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Community Impact Stories
Here’s a great story: we’ve proudly invested well over $2.5M into local community projects and we’re not stopping there. On top of that, we invested in a Community House for all, creating a space where everyone belongs. We partner with local organisations and the business sector to resource and grow in the community space, including funding our Community Partnerships Lead role to drive even greater impact. We love sharing the stories of how our investment helps the community thrive.


Leading Community Governance
At Community Bank Buninyong, we’re incredibly proud to support the Community Governance Program run by Ballarat East Neighbourhood House! We recently joined local community groups at Morshead Park, focusing on the key question: "Where does the money come from?" It was a fantastic event with insights from local grant funders like the Ballarat Council, Ballarat Foundation and our very own Community Partnerships Lead Kelly Bevan representing Community Bank Buninyong. Participant


Local carols return
🎄✨ What a magical night at the Buninyong Mt Helen Lions Club Christmas Carols, supported by our Community Bank! After last year’s washout, it was so special to be back celebrating together. 🎶 As usual it was wonderful to see families gathered with picnic rugs and outdoor chairs, chatting and laughing while the kids played in the background. It was a perfect blend of music, community and festive spirit! A massive shout-out to our incredible volunteer Director Debbie Rybicki,


School's New Sustainability Shed
We’re incredibly proud to have helped fund the brand-new Sustainability Shed at the Scotsburn Campus of Buninyong Primary School! 🎉 This purpose-built space will be a new hub for sustainability and STEM programs, where students can explore hands-on learning in sustainability, renewable energy and environmental science 🌍💡. We heard '3D printer' mentioned and we can't wait to see the outcomes for students in this space. We understand how important it is for students to have


Hub supported for three years
🌟 We’re proud to support the Community Care Centre Ballarat, a new initiative that’s now helping those in need across the region! 💙 Our Chair Ian Corcoran and Community Partnerships Lead Kelly Bevan attended the official opening with Samantha McIntosh Ballarat doing the honours. The Centre is a central hub where local welfare organisations can access donated second-hand goods, preventing items from going to waste and distributing them directly to those who need them. 🌱💚 A


SparkTank Shares $50,000
Our highly anticipated SparkTank event took place last night at the Buninyong Town Hall, where $50,000 of community investment funding was awarded to ten local organisations . The event saw a packed audience of over 140 attendees cheer on the community groups who pitched their projects to a panel of local leaders. Over the past 14 years, our Community Investment Program has returned over $2.25 million of profit to the local community . The SparkTank initiative was designed


We're the EBT support act
What's not to love about student innovation and defining life moments ♥️! We recently partnered with the Buninyong Mt Helen Lions Club to support Buninyong Primary School's Energy Breakthrough Program 🙌. Together we’ve funded the construction of a brand-new shed that will make a huge difference to the students and staff involved in this student-led program. 🚴♀️⚙️ The new shed provides the perfect space for students to work on their pedal-powered vehicles and perfect their


Art Acquisition Prize Awarded
The Buninyong Town Hall buzzed last weekend on opening night as over 100 attendees gathered for the Buninyong Artpreneurs Gala . The...


Nallei Jerring Graduates 24
We’ve thrown our support behind the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation Nallei-Jerring program for the next three years and were...


Christmas Festival Unites Community
Our Community Bank said ‘yes’ to supporting the Buninyong Christmas Festival again this year. Our Community Partnerships Lead Kelly Bevan...


Magic moments for students
Our Community Bank along with the Buninyong Mt Helen Lions Club and Soroptimist International of Ballarat Inc sent 17 local secondary...


Backing youth success
When the community chooses to support us, we support projects like the City of Ballarat Youth Awards. We know how important it is to...


Warrenheip masterplan unveiled
It was a thrill for us to be part of the Committee 4 Warrenheip Masterplan launch. This project has been bubbling along in the pipeline...


Making tertiary study possible
In the seventh year of our Federation University Foundation Scholarship Program, we were again pleased to present scholarships to four...


Ready Set Grow Havests Again
Buninyong Primary School's Ready Set Grow students have just undertaken another harvest of home-grown goodies . We love supporting this...


Nellei Jerring Program Funded
Last year we supported the Western Bulldogs Community Foundation Nallei Jerring Program and we’re now excited to announce a 3-year...


New laptop for Probus
he Probus Club of Begonia City recently made a significant step in upgrading its technological capabilities thanks to the support of our...


Future's shining bright
Last year the Ballarat-born initiative Reverse Advent Calendars distributed 1500 boxes to local families in need just before Christmas. Nationally, 6000 packs were shared from Perth to Canberra and from Hobart to Brisbane 🌏. The innovative idea of local teacher Heather Luttrall, Reverse Advert Calendars started with a small group of friends and now includes a much larger network of caring Australians doing good just before the holiday period 🙌. Heather is Community Bank Bun


Bonds built on buddy benches
The ripple effect of Buddy Benches funded by our Community Bank has woven a sense of camaraderie throughout local primary schools,...


Brightening Carer Day
Our Community Bank was stoked again to support the Cafs Carer Day Out. "This fun family event delivers significant benefit to our...


Ready Set Grow Program Yields Harvest
Buninyong Primary School harvested its potato crop after a successful year of the innovative ‘Ready Set Grow’ Program. Students were finally able to see the product of months of work after carefully planting, caring and nurturing produce throughout the year. The innovative program was established and piloted during Covid and provides an alternative for classroom learning. It’s designed to support student wellbeing, develop practical skills and educate for sustainability in a
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