The Community Support Fund (CSF) commenced on 1 July 2023 and supports gambling harm minimisation purposes such as support services and programs, early intervention and preventative initiatives, research, and community development projects.
The Fund is made up of contributions from the Community Support Levy
(refer to
Gaming and wagering tax rates) and any direct contribution by Government and the Tasmanian monitoring operator, Maxgaming.
Expenditure reporting
Treasury will publish details of the distributions from the Fund on its website following Ministerial approval (refer below to Approved CSF funding requests).
Agencies must publish approved funding and expenditure information on their respective websites annually, within three months of the end of the financial year.
Approved CSF funding requests
The Minister approved the following requests for funding from the Community Support Fund. Only funding relevant to the current financial year will be distributed and any outyear funding indicatively approved will be incorporated into future estimations of available funding.
Contact the relevant agency for additional information about a specific measure.
2024-25 funding round
Below is the allocation of money from the 2024-25 funding round. Consistent with regulation 4 of the
Gaming Control (Community Support Fund) Regulations 2023, the Department of State Growth is entitled to 25 per cent of the estimated CSL receipts every year.
| | 2024-25 Allocation ($) |
| Department of Treasury and Finance |
| Social and Economic Impact Study Provision | 250 000 |
| Tasmanian Gambling and Exclusion Scheme | 65 000 |
| Major Harm Minimisation Projects | 2 464 000 |
| Department of Premier and Cabinet |
| Gambling Support Program | 5 248 000 |
|
Specialist Gambling Support Services |
970 783 |
|
Community Education |
605 000 |
|
Research |
315 000 |
|
Community Grants |
1 000 000 |
|
Neighbourhood Houses |
1 824 000 |
|
Community Partnerships |
250 000 |
|
GSP Operations |
283 000 |
| 2024 Election Commitment for Poker Machine Harm Reduction | 100 000 |
| Department of State Growth |
| Active Tasmania | 2 060 000 |
|
Total |
10 187 000 |
Under the Ministerial Guidelines for the Community Support Fund, a department must report on the acquittal of money distributed to it from the Fund each year.
For more information on DPaC's acquittal see:
Department of Premier and Cabinet - Gambling Support Program.
For more information on Active Tasmania's acquittal see:
Active Tasmania.
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| 2023-24 Allocation ($)
|
Department of Treasury and Finance
|
Social and Economic Impact Study Provision
| 230 000 |
Tasmanian Gambling and Exclusion Scheme
| 85 000 |
Department of Premier and Cabinet
|
Gambling Support Program
| 5 061 000 |
Specialist Gambling Support Services
| 938 000 |
Community Education Initiatives
| 460 000 |
Research Projects
| 380 000 |
Community Grants
| 800 000 |
Neighbourhood House Engagement
| 2 200 000 |
GSP Operations
| 283 000 |
Department of State Growth
|
Active Tasmania
| 1 820 000 |
Total
| 7 196 000
|