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Lotterywest

https://www.lotterywest.wa.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$450M

2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Staff

200

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

High confidence
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STRATEGY SUMMARY

To operate a responsible and sustainable lottery that leaves an enduring positive impact for WA. [CP p.14]

VISION

A hopeful, healthy, connected and sustainable community life for all Western Australians. [CP p.14]

PURPOSE

To operate a responsible and sustainable lottery that leaves an enduring positive impact for WA. [CP p.14]

Strategic priorities

· 4

1

Deliver value for communities

2

Responsibly deliver value for players

3

Strengthen our organisational capability

4

Proactively steward our licence to operate

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Community Investment

To enhance the quality of life and wellbeing for all Western Australians.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Grants payments
  • Sales per adult
  • Total allocation to beneficiaries per capita
  • Lottery operations expenses as a percentage of sales
  • Grants operations expenses as a percentage of discretionary grants

Outcome 2: Player Safety

To continually enhance player safety practices, reinforcing our integrity and safeguarding the social licence that allows us to operate a trusted and enduring lottery.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Player safety training
  • Gaming System Replacement (GSR) project
  • Cross-sector collaboration with Healthway

Values

· 16

Prevent harm

Be curious

Act ethically and with integrity

Take initiative

Make evidence-based decisions

Share information

Own the outcome

Help others to develop and grow

Willingly collaborate

Be bold

Actively listen

Maximise positive impact

Be inclusive

Embrace change

Respect others

Deliver on promises

Performance measures

· 1

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Clear the Air campaign

Help young people quit vaping by providing practical tools and support

Target met

Annual Report 2025 · p.16
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

9991a1a8142e1c03ddedc67287e65ddf08753ab7.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

9991a1a8142e1c03ddedc67287e65ddf08753ab7.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

9991a1a8142e1c03ddedc67287e65ddf08753ab7.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

9991a1a8142e1c03ddedc67287e65ddf08753ab7.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Consultation feedback summaries with response tracking

Summarise consultation submissions by theme and publish what changed in response.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Citizen Participation

Always-on policy participation platform

Create a standing participation platform where citizens and stakeholders can propose, vote, and track ideas.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

9a520ed262eb2ca57ab281c1b1fd9ce1d592118e.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

3e379b63795fed5d58c365a627c5bd8f83e2c523.pdf)

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