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1 minute read3 April 2025
How to write a winning TIP application
Education
We want your applications for our Teaching Initiatives Program (TIP). So, we've made it easier for you to apply.
2 minutes read2 April 2025
Supporting nurses taking the next big step
Health
Receiving the Bank First Mercy Health Scholarship has supported Ana Anaya to make her long-held dream of studying to become a Registered Nurse a reality.
Learn more3 minutes read1 April 2025
Don't book a holiday with a scammer
Security
When the cost of accommodation seems a little too good to be true, you might be dealing with a booking scam.
Learn more1 minute read1 April 2025
Mike Thornton joins Bank First
Corporate
Chair Simon Terry has welcomed experienced Senior Executive in financial services and Non-Executive Director Mike Thornton to the Bank First board room.
Learn more1 minute read31 March 2025
Thank you Graeme
Corporate
After 12 years on the board, including as Deputy Chair and Board Risk Committee Chair, Graeme Willis has retired, effective from 31 March 2025.
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1 minute read28 March 2025
Who runs the world? Girls!
Corporate
Well, perhaps not running the world but they’re making an impact, particularly at Bank First, and we continue to applaud and acknowledge the work of our female colleagues.
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Student leaders have great ideas!
Education
We're on the lookout for exciting, innovative projects schools would love to activate but are held back by a lack of funding.
Learn more2 minutes read27 March 2025
Leading the way for patient care
Health
The Alfred Health Nursing Scholarship supports nurse-led research, enabling nurses like Kellie Easton to experience innovative programs firsthand and introduce them back home.
Learn more1 minute read24 March 2025
Who knows it's hard to get funding for great ideas?
Education
Bank First, that's who! We're inviting all Victorian teachers, who have a project idea but little, or no funding, to consider applying for a 2025 TIP grant.
Learn more3 minutes read18 March 2025
Don't put your credit card in the letterbox
Security
How brazen are scammers these days? They not only want your money, they want you to pop your credit card in the letterbox for them too. Well, it’s not happening!
Learn more2 minutes read4 March 2025
Fuelling minds at lunchtime
Education
Bec Spink, Wirrigirri Primary School Principal, is introducing a school lunch program to ensure that every student has the nutrition needed to learn at their full potential.
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