LOTTERYWEST GRANTS —
VICTORY LIFE CENTRE
10. Hon PETER COLLIER to
the Leader of the House representing the Premier:
I refer to the response to question
without notice 1158 asked on Thursday, 22 October 2020.
(1) Will the
Premier confirm that a proposal for a Lotterywest grant lodged by Margaret
Court Community Outreach was rejected because of ''public statements by
the organisation's founder on gay and lesbian issues and on marriage
equality''?
(2) Were there any other reasons
that the grant proposal was rejected?
(3) If yes to (2), what were these
reasons and why were they not included in the response?
(4) If yes to (2), were these reasons provided to the
Margaret Court Community Outreach; and, if not, why not?
Hon SUE
ELLERY replied:
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of the question.
(1) The proposal
was rejected by the board for a number of reasons, including concerns about
Lotterywest being associated with these public statements.
(2) Yes.
(3) The proposal
assessed low against the criteria for the fund.
(4) Yes.