The Weekend West splashed a full page oh poor me story last weekend on the departure of the former Lotterywest CEO, following a FOI request by the Liberal opposition.
It is disappointing and unfortunate The Weekend West ran this story as they did as it did not tell the full story of the harm done to small businesses and the families that own them by the decisions of the old, now removed, executive leadership of Lotterywest.
Whereas the story paints the former CEO as a victim, newsagents suffered tremendously – financially and emotionally.
Thankfully, the has changed as a result of the change of government and subsequent decisions.
If I was a newsagent in WA selling Lotterywest products I’d be banging on the door of the Editor of The Weekend West to demand more balanced reporting rather than this oh poor me piece about a CEO who lead an organisation through a period of extraordinary bullying and financial hardship meted out against family newsagency businesses.
I am grateful to newsagents in WA who let me know abut this report on the weekend.
Read more here about the improving relationship between newsagents and Lotterywest following the state election and subsequent decisions by Premier Mark McGowan.