General News
12 June, 2023
Gambling ad ban bid to Youth Parliament
JASMINE Twigg wants a limit on gambling advertising and will take her push to State Parliament. The Year 10 Pyramid Hill College student is a member of this year’s Loddon Buloke Youth Parliament team. Jasmine has workshopped the Bill for debate...
JASMINE Twigg wants a limit on gambling advertising and will take her push to State Parliament.
The Year 10 Pyramid Hill College student is a member of this year’s Loddon Buloke Youth Parliament team.
Jasmine has workshopped the Bill for debate when members of the Youth Parliament from across Victoria assemble in Melbourne later this month.
She said that exposure to gambling advertisements shown on television had potential dangers for children.
Fellow team member Julia Hunt said: “Children as young as four and five are seeing this advertisement on prime-time television.
“We can’t ban gambling, but we can reduce the level of gambling advertising and exposure on television,” she said.
Jasmine said she was encouraged to be part of the region’s 2023 Youth Parliament team by Mia Braun who was part of the 2022 group along with current Loddon Young Citizen of the Year Jake Murphy
“I’ve also been encouraged by teachers at school and am excited to have been accepted into the program and the opportunities to meet other young people,” she said. “I am really looking forward to presenting our Bill to other members of the Youth Parliament for debate.”
Julie said she was keen to use the sittings of Youth Parliament to learning about the processes of Parliament and how issues were debated.
Last year’s local team gained the support of other young students when passing the Sustainability and Carbon Neutrality in Mining Bill 2022.
Youth Parliament is an initiative of the YMCA supporting people aged 16 to 25 to speak up and be heard on issues that they are passionate about.