Community Bank Elmore, Lockington and Rochester

24/05/2026

How did I go?
^Joel

21/05/2026

What better way to round out National Volunteer Week, than to announce the recipients of our recent Community Sponsorship Program? ✨

We are so proud to help make these initiatives possible for our community:

🏡 Refurbishment of bathrooms at Restdown Retirement Village in Rochester
🦋 Strathallan Rochester Family Landcare Bursting Butterfly Initiative (June)
🎨 Re-painting of Kotta Hall (fresh for its centenary celebrations!)
🏀 Continuing support of Rochester Secondary College Campaspe Academy of Sport until 2029
🔥 New hot water service for Elmore Memorial Hall & Athenaeum Hall
👕 New shirts for Elmore Bowling Club’s volunteers & players
🥘 Elmore Lions monthly community lunches
🌾 Lockington NeighbourHood House Lockington International Day of Rural Women Lunch (October)
🐴 Updated facilities for Rochester & District Horse & Pony Club
🛝 Commitment to new play spaces at Rochester Secondary College & Rochester Netball Association
🏫 Yard improvements at St Joseph’s Primary School Rochester
🏏 Showcase upgrade for Rochester Sports Museum
🚗 Rochester Motoring Club’s Show N Shine (October)
💼 Rochester Secondary College’s Year 11 Work Experience Camp (July)
📕 Printing of Rochester Historical & Pioneer Society’s ‘Live & Prosper’ book
🔨 Installation of new blinds at Rochester Shire Hall Rochester Community House
🏃🏼‍♀️ Rochester Business Network - Love Rochy Move, Nourish, Connect initiative
🕺🏼 Rochester Rock N Roll Social Night (October)
🚗 Continuing support of Rochester and Elmore District Health Service community transport until 2029
🪧 New signage at Campaspe Run Elmore

Congratulations to these incredible community groups - and thank you for the passion, effort and dedication you’ve put into bringing these important initiatives to life. 👏🏻

21/05/2026

What a star! ⭐️ We couldn’t be prouder to support 9 local students - including Oakley Tarrant - to head to Uni & TAFE this year.

A big thank you to both the Campaspe News Bendigo Bank for sharing Oakley’s story with the community. 👏🏻

17/05/2026

Thank you 🫶🏻

This week we’re celebrating our 7 volunteer directors at Community Bank Elmore, Lockington and Rochester - along with the hundreds of locals who give their time to support organisations and initiatives across Elmore, Lockington, Rochester and surrounds.

Our community simply wouldn’t be the same without you ❤️

15/05/2026

Can your banking bring together 100 community members to celebrate the local Golf Club’s Centenary Event? ⛳️

Our customers can. 👏🏻

The Lockington Golf Club Centenary celebrations last weekend brought great weather, great golfing and great vibes - with one long time member saying it was the best day he’s ever had at the club!

You can be part of this too. By banking with us, you’re helping support the clubs, events and initiatives that make our community an incredible place to live. ⛳️ 🎨 🎾 🏥 🏫 🦋

14/05/2026

We’re absolutely thrilled to introduce our community to our newest Director - Kayla Bradley. 👏🏻

As a Director of our Community Bank, Kayla will work alongside our Board to help shape our strategy and guide where up to 80% of our profits are reinvested back into community initiatives. ❤️

Kayla truly is a community champion - so we really couldn’t think of a more perfect fit!
Let’s get to know a little more about her 👇🏻

🏡 Kayla grew up in New Zealand and moved to Australia when she was 6. She spent most of her teen years in the Western District, then moved to Lockington when she was 16. She’s been here ever since!

💪🏻 Kayla loves being busy & loves a challenge. Her biggest achievement to date has been raising her 3 country-loving boys.

🏉 Kayla goes for Essendon - (and Lockington Bamawm United FNC footy club of course!)

🥘 Kayla’s favourite food is butter chicken.

❤️ From running the canteen at the footy to writing grant applications for the Lockington Action Group, Kayla truly lives and breathes community. ‘I admire all things community, being involved in events, seeing the joy passion and success in all things community. It’s such a joy to be part of!’

Please join us in welcoming the incredible Kayla 👏🏻

12/05/2026

🏫💼 Abbey & Lauren had a great morning chatting with local High School students at the Echuca Moama Beacon Foundation Careers Expo.

Joining more than 40 other exhibitors, they shared what a career in Community Banking looks like - and why they love being part of something that makes a difference in the community every day. ❤️

A big thank you to everyone involved in organising such a fantastic expo. It was a brilliant opportunity for our local students to explore future career pathways and connect with local industries 👏🏻

11/05/2026

Top 5 horror movies
(Banking edition) 🍿
1. Not regularly reviewing your home loan
2. Writing your PIN on your debit card
3. Forgetting to read over your bank statement
4. Dealing with your banking via AI when you could be dealing with a local
5. Forgetting to cancel your free trial - then seeing the direct debit come through

If any of this sounds a little too familiar, we can help!

📞 Community Bank Elmore - 5432 6706
📞 Community Bank Lockington 5486 2304
📞 Community Bank Rochester 5484 3290

09/05/2026

❤️ Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible mums in our community - those raising children, mums-to-be, those hoping to become mums, those missing their mums today, and the special people who step into motherly roles ❤️

Today is an extra special day for our own Paige, who is celebrating her very first Mother’s Day with baby Mia 🌸

Wishing our whole community a day filled with love, connection and a little extra spoiling 💐

07/05/2026

15/03/2026

The Rochester Golf Club is about so much more than golf ⛳️

The clubrooms are used for community events, fundraisers and even acted as a short-term home for over a dozen local families following the floods ❤️

So when the club approached us for support with clubroom maintenance last year, it was a big yes. The volunteer-led committee has now completed the installation of new gutters, which will help collect water for their tanks and protect the building from water damaged for years to come. ✔️

Around 80% of the profits that we make go straight into initiatives like this. So if you don’t bank with us already - why not? 😉

Rochester Golf Club