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2 minutes read18 December 2024
Bank First welcomes back Simon Terry as Chair
Corporate
Simon Terry returns to Bank First as Chair, having served on the board from 2018 until 2022.
Learn more3 minutes read12 December 2024
Interest Rates 101
Financial Wellbeing
They're everywhere! Numbers with decimal points and percentage marks. All over our feeds. Learn the meaning of interest rates and how they work.
Learn more1 minute read28 November 2024
Our people and our acknowledgement
Corporate
Who better to put their voice to our Acknowledgement of Country than the people Members speak to when they call our Call Centre?
Learn more2 minutes read20 November 2024
Elizabeth Compton joins Bank First board
Corporate
Bank First is delighted to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Compton to the board of directors.
Learn more1 minute read31 October 2024
Bank First announces Chair Elect
Corporate
Bank First has announced the appointment of Simon Terry as Chair Elect, succeeding Bernie Lloyd who is retiring from the Board after 13 years of service.
Learn more2 minutes read30 October 2024
Thank you Bernie!
Corporate
After 13 years on our board, Bernie Lloyd's final 'official' meeting will be the 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Learn more1 minute read29 October 2024
For the Member - yesterday, today and tomorrow
Member Profile
The Cleary family represent three generations of Bank First Members. Three-year-old Alfie, is one of our newest Members and represents the future of Bank First.
Learn more1 minute read23 October 2024
Chair honoured by BCCM
Corporate
Bank First Chair Bernie Lloyd has been officially inducted into the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutual (BCCM) honour roll.
Learn more2 minutes read18 October 2024
Managing waste with Eco Bins
Education
Armed with colour-coded bins, Oscar Romero Catholic Primary School students are managing waste sustainably and showing us all how it’s done.
Learn more1 minute read16 October 2024
From the boardroom … World Teachers' Day
Corporate
Occasionally as a director of Bank First, I have the opportunity to visit schools. I love these visits as they remind me of the excellence of our teachers.
Learn more2 minutes read9 October 2024
Billy Cart Kids
Education
At Wayi School, students are taking their love of learning on the road. The specialist school will introduce its Billy Cart Kids program to students later this year.
Learn more2 minutes read8 October 2024
Recycling plastics in STEM
Education
Kalinda Primary School's STEM program gives students the opportunity to create items using 3D printers. Now, community plastic waste can be recycled into 3D printing thread.
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