Community Bank Gisborne and District has invested $518,718 back into the southern Macedon Ranges, funding 46 projects over the 2024-25 financial year.
Chair of Macedon Ranges Community Enterprises Ltd, the social enterprise behind Community Bank Gisborne and District, Mal Carter celebrated the contributions made.
“We are proud to be part of the largest social enterprise movement in Australia, returning at least 80 per cent of our profits to the local community each year in the form of grants, scholarships, sponsorships and donations,” he said.
“In FY25, our total contributions since our branch opened in 2008 reached $4 million, an incredible milestone that has only been possible thanks to our amazing community – our shareholders who backed our community-built business from the beginning, our dedicated branch team who deliver legendary service every day and, most importantly, our customers who support their local community by banking with us.”
Some projects supported in the area during the financial year included the sponsorship of the Riddell District Football Netball League; an emergency generator for Bullengarook CFA; the Mount Macedon Anzac Day Dawn Service; and the Woodend Winter Arts Festival.
Many other initiatives across the Macedon Ranges are also supported by Community Banks in Lancefield, Romsey and Trentham.
