Queensland Government staff must not receive gifts that could affect their ability to be impartial at work. All staff must report any gifts they receive.

If a gift is valued at $150 or more, we publish them in this register. We publish reports every 3 months.

January to March 2023

Date: 20/03/2023
Amount: $600.00 in the form of 15 x $40 Woolworths WISH Card gift vouchers
Donated by: Alana English - Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program
Recipient: consumers in focus group
Purpose: renumeration for time and expertise given to a one-off 2.5hr online focus group.

Date: 03/03/2023
Amount: $11,448.00 (4 x $2,862.00)
Donated by: Scott Stromat, MD -CMO, Ultragenyx
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: airfares, accommodation and meals for mandatory investigator meeting.

Date: 10/02/2023
Amount: $179
Donated by: Children's Hospital Foundation
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Nutribullet donated for use by doctors in their common room.

Date: 19/01/2023
Amount: $1,100.00
Donated by: Alex Sharpe - Novartis Pharmaceuticals Australia
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: airfares, transport, accommodation and meals to attend “Zolgensma in Practice” a Neuromuscular Nurse Forum.

Date: 10/01/2023  
Amount: $19,460.00 (2 x $9,730.00)
Donated by: Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: accommodation and travel costs for investigator meeting.

Date: 9/01/2023
Amount: $600.00
Donated by: University of Wollongong (AROC)
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: attendance at the Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre Master trainer Planning Day.

Date: 3/01/2023
Amount: $396.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash Donation

October to December 2022

Date: 29/12/2022
Amount: $160.00
Donated by: Tennis Australia
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: tennis tickets to thank healthcare professionals for all they do in caring for the community. Offer made to all Queensland Health employees.

Date: 23/12/2022
Amount: $160.00
Donated by: Tennis Australia
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: tennis tickets to thank healthcare professionals for all they do in caring for the community. Offer made to all Queensland Health employees.

Date: 2/12/2022
Amount: $1300.00
Donated by: BioMarin
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: flights, accommodation and meals to develop a clinical practice document for use of Vasoritide in Achondroplasia.

Date: 8/11/2022
Amount: $2000.00
Donated by: ADAPT - George Karkour
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: registration and accommodation to attend ADAPT CFO Edge Conference.

Date: 15/11/2022
Amount: $298.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash Donation

Date: 4/11/2022
Amount: $1304.00
Donated by: Daniel Russo, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: flights, accommodation, meals and transport to learn about Zolgensma a gene therapy treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Date: 28-29/10/2022
Amount: $800.00
Donated by: Jane Estrada - Takeda Australia
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: flights and accommodation to attend Intestinal Failure National Experts meeting.

Date: 29/10/2022
Amount: $700.00
Donated by: Jane Estrada - Takeda Australia
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: flights and accommodation to attend a national meeting about the care and management of patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS)/Intestinal Failure (IF).

Date: 22/10/2022
Amount: $900.00
Donated by: BioMarin
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: airfares and accommodation to attend seminar to support the development of research within achondroplasia.

Date: 11/10/2022
Amount: $431.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash Donation

Date: 15/09/2022
Amount: $876.00
Donated by: Professor Ravi Savarirayan
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: airfares and accommodation to attend “Making a Move” on Function and Participation.

July to September 2022

Date: 1/09/2022
Amount: $813.00
Donated by: Dr Andrea Johannessen (AHCDO)
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: airfares, accommodation, meals and reimbursement of transfer costs to attend the Australian Bleeding Disorders Registry DMG.

Date: 24/08/2022
Amount: $248.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash Donation

Date: 11/08/2022
Amount: $500.00
Donated by: Louise Moir - Commonwealth Bank Beaudesert
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: to assist the Yarrabilba Family and Community Place in providing new resources.

Date: 04/08/2022
Amount: $175.00 in the form of 7 x $25 gift cards
Donated by: Queensland Children's Hospital
Recipient: 7 young people
Purpose: renumeration to the young people for sharing their lived experience with grief and loss for use in the Good Grief This Hurts program.

Date: 20/07/2022
Amount: $411.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash Donation

April to June 2022

Date: 06/06/2022
Amount: $428.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash Donation

Date: 27/05/2022
Amount: $600.00
Donated by: Ms Robyn Strong - Australian & New Zealand Childrens Haematology/Oncology Group
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: flights and accommodation to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Date: 25/05/2022
Amount: $29,624.00
Donated by: Tom Drakopoulos - Queensland Hellenic Charitable Trust
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: to benefit children and young people being treated for mental health diagnoses.

Date: 16/05/2022
Amount: $160,000.00
Donated by: Ross Walker
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: given to the Division of Surgery and Perioperative Services for the Ross Walker Scholarship ($120,000) and salary offset for a part time Research Manager ($40,000).

Date: 12/05/2022
Amount: $1,774.00
Donated by: Donna Green - Northern Territory PHN
Recipient: Employee
Purpose: airfares an accommodation to be a guest speaker at the Northern Territory Primary Health Network Compass Conference.

Date: 29/04/2022
Amount: $471.00
Donated by: Russell Maher - Queensland Combined Emergency Services Academy
Recipient: Children’s Health Queensland
Purpose: Cash donation

Previous registers

Please email CHQ_Finance@health.qld.gov.au if you'd like a copy of a previous register.

Last updated: September 2023