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An open letter to the Essendon Football Club

• 02 October 2024: Melbourne Breakfast with Sammy J (ABC radio interview – from 1hr:45m)
• 02 October 2024: Essendon supporter group continues push for club to abandon pokie machines (3AW radio interview)
• 01 October 2024: ‘Real concern’: Essendon supporter group forces vote to change club’s constitution (The Age)
• 01 October 2024: Essendon Members’ Trigger Historic Vote (Media Release)
• 11 September 2024: NoPE calls on Essendon members to support constitutional change (Media Release)
• 28 July 2024: No Winners as Essendon Finally Avoids Second Half Fadeout (Media Release)
• 21 June 2024: NoPE calls on AFL boss to not be just another Gillon McLachlan (Media Release)
• 19 December 2023: Essendon members send clear anti-pokies message (Media Release)
• 16 November 2023: Time for a Change at Essendon Football Club (Media Release)
• 03 November 2023: Victorian pokie venues spent $184m of profits on themselves last year for ‘community benefit’ (The Guardian)
• 19 October 2023: Pokies venues owned by AFL clubs claim renovations and pay tv subscriptions as ‘community benefit’ (The Guardian)
• 06 September 2023: ‘Trading on people’s misery’: Gamblers lose highest amount in a decade at AFL club pokies (The Age)
• 06 September 2023: Victorian AFL clubs raked in $40m from poker machines last financial year (The Guardian)
• 05 September 2023: The Essendon Football Club’s Other Unwanted Record (Media Release)
• 25 August 2023: Campaigners Betting Andrews Could Spin The Bombers Away From Pokies (The Age)
• 16 July 2023: Essendon Football Club’s Sad Addiction to Gambling Revenue (Media Release)
• 26 May 2023: Call for Essendon to ditch Melton pokies revenue (Star Weekly)
• 22 May 2023: ‘Financial misery’: Essendon fans urge club to abandon pokies (The Age)
• 22 May 2023: Essendon Supporters say NoPE to Essendon FC Pokies Investment (Media Release)