Gifts and Benefits Register

This register shows gifts and benefits valued at more than $150 that have been given and received by the department and its employees. This may include multiple gifts or benefits, where their total value exceeds $150 in a financial year. The register is updated each quarter.

January – March 2013 (Given)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a

January – March 2013 (Received)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
15/02/2013	Painting	1000 approx	Harlaxton Indigenous Artist Group	Toowoomba Community Capacity and Service Quality	Agency	Given in thanks for efforts during the 2011 flood recovery	Margaret Allison

October – December 2012 (Given)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
01/10/2012	Donation	200.00	Adoption and Special Support	Local Adoption Support Group	n/a	This is an annual donation provided to help offset the cost of the annual get together of this voluntary organisation	Linda Apelt

July – September 2012 (Given)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a	N/a

April – June 2012 (Given)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
23/04/2012	Frame	290.94	Ann Downey	Bette Kille (former Associate D-G)	retained by the employee	10 years of service/departing gift for Bette Kill	Ann Downey

January – March 2012 (Given)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
03/01/2012	Donations (Grocery items)	1,270.66	Retail stores	Indigenous Communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events in accordance with the department’s policy and procedure 'Retail Stores Branch Donations to External Parties'	Eoin Quinlivan
23/01/2012	Presentation frames	540.91	Phil Reeves MP	Brisbane Roar	n/a	Presentation to recognise sporting success	Ben Klaassen
01/02/2012	Donations (Grocery items)	1,182.85	Retail stores	Indigenous Communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events in accordance with the department’s policy and procedure 'Retail Stores Branch Donations to External Parties'	Eoin Quinlivan
05/03/2012	Donations (Grocery items)	2,008.02	Retail stores	Indigenous Communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events in accordance with the department’s policy and procedure 'Retail Stores Branch Donations to External Parties'	Eoin Quinlivan
30/03/2012	QGCPC Acc 3 x trophies Hong Kong	332.23	RSDO Learning	Methodist Centre - Hong Kong	n/a	YJC training	Fay Towner

April – June 2012 (Received)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

January – March 2012 (Received)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

October – December 2011 (Given)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
19/09/2011	Qld Champion Award	540.91	Sport and Recreation	Sally Pearson, Qld Sporting Champion	n/a	Community celebration of sporting achievements	Sharon Hodges
19/09/2011	Qld Champion Award	540.91	Sport and Recreation	Sam Stosur, Qld Sporting Champion	n/a	Community celebration of sporting achievements	Sharon Hodges
19/09/2011	Birthday cake to honour special guest, Sally Pearson	400.00	Sport and Recreation	Sally Pearson, Qld Sporting Champion	n/a	Community celebration of sporting achievements	Sharon Hodges
19/09/2011	Qld Champion Award photos	370.00	Sport and Recreation	Sally Pearson, Qld Sporting Champion	n/a	Community celebration of sporting achievements	Sharon Hodges
19/09/2011	Qld Champion Award photos	327.00	Sport and Recreation	Sam Stosur, Qld Sporting Champion	n/a	Community celebration of sporting achievements	Sharon Hodges
September 2011	Donations (Grocery items)	2,210.98	Retail stores	Indigenous Communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events in accordance with the department’s policy and procedure ‘Retail Stores Branch Donations to External Parties’	Eoin Quinlivan
October 2011	Donations (Grocery items)	2,951.83	Retail stores	Indigenous Communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events in accordance with the department’s policy and procedure ‘Retail Stores Branch Donations to External Parties’	Eoin Quinlivan
November 2011	Jumping castle for Christmas Party for children in care	495.00	Child safety	Children in care	n/a	Develop and maintain business relationships.	Bernadette Harvey

October – December 2011 (Received)

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
30/09/2011	AFL Grand Final ticket 30/9/11 - Melbourne	400.00	Individual - AFL representative	Arthur Eustace-Earle	retained by the employee	This gift was received in association with the officer’s role with the Committee of Australian Sport and Recreation Officials (CASRO).	Geoff Allan
21/10/2011	Attendance at Urban Development Institute of Australia awards	185.00	Horizon Housing Company	Mark Wall	retained by the employee	Developing and maintaining industry relationships/networks.	Tony Waters

July – September 2011

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
09/06/2011 (Given)	Gift Voucher - National Youth Week Art Competition Award	$400.00 (1 x $300) (1 x $100)	Townsville Youth Justice Service Centre	J Savage	n/a	Celebrating the youth in Queensland communities as part of a national program	Terry Cronin
29/06/2011 (Given)	Food and catering	$2,831.94	Regional Service Delivery Operations – North Queensland	Event opened to North Queensland community	n/a	Donations towards community based event celebrating Mabo Day 2011	Greg Anderson
29/06/2011 (Given)	Food supplies	$235.55	Regional Service Delivery Operations – North Queensland	Event opened to North Queensland community	n/a	Donations towards community based event celebrating Mabo Day 2011	Greg Anderson
29/06/2011 (Given)	Food supplies	$446.18	Regional Service Delivery Operations – North Queensland	Event opened to North Queensland community	n/a	Donations towards community based event celebrating Mabo Day 2011	Greg Anderson
26/07/2011 (Given)	Gift Voucher - Prize for Art Competition Youth Week	$600.00	Townsville Youth Justice Service Centre	Rebecca McIntyre	n/a	Celebrating youth in Queensland communities as part of a national program.	Terry Cronin
02/09/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$2,516.02	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
02/09/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$1,513.70	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan

April – June 2011

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
30/04/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$1,334.04	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
31/05/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$2,999.49	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
30/06/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$2188.02	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan

January – March 2011

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
04/01/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery Items)	$2,632.28	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
20/01/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery Items)	$1,842.24	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
01/02/2011 (Received)	Books on "Children & Residential Experience"	$360.00	Integrated Family & Youth Service	Terry Cronin, Regional Director, North Qld Region	Retained by the department	Opportunity to apply best practice in programs and interventions to children and young people.	Terry Cronin
09/02/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$7,162.08	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
02/03/2011 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$3,608.89	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
15/03/2011 (Given)	Camera and accessories	$769.13	Community Capacity and Service Quality	The Aurukun Community	n/a	Provision of access to print archived photos for the Aurukun community and its members	Carita Johnsson
18/03/2011 (Received)	Tickets to Townsville Crocodiles Basketball Game  x 18	$270	Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre	Office of the Regional Executive Director, North Queensland Region	Retained by the agency	Appreciation for the work of the department in its efforts in Community Recovery within the community	Matthew Lupi

October – December 2010

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	Premiers Multicultural Photographic Award – voucher Rainer’s Camera House	$2,750	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	Premiers Multicultural Photographic Award – voucher Rainer’s Camera House	$5,500	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Winner Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$2,200	Multicultural Affairs Queensland, Dept of Communities	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Winner Qld Multicultural Photographic Award – voucher Rainer’s Camera House	$2,200	Multicultural Affairs Queensland, Dept of Communities	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
14/10/2010 (Given)	*Shortlisted Qld Multicultural Photographic Award - cheque	$330	Multicultural Affairs Queensland	Individual	n/a	Celebrating strong cultural heritage of Queensland communities.	Bette Kill
15/12/2010 (Given)	Donations (Grocery items)	$2,310.70	Retail Stores	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan
16/12/2010 (Received)	Christmas Tree decorated with chocolates	$150.00	Gen-X Youth Services	Staff at Townsville Child Safety Service Centre	Not retained by the department and donated to non-government organisation (Anglicare)	Building relationships with key partners	Terry Cronin
17/12/2010 (Received)	Chocolate Christmas Tree	$250.00	Gen-X Youth Services	Staff at Aitkenvale Child Safety Service Centre	Not retained by the department and donated to non-government organisation (Townsville Aboriginal and Islanders Health Services) for foster and kinship carers Christmas function	Building relationships with key partners	Carolyn Ruddy

July – September 2010

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
30/07/2010 (Received)	Firebirds awards dinner presentation tickets	$200	Queensland Netball	Barry Dancer, Director, High Performance Team	Retained by employee	Function attended as official representative of QAS	Bennett King
29/09/2010 (Given)	QLD Young Volunteer Awards 2010 - cheque	$500	Office for Volunteering	Individual	n/a	To recognise the achievements and contributions of young volunteers aged 12 – 25 who volunteer in Queensland	Linda Apelt
29/09/2010 (Given)	QLD Young Volunteer Awards 2010 - cheque	$500	Office for Volunteering	Individual	n/a	To recognise the achievements and contributions of young volunteers aged 12 – 25 who volunteer in Queensland	Linda Apelt
29/09/2010 (Given)	QLD Young Volunteer Awards 2010 - cheque	$500	Office for Volunteering	Individual	n/a	To recognise the achievements and contributions of young volunteers aged 12 – 25 who volunteer in Queensland	Linda Apelt

April – June 2010

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
25/05/2010 (Given)	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Award 2010 – Individual category – award trophy	$194.57	Department of Communities	Individual	n/a	Domestic violence education and prevention strategy	Liliana Montague
25/05/2010 (Given)	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Award 2010 – Partnership category– award trophy	$194.57	Department of Communities	Domestic Violence Prevention Centre Gold Coast in collaboration with Multicultural Families and Acces Services	n/a	Domestic violence education and prevention strategy	Liliana Montague
25/05/2010 (Given)	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Award 2010 – Government category– award trophy	$194.57	Department of Communities	Queensland Rail	n/a	Domestic violence education and prevention strategy	Liliana Montague
25/05/2010 (Given)	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Award 2010 – Community organisation category– award trophy	$194.57	Department of Communities	The Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research	n/a	Domestic violence education and prevention strategy	Liliana Montague
25/05/2010 (Given)	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Award 2010 – Children and young people category– award trophy	$194.57	Department of Communities	Far West Indigenous Family Violence Service	n/a	Domestic violence education and prevention strategy	Liliana Montague
25/05/2010 (Given)	Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Award 2010 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander category– award trophy	$194.57	Department of Communities	Individual	n/a	Domestic violence education and prevention strategy	Liliana Montague

January – March 2010

Date	Description	Value	Donor	Recipient	Retained by	Reason (benefit to community)	Accountable officer
06/01/2010	Foodstuffs and related items	$2555.48	Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services (Retail Stores)	Indigenous communities: Doomadgee, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Palm Island, Pormpuraaw, Woorabinda	n/a	Donations towards community based events	Eoin Quinlivan (L2)
19/01/2010	Foodstuffs	$179	Child Safety Services	Departmentally approved Fostering Agency (NGO)	n/a	Assistance with the cost of a function provided by a departmentally approved fostering agency, for carers and children in out of home care	Peter Smales
08/01/2010	Food Voucher	$150	Child Safety Services	Approved provisional carer	n/a	To provide assistance to a provisional carer	Leslie Hill
02/02/2010	Food Voucher	$150	Child Safety Services	Approved provisional carer	n/a	To provide assistance to a provisional carer	Leslie Hill
25/02/2010 (Received)	Concert tickets	$300	Stadiums Qld	Steve Moss	Retained by employee	Gift was given as part of local reward and recognition program	Bennett King
25/02/2010 (Received)	Concert tickets	$300	Stadiums Qld	Kieran Young	Retained by employee	Gift was given as part of local reward and recognition program	Bennett King

Further information

For further information about the receiving of gifts and benefits by employees and agencies of the Queensland Public Service, refer to Public Service Commission Directive 22/09 – Gifts and benefits. Public Service Commission directives are published on the Public Service Commission website.