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LEADERS OF
THE WEST
SCHOOLS PODCAST CHALLENGE
THE NEXT-GEN OF THE WEST
EDUCATING THEIR COMMUNITY
ABOUT GAMBLING HARM
The LEADERS OF THE WEST - SCHOOLS PODCAST CHALLENGE
(LOTWSPC) is a modern-media, radio broadcast event that
uniquely has students in schools, in the west of Melbourne,
producing a series of powerful and compelling podcasts that
educate their school, and local community, about gambling
harm.
Co-hosted by students of particpating schools, and produced by
the young members of the LEADERS OF THE WEST program,
the LOTWSPC will have students source data outlining the extent
and impact of gambling harm on communities, interview experts
on gambling addiction, and share stories of those who have lived
experience of gambling harm. Students will use what they have
learnt to produce and promote a podcast that will build
awareness of the issue, and ultimately change lives in their
community.
As part of this initiative, young members of the LEADERS OF THE
WEST program, with the support of MAKING MEDIA AUSTRALIA,
will provide students with basic training in radio and podcast
production to help prepare them for their media roles.
The students with the best produced, and most listened to, and
viewed podcast, will be awarded a professional podcast kit for
their school.
LOTWSPC will be recorded live in participating schools and
broadcast on global radio station, LIVE FM (www.livefm.online)
in October 2021. It is an initiative that is proudly supported by IPC
Health and Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.
