One mum's desperate hope that a $1million reward can finally solve the 40-year-old mystery of her missing daughter - after she disappeared without a trace after a basketball game

 

• Lisa Marie Mott, 12, disappeared without a trace in Western Australia in 1980
• Her mother, Marion Flower, 77, is pleading for information with $1million reward
• Lisa had left a basketball court and was waiting to be picked up but vanished
• Ms Flower said she still has hope someone may have some information  

The heartbroken mother of a young girl who vanished 40 years ago still holds hope the mystery will be solved as police issue a $1million reward for information.

Lisa Marie Mott, 12, disappeared without a trace in the Western Australian town of Collie on October 30, 1980.

She had just left a basketball court on Forrest Street and was waiting to be picked up by a family friend but was never seen again.

Now her heartbroken mother, Marion Flower, 77, is pleading for anyone with information to come forward.

Ms Flower filmed a heartbreaking video with the Western Australian Police Force on the 40th anniversary of her daughter's disappearance.

'She was very thoughtful and she had a lovely nature, she always smiled, she was a lovely kid,' Ms Flower said of Lisa.

When Lisa first disappeared Ms Flower went into shock and ended up in hospital.

'I'm 77 and 40 years of that have been in a state of waiting for the other shoe to drop,' she said.

'If you are still out there, Lisa, somewhere, I still love you, I still love you to bits.' 

Earlier this month the WA government announced a $1million reward for information that leads to conviction in Lisa's suspected homicide.

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Lisa Marie Mott (pictured, left), 12, disappeared without a trace in the Western Australian town of Collie on October 30, 1980

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Now her heartbroken mother, Marion Flower, 77, (pictured) is pleading for anyone with information to come forward

Ms Flower said at the time of her daughter's disappearance many girls had gone missing in WA.

'We hope that the announcement of a $1million reward will encourage someone to come forward with information that can end four decades of heartache for her family,' Police Minister Michelle Roberts said in a statement on October 18.

Police strongly believe someone in the community has information about the 12-year-old's disappearance.

'We want that person to come forward,' Superintendent Rod Wilde said.

'This is an opportunity to give closure to Lisa's mum.'   

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Earlier this month the WA government announced a $1million reward for information that leads to conviction in Lisa's suspected homicide