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We're giving our Hawthorn East branch a fresh new look.

Dhanushka Wijesundera was looking for a workplace that would value his ideas as much as his results. At Bank First, he found exactly that.

State Schools' Relief was founded by school principals and Bank First was established by teachers – there's a purpose and synergy to this partnership.

Bank First AGMs are far from mundane. It's informative, friendly and this year we built cubes to help Cornish College with an exciting world record attempt.

Simon Terry and Stephen Cornelissen have been re-elected to the Bank First board at this year's Annual General Meeting.

Recently retired Deputy Chair Graeme Willis has been officially recognised by the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM) with his name added to the BCCM Honour Roll.

Chair Simon Terry has welcomed experienced Senior Executive in financial services and Non-Executive Director Mike Thornton to the Bank First board room.

After 12 years on the board, including as Deputy Chair and Board Risk Committee Chair, Graeme Willis has retired, effective from 31 March 2025.

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.

The first Board meeting of 2025 was an opportunity for Chair, Simon Terry, to show Jen Johanson around the Bank First offices.