project objectives

Case management and advocacy support for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander women experiencing domestic violence and/or homelessness
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware South Western Sydney

$61,380 per annum for 2 years (funding complete)

LIA: Ruse Tavern

Metro Assist (Campsie)

Project objectives

Gambling education and awareness for diverse communities
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Central Sydney

$49,407 per annum for 2 years (funding complete)

LIA: Bath Arms Hotel

Community Action for Better Living Inc (formerly Burwood Community Welfare Services)

Project objectives

Domestic violence advocacy and family support
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Central Sydney

$49,407 per annum for 5 years with a review in 2025

LIA: Bath Arms Hotel

The Women’s Activities & Self Help (WASH) House

Project objectives

Support services (including counselling support) to female victims of domestic violence
Cross-referral with local expert services, e.g., local Aboriginal and CALD organisations
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Blue Mountains & Western Sydney

1st year – $87,680
2nd year – $131,519
3rd year – $175,359
4th year – $219,199
5th year – $263,039

Funding for 5 years with a review in 2026

LIA: The Marsden Brewhouse

North West Community Services (formerly Riverstone Neighbourhood Centre and Community Aid Service)

Project objectives

Cross-referral with local expert services, e.g. local Aboriginal and CALD organisations
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Blue Mountains & Western Sydney

1st year – $87,680
2nd year – $131,519
3rd year - $175,359

Funding for 3 years with a review in 2023

LIA: The Marsden Brewhouse

Mount Druitt Community Health Centre

Project objectives

Cross-referral with local expert services, e.g. local Aboriginal and CALD organisations
Gambling education and awareness
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Blue Mountains & Western Sydney

1st year – $87,680
2nd year – $131,519

Funding for 2 years with a review in 2023

LIA: The Marsden Brewhouse

Focus Connect (formerly Macarthur Diversity Services Initiative)

Project objectives

Delivery of projects, programs or services within the Camden community with outcomes targeting gambling harm minimisation, including prevention and awareness, and health and social related services
Service is to be operated in partnership with Camden Council for the benefit of the community within the Camden LGA
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware South Western Sydney

$31,338 per annum for 2 years (funding complete)

LIA: Lakeside Golf Club

Molonglo Support Services

Project objectives

Program that targets homelessness and improves social wellbeing and support
1st year – Purchase of a bus to provide overnight accommodation for the homeless
2nd year – Maintenance and operation costs of the bus
Cross-referral and collaboration with GambleAware Illawarra & Southern NSW

$37,458 per annum for 2 years (funding complete)

LIA: Queanbeyan Bowling Club