Donations made to the Higgins 200 Club
$657k in 109 donations from 54 donors to the Higgins 200 Club, 1998-99 to 2011-12. Largest donor: Bensons Property Group Pty Ltd ($204k).
Counted under: Liberal (name rule).
Key facts
- How much has the Higgins 200 Club received in donations? Higgins 200 Club was recorded by the AEC as receiving $656,774 in 109 donations from 54 donors between 1998-99 and 2011-12. The first dated donation is 1998-07-28 and the latest 2012-03-08.
- Who has donated the most to the Higgins 200 Club? The largest donors were Bensons Property Group Pty Ltd ($204,400); Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd ($63,400); Australian Unity ($51,529).
- Which party is Higgins 200 Club counted under? It is counted under Liberal (basis: name rule).
Who gives
Donors by type. A donor is labelled automatically from its name.
| Organisation | $528,763 | 81% |
| Individual | $127,011 | 19% |
| Bank / finance | $1,000 | 0% |
How the money flows
Left to right: the largest donors, then this recipient. Band width is the dollar amount; smaller donors are combined.
Largest donors
| Donor | Type | Total | Donations | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bensons Property Group Pty Ltd | Organisation | $204,400 | 17 | 2001-11-18 | 2008-05-28 |
| Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd | Organisation | $63,400 | 7 | 2003-03-13 | 2007-05-01 |
| Australian Unity | Organisation | $51,529 | 8 | 2005-04-19 | 2006-05-31 |
| Mrs Carol Schwartz | Individual | $35,200 | 3 | 2003-08-27 | 2005-04-26 |
| Ernst and Young (VIC) | Organisation | $30,500 | 1 | – | – |
| Becton Corporation | Organisation | $22,000 | 2 | 2005-05-12 | 2006-03-15 |
| SMF Funds Management Ltd | Organisation | $22,000 | 1 | 2006-05-12 | 2006-05-12 |
| DPA Document Printing Australia Pty Ltd | Organisation | $16,746 | 2 | 2000-06-30 | 2005-05-06 |
| Tom Poulton | Individual | $13,200 | 1 | 2003-08-30 | 2003-08-30 |
| Pratt Holdings Pty Ltd | Organisation | $12,000 | 1 | 2003-08-28 | 2003-08-28 |
| Mr Peter Hay | Individual | $11,500 | 1 | 2004-09-01 | 2004-09-01 |
| Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd | Organisation | $11,000 | 1 | 2004-04-29 | 2004-04-29 |
| Tara Mackay | Individual | $11,000 | 1 | 2004-09-24 | 2004-09-24 |
| Warwick Fabrics (Australia) Pty Ltd | Organisation | $10,500 | 1 | 2005-04-15 | 2005-04-15 |
| Foster's Group Limited | Organisation | $10,398 | 6 | 1998-07-28 | 2007-12-14 |
| Were Stockbroking Ltd | Organisation | $9,650 | 5 | 1998-09-14 | 1999-10-20 |
| Mr Peter Bosa | Individual | $9,370 | 1 | 2004-10-14 | 2004-10-14 |
| Redwin Industries Pty Ltd | Organisation | $8,125 | 1 | 2005-03-01 | 2005-03-01 |
| Jeffrey Browne | Individual | $6,600 | 1 | 2003-08-30 | 2003-08-30 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers | Organisation | $6,404 | 1 | 2005-07-26 | 2005-07-26 |
| Pricewaterhouse Coopers | Individual | $6,095 | 2 | 2001-10-23 | 2003-06-12 |
| Carnegie, Wylie & Company Pty Ltd | Organisation | $5,500 | 1 | 2002-06-12 | 2002-06-12 |
| Euromina Pty Ltd | Organisation | $5,500 | 1 | 2005-04-08 | 2005-04-08 |
| Marloss Fifteen Pty Ltd ATF The Freeman McMurrick Family Trust | Organisation | $5,500 | 1 | 2004-10-05 | 2004-10-05 |
| Disto Undine Nominees | Organisation | $5,000 | 1 | 2002-06-12 | 2002-06-12 |
By financial year
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| Financial year | Donations |
|---|---|
| 2011-12 | $200 |
| 2008-09 | $300 |
| 2007-08 | $39,683 |
| 2006-07 | $60,200 |
| 2005-06 | $115,489 |
| 2004-05 | $157,043 |
| 2003-04 | $117,049 |
| 2002-03 | $51,615 |
| 2001-02 | $47,530 |
| 2000-01 | $470 |
| 1999-00 | $31,100 |
| 1998-99 | $36,095 |
About this data
Donors are the organisations or individuals the AEC records as having made the donation. A party's total adds its branches and other recipient bodies. Internal transfers are donations from one body of a party to another.
Source: Australian Electoral Commission, Transparency Register annual returns (Donations Made, Party Returns). Not an official AEC publication. Updated 14 October 2026. See the About popup for what we add and for licensing.