Footy tickets among freebies given to state MPs

FOOTY tickets, airline lounge memberships and a bottle of port are among the gifts declared by state MPs last year.

The annual returns of members’ interests lodged by MPs have been tabled in State Parliament.

Premier Will Hodgman declared roles with 18 community groups, plus gifts of Qantas and Virgin Lounge memberships, tickets to “various” AFL games including the Grand Final and tickets to the Melbourne Cup from a wine company.

He also declared a bottle of port and some tea given by Moon Lake Investments.

Liberal member Adam Brooks’s return revealed a busy man, with a company directorship and shareholdings in 15 companies — as well as being patron of 11 clubs.

Health Minister Michael Ferguson declared rental in- come from an investment property and a shack at Swansea, memberships of the Qantas Chairman's Lounge and Virgin Lounge, as well as being patron of eight organisations.

Greens leader Cassy O’Connor declared an interest in two properties, plus membership of the Virgin and Qantas lounges and flight upgrades.

Attorney-General Elise Archer declared memberships of the Qantas Chairman’s lounge, and receiving tickets to the Cricket Big Bash League and to the Festival of Voices as well as MyState shares.

Treasurer Peter Gutwein declared memberships of the Qantas Chairman's Lounge, the Virgin Executive club and three tickets to the Big Bash cricket match at Bellerive. Speaker Sue Hickey declared a directorship, rental income from two commercial properties and a superannuation pension.

Education Minister Jeremy Rockliff declared lounge mem- berships, an interest in four properties and as a patron or vice patron of 11 organisations. He also declared Big Bash tickets, given to him by Tassal, plus shares in two harness horses.

Energy and Resources Minister Guy Barnett declared Qantas and Virgin lounge memberships and AFL Grand Final tickets gifted by the Hawthorn football club.

Disability Services and Community Development Minister Jacquie Petrusma de- clared Qantas and Virgin lounge memberships as well as cricket and football tickets.

Deputy speaker Mark Shelton declared interests in seven properties, Labor leader Rebecca White in two, and Rosalie Woodruff in two. Labor’s Anita Dow declared receiving payment for seed potatoes from Simplot and for consultancy work for Perfection Berries Tasmania. And Scott Bacon declared that he owned shares in “a number of racehorses”.