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 9 July 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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