00:00 - 00:03 | CEO: Coronavirus continues to spread through community transmission. |
00:04 - 00:05 | Previous restrictions have not stopped its advance. |
00:05 - 00:07 | It is now spreading rapidly across Melbourne. |
00:08 - 00:12 | It is particularly dangerous for the elderly and vulnerable amongst us. |
00:12 - 00:15 | The government has directed Stage 4 restrictions - lockdown. |
00:17 - 00:19 | But, the pokies won't close. Surely. |
00:19 - 00:21 | Our empire is safe, right? |
00:24 - 00:26 | State President. |
00:27 - 00:28 | We've... |
00:31 - 00:33 | Lee Webb: We've been directed to close all Sub-Branches. |
00:34 - 00:36 | The government has not granted us an exemption. |
00:53 - 00:58 | Everyone leave...except for Lee Webb (Senior VP), Jamie Twidale (CEO) and Brian Cairns (COO). |
01:13 - 01:15 | What the hell is the government thinking? |
01:15 - 01:17 | We need the pokie revenue to continue. |
01:18 - 01:23 | I've worked for 30 years, alongside TABCORP, to develop this empire. |
01:25 - 01:28 | Years and years as the Treasurer and then Vice President. |
01:29 - 01:31 | For what? To just send us all broke? |
01:31 - 01:34 | This will not happen under my Presidency. |
01:34 - 01:37 | After everything I have done to build up this empire. |
01:37 - 01:40 | I even directed for Vasey RSL Care to be sold.. |
01:40 - 01:42 | COO: State President, it is the advice of the Chief Health Officer. |
01:42 - 01:46 | I don't care what the Chief Health Officer says, we must continue. |
01:46 - 01:48 | COO: State President. It is for our members. |
01:48 - 01:52 | Screw the members. Only 20% of our members are veterans anyway... |
01:53 - 01:54 | This is a community organisation now. |
01:56 - 01:57 | We need the social members to keep paying the bills. |
01:57 - 02:00 | They are the ones who pay for your wages and honorariums. |
02:00 - 02:03 | Not the veterans whom don't even like the god damned pokies. |
02:04 - 02:08 | David McLachlan didn't pick me to be the next President |
02:08 - 02:13 | for me to trash the place in just a few short years. |
02:14 - 02:16 | And now the members even want free and fair elections! |
02:17 - 02:21 | One member, one vote...or whatever democratic process they think is fair |
02:27 - 02:29 | I am even being challenged for the Presidency |
02:30 - 02:34 | No previous President has ever faced this indignity. |
02:34 - 02:36 | What have I done to deserve this? |
02:41 - 02:42 | I've worked so hard. |
02:43 - 02:47 | The CEO even advised that we will be insolvent by October because of this bloody virus! |
02:48 - 02:53 | Why did we choose him anyway? |
02:54 - 02:56 | He ran for state parliament on a platform of poker machine reform in 2018! |
02:56 - 02:59 | He didn't even apply to be the CEO and yet we chose him anyway. |
03:00 - 03:02 | You fools supported him without even a basic background check. |
03:04 - 03:07 | Its ok. Mike Annett might come back soon... |
03:14 - 03:16 | I've tried to stall the elections. |
03:19 - 03:23 | I've tried everything but transparency and accountability. |
03:25 - 03:26 | But, nothing. |
03:31 - 03:33 | Our empire has collapsed. |
03:40 - 03:46 | We've spent what we can from the Future Assistance Fund and Sub-Branches are still going broke all over the state. |
03:46 - 03:49 | The rest of the State Executive has already abandoned me. |
03:53 - 03:56 | Call the elections. I'm done. |