Regional Australia Bank awards over $30K to the Coonabarabran community as part of its innovative Community Partnership Program
Announcement posted by Regional Australia Bank 29 Aug 2017
Regional Australia Bank’s innovative Community Partnership Program scales new heights of success.
Regional Australia Bank’s Community Partnership Program is now in its ninth year – and with this year’s donations reaching a staggering $840,000, the program continues to go from strength to strength.
Under the program, new bank customers open a transaction account and select which group they would like to support. Regional Australia Bank then calculates the average annual balance of all supporters’ accounts and donates 1% of the total to the cause on the customers’ behalf – all without costing them a cent.
With more and more people getting on board, the Community Partnership Program has continued to grow at over 30% per year – and this year, the total amount has edged ever closer to the million dollar mark, with $840,000 of funds ready to donate to various local grass roots clubs and community groups.
At Coonabarabran’s Community Partnership presentations last night, Regional Australia Bank awarded $31,769.03 to the local community – and the United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW – Coonabarabran Branch, Rotary Club of Coonabarabran, Coonabarabran High School P&C Association, Coona Amateur Boxing Club, The Men’s Shed Coonabarabran Inc, the Coonabarabran Local Aboriginal Land Council and the Urabrible Landcare Group were just a few of the groups lucky enough to receive a donation.
Over the past few years, the Bank has been able to contribute more than 1.5 million dollars to deserving community groups – and as Regional Australia Bank Coonabarabran Branch Supervisor Sarah Jackson explains, “we’re immensely proud of our ability to deliver these kinds of social and environmental returns to our regional communities.”
Ms Jackson continued that “for a bank like ours, which is founded on the promise to operate in the best interests of our customers and communities, it’s entirely fitting that our customers are able to lead the way in initiatives like this, given that they’ll often be the ones benefitting from the positive impacts of this program.”
“The Community Partnership Program is just one of the ways in which we assist our customers and communities,” said Kevin Dupé, Regional Australia Bank CEO. “Regional Australia Bank is proud to continue delivering the Community Support Program in 2017, enabling it to continue enhancing the quality of life and a strong sense of community for the regions it serves.”
The banks goal for the Community Partnership Program is to reach $1M in donations to local communities in 2018 and invites regional Australians to get on board and choose to bank with them, so that they can take advantage of this initiative and enjoy both better value from their financial institution, and help create local communities that can fully prosper and thrive.
A full list of Community Partnership Program beneficiaries has been included below.
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Contact: Sara Crowe, C7EVEN Communications, 02 6766 4513 / 0438 197 559
It is requested that Regional Australia Bank is not shortened to an acronym and always referred to in full as Regional Australia Bank.
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| United Hospital Auxiliaries of NSW - Coonabarabran Branch |
| Rotary Club of Coonabarabran |
| Coonabarabran High School P & C Association |
| Coona Amateur Boxing Gym |
| Coonabarabran Soccer Club Inc |
| Coonabarabran Local Aboriginal Land Council |
| Urabrible Landcare Group Inc |
| Coonabarabran P & H Association |
| The (Men's) Shed Coonabarabran Inc |
| C/Bran Rugby League Football C |
| Riding for The Disabled Association (NSW) Coonabarabran Centre |
| Coonabarabran Volunteer Rescue |
| Coonabarabran Public School Parents and Citizens Association |
| St Lawrences Primary School - Canteen |
| Coonabarabran Youth Club Inc |
| Coonabarabran Fishing Club |
| Coonabarabran Bowling Club Co-Op |
| Coonabarabran Junior League & Netball Inc |
| Coonabarabran Garden Club |
| Binnaway Jockey Club Inc. |
| Coonabarabran Junior Golf |
| Coonabarabran Jockey Club Inc |
| Baradine Country Bushfire Brigade |
| Baradine and District Progress Association |
| Coonabarabran Lady Golfers Improvement Fund |
| Coonabarabran Pony Club Inc |
| Warrumbungle Regional Radio Inc |
| Yearinan Bushfire Brigade |
| Coonabarabran Arts Council |
| Coonabarabran Bran Horse & Rider Club Inc |
| Warrumbungle Arts and Crafts Inc |
| Coonabarabran & District Greyhound Racing Club |
| Baradine Bowling Club - Baradine Health & Fitness |
| Binnaway Amateur Boxing Gyminc |
| RSL Womens Auxiliary |
| Coonabarabran Orbital Swing Band |
| Warrumbungle Rural Community Programme War Fm RSP |
| Coonabarabran Physical Culture Club |
| Coonabarabran Little Athletics |
| Coona Civilian & Military Rifle Club |
| Dps Coonabarabran Local & Family History |
| Starfest |
| Rocky Glen Branch of CWA NSW |
| Coonabarabran Landcare |
| Warrumbungle Eventing Inc |
| Hell Yeah Sports & Activities |
| Astronomical Society of C/Bran |
| Castlereagh Working Equitation |
| Coona Drop in Incorporated |
| Castlereagh Support Brigade |
| Coonabarabran Christian Education Association |
| Gowang Rural Fire Service |
| Coonabarabran Lions Club Incorporated |
| Coonabarabran Teachers |
| Bugaldie Rural Fire Brigade |
| Napier Lane Bush Fire Brigade |
| Burra-Bee-Dee United |
| Coonabarabran Men's Choir |
| Coonabarabran Amateur Dramatic Society |
| Coonabarabran Local Aboriginal Lands Council |