Councillor and Staff Gifts and Hospitality Register

In accordance with our Public Transparency Policy, the gifts and hospitality register is made public.

Gifts received as at 31 January 2026

Councillors

2025

Date Staff name Department Source Gift Value Reason Relationship Result
14/03/2025 Alison Champion Sherbourne Heidelberg Golf Club Ticket to the Heidelberg Golf Club (HGC) Pro-Am dinner on 14 March 2025 $50.00 Invited as ward councillor Community Group Retained
14/03/2025 Matt Wood Hawdon Yallambie Tennis Club Annual Membership $200.00 Acknowledgement of position of Councillor Community Group Declined
25/07/2025 Elizabeth Nealy   Beale Montmorency Secondary College  1 adult and 2 child tickets to annual school stage production on 22 Sugust 2025  $52.00 Acknowledgement of position of Councillor  Community Group  Retained 

2024

Date Councillor Department Source Gift Value Reason Relationship Result
30/7/2024 Alison Champion Sherbourne Montmorency Junior Football Netball Club Ticket to Under 17s Presentation Evening - Invited as Honoured Guest $80.00 Invited as Ward Councillor Community group Retained

Council staff

2025

Date Staff name Department Gift Value Source Reason Relationship Result
19/03/2025 Birgit King Advocacy, Communications, Engagement and Performance Invitation to a Corporate Box at MCG to watch the Football game on 21 March 2025 Unknown LGPRO In recognition of the work done for LGPro over the years Partner Organisation Declined
4/02/2025 Andrea Mullins People & Culture Insulated tea diffuser travel mug and insulated coffee travel mug $100.00 Biosymm Appreciation of partnership for Job Dictionary Project Supplier Declined
7/08/2025 Allison Beckwith Rutherford Industrial Real Estate Solutions Hamper including wine, cheeseboard, wine glasses, candle, fork set, tea towels and salt/pepper grinders $120.00 Rutherford Industrial Real Estate Solutions Recognition of purchase of property. Transactional - Council purchase of Property Declined
2/12/2025 Sunnie Huang Early Childhood Centre Gift card $50.00 Yao Wang Farewell Care for child Declined
10/12/2025 All Staff Early Childhood Centre Tea bag set $50.00 Ethan and Ariel Liew Thank you Care for child Retained and Shared
16/12/2025 Rashmi Sringeri Early Childhood Centre Chocolate hamper $50.00 Billy Yeats Thank you Care for child Retained and Shared
17/12/2025 All Staff Early Childhood Centre Box of Cupcakes $97.00 Hunter & Gabirel Leslie Thank you Care for child Retained and Shared
18/12/2025 Asher Harrington Early Childhood Centre Gift voucher $50.00 Kurinyanto family Thank you Care for child Declined
18/12/2025 Asher Harrington Early Childhood Centre Home made lemon curd & gift card $100.00 Corry family Thank you Care for child "Declined & retained - gift card was Declined and returned to family.
Lemon curd retained"
18/12/2025 All staff Early Childhood Centre Box of cherries $50.00 Grace Simpson Thank you Care for child Retained and Shared
24/10/2024 Somayeh Eftekharzadeh Early Childhood Centre Soap and infuser $50.00 Lia Perdriau Thank you Care for child Retained
17/12/2025 All staff Family and Community Services Gourmet hamper $100.00 Holly Pou Thank you Service Provider Retained and Shared
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