MOTION

That:

A. Council calls on the State Government to put an immediate cap (no further increase) on poker machine licences in the Northern Beaches Local Government area.

B. Council write to the local State MPs on the Northern Beaches seeking their support in advocating for the proposed cap on poker machine numbers.

C. Staff bring back a report within four months advising strategies, including the creation of a Northern Beaches Council Gambling and Poker Machine Harm Management Strategy, in relation to what council can do to restrict the proliferation of poker machines in the Northern Beaches Local Government area. This is completely separate to any action the State Government may take on the issue.