Mumbrella Gifts and Hospitality 2025

Mumbrella’s editorial team occasionally receives hospitality or gifts. In the interests of transparency, our policy is to declare the sources of both. 

In the interest of source confidentiality, we do not disclose occasions when we have meals with contacts.

Our policy is to decline gifts to the value of more than $100.

Click here to view the gift and hospitality register by years. 

2025 Register

February 

• Bottle of champagne – Veridooh

March

• Tile trackers – impact.com (to Hal Crawford)
• $100 Merivale gift voucher for Tim Burrowes, from Edelman PR as thanks for moderating Trust Barometer event

May

• Bespoke Cunningham Street chocolates branded for Today The Brave – gift to Tim Burrowes, Lauren McNamara, Nathan Jolly
• IKEA promotional ‘flip-flop’ – gift to Nathan Jolly
• Frank Green water bottle from QMS to Hal Crawford and Tim Burrowes

June

• WBD/MAX – promo pastries, cap, tote bag   – gift to Nathan Jolly
• WBD/MAX – popcorn, water bottle – gift to Nathan Jolly

July

• Tubi (News Corp) – promo box containing popcorn, chocolates, bottle of wine – gift to Hal Crawford, Nathan Jolly, Tim Burrowes

August

• Survivor buff, and power bank, giveaway at Free Tv Australia showcase in Canberra

September

• Flights and accommodation to attend Foxtel Media Upfronts in Sydney – Tim Burrowes

October

• Mailchimp – promo box containing chocolate, coffee, bath salts, and a little figurine – gift to Nathan Jolly

November

• Flight and accommodation to attend Paramount Upfront on the Gold Coast – Tim Burrowes
• Big Brother eye mask from Paramount and battery powerbank from LG Ad Solutions, at Paramount Upfront, to Tim Burrowes
• Heaps Normal Quiet XPA box — Hal Crawford
• Coles Marks and Spencer’s box of chocolate, tea, biscuits and sweets — Eleanor Dickinson
• Christmas gift box of cherries and bottle of Veuve Cliquot champagne, from Ooh Media – Tim Burrowes and Hal Crawford
• Box of Koko Black chocolates – Christmas gift for the editorial team from WPP Media
• Bottle of El Arquero Tequila Blanco – Christmas gift for the editorial team from Emotive
• Philips NeoPix 113 home projector – Christmas gifts to Tim Burrowes and Nathan Jolly from Paramount (likely to exceed the value of our gift limit, so will be donated to an industry charity)
• Bundle of games – Monopoly, Guess Who, Trivial Pursuit and Top Trumps – From HBO Max for Nathan Jolly (likely to exceed the value of our gift limit, so will be donated to an industry charity)
• Champagne + Maggie Beer book – Gifts from Are Media to Nathan Jolly and Hal Crawford
• Four Pillars Gin – Gift from Four Pillars to Nathan Jolly
• Donuts – Gift for the editorial team from Clear Hayes
• Champagne – Gift from Pure Public Relations to Nathan Jolly

December

• Box of waffle-making goodies from Connecting Plots, including: Kmart Mini Waffle maker $15.00; White Wings Pancake Mix Original Shaker 350g $4; Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread 750g $12.50; Nutella Hazelnut Chocolate Spread 750g $4; Queen Pure Canadian Maple Syrup 250mml $9.50; Dream Whip Whipped Dairy Topping Cream 250g $5.30; Sunbeam Australian Nuts Flaked Almonds 100g $5.50