Not-for-Profit Sector Banking COMMONWEALTH BANK TREASURERS’ AWARDS 2015

RECOGNISING THE UNSUNG HEROES OF AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITIES XA MESSAGE TO OUR FELLOW COMMUNITY BUILDERS

Like you, CommBank and Our Community are committed to building the strength, wellbeing and sustainability of Australia’s 600,000 not-for-profit groups. And we know that the work of not-for-profit treasurers plays a vital role in making those groups hum.

Most treasurers are untiring, That’s why it’s our pleasure to put our names to painstaking and efficient. They such a worthwhile initiative as the Not-for-Profit Treasurers’ Awards. work long hours to keep the books balanced and ensure accountability, These awards emphasise how much work allowing community members and is being done behind the scenes of our not-for-profit organisations; but it’s about more volunteers to get on with working than recognition. We also sought to uncover for the causes they believe in key barriers to the efficient and effective and the work they love doing. keeping of the books, and highlight solutions for overcoming those barriers. They sacrifice time with their families and friends, The judging of these awards made for exciting their leisure time, time they’d probably rather reading. We heard of treasurers taking their spend on the ground with their community groups from the red to the black, from the group than in the back office, to pay the bills, dark ages to the internet age, from struggling chase money, do the books and prepare the to thriving. reports. All too often the work of the treasurer goes unrecognised.

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Like you, CommBank and Our Community are committed to building the strength, wellbeing and sustainability of Australia’s 600,000 not-for-profit groups. And we know that the work of not-for-profit treasurers plays a vital role in making those groups hum.

We also read many excellent suggestions of initiatives we can undertake that will make

treasurers’ lives across Australia easier and their groups safer, more effective and more

efficient. It’s invaluable information: we’ve heard Vanessa Nolan Woods from the horse’s mouth exactly what barriers are impeding our nation’s treasurers, and General Manager, Not-for-Profit exactly what can be done to remove them. Sector Banking We can’t wait to get started. Commonwealth Bank

Congratulations to all the treasurers who were peer-nominated for the awards this year, and a huge thank you to all those who shared their wisdom. And to all the treasurers and volunteers who help make our community organisations so great – we applaud you. Denis Moriarty Group Managing Director Our Community

3 XABOUT THE AWARDS

ABOUT THE 2015 TREASURERS’ AWARDS...

The response to the Commonwealth Bank Not-for-Profit Treasurers’ Awards 2015 was overwhelming. We received well over 1000 submissions, accompanied by inspiring and glowing endorsements of our community treasurers.

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The Commonwealth Bank Not-for-Profit Treasurers’ Awards 2015 were split into two parts to allow a celebration of all treasurers across the nation, as well as an opportunity for those treasurers to contribute their ideas for reforming the role.

PART A: PART B: People involved in not-for-profit groups were Treasurers were invited to spread their wisdom invited to let their treasurer know how much they by providing their ideas for removing barriers to the are valued by nominating them to receive an role of the treasurer. The three best entries were official Commonwealth Bank Not-for-Profit chosen to win one of three $5000 donations for their Treasurers’ Awards 2015 Certificate of Appreciation. not-for-profit group, plus an iPad for themselves.

CELEBRATING OUR 2015 TREASURERS Nominations for Part A of the awards were drawn This year’s nominees are of exceptional quality, from all corners of every state and territory of demonstrating great leadership, teamwork Australia – from major cities, regional centres and and enthusiasm. tiny towns; from large organisations and small, and everything in between; and from all areas of Nominees were a mix of full- and part-time the not-for-profit sector. workers and retirees, fitting their treasury role among other commitments. They included The entries showed just how amazing the work trained accountants and complete novices. that is being undertaken in the community sector is. They showed how much time and thought treasurers The judges were inspired to read about treasurers put into their voluntary work and highlighted that taking on huge challenges, learning new skills, their work involves much more than simply balancing donating vast amounts of their time – some the books. quite literally saving their organisation from going under. They have read about people who form the backbone of their community organisation, often going above and beyond the call of duty.

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“Kylie is effective, efficient, reliable, “For consistently going above HERE’S JUST trustworthy, intelligent, competent and beyond the role of book- A SMALL and caring. She manages to keeper, banker, accountant, asset communicate complex ‘money talk’ manager, financial planner, treasurer, SELECTION OF to the committee in layman’s terms. committee member and all round THE COMMENTS We appreciate her incredibly!” great bloke! We thank you!” WE RECEIVED: “Before Erin was treasurer, we “Marion has been a strong and were stressed about our financial steady voice of reason over many situation. Erin has not only bought years advocating for financial “ us out of the red, but well into the sustainability. She consistently green! She’s a fantastic asset to goes above and beyond in the She counts the organisation.” time and energy she puts into her involvement.” the notes, “Amanda, our treasurer, works she counts the tirelessly for the good of our centre, “Cathy volunteered when no one helping us to fund a large renovation else would. Calm when faced with coins – she for our centre, all while having a waves of receipts and invoices, toddler and newborn twins. she has streamlined processes always balances She’s supermum and treasurer!” while keeping us to budget.” the books on “For being a rock of stability “Mel has amazing energy and time. Words and security during a time commitment to the volunteer of change.” treasurer role - 130 members can’t describe means monthly fees come in daily so she does an incredible amount how much we “Canteen closure was a reality. of work in her own time and never Tan took stock, made changes, lets us down.” appreciate your communicated with everyone, kept guard and now it is transformed contribution. from $7000 loss to > $7000 profit. “Not only has Rob has been Tan is our champion!” treasurer for many years, he has Thank you! stood in for any committee position when it became unexpectedly “For being Australia’s leading vacant. He is more than the bookkeeper and balancing the treasurer, he is the backbone.” ” best books in the Commonwealth.” “Olwen brought fresh air and “I am nominating Sam for staying “Thank you, Edith, for your new ideas when she took over back late at work to keep the club unfailing support, your passion the treasurer’s job. She has also financially up to date. And for the for excellence, and your eye for started our society with catering consistent positive attitude he has detail. As a result our finances and and grant writing.” towards the club and its welfare. organisation are going from ordinary And to say thank you.” to extraordinary!” “Kathy has devoted many years to our club and still continues even “We would like to nominate Kate “After 40 years of involvement though her children no longer play. for all her patience, diligence and in volunteer dog clubs (showing, Kathy is great with the numbers and initiative. But mostly for being so breeding, obedience and agility), makes the best coleslaw.” amazing and for showing us that Annette is easily the best treasurer tax time doesn’t have to be difficult I have ever seen. Easy as that! but can also be fun.” And you can’t have her!!” “Rod would rather be working on the fire grounds or volunteering to relieve exhausted ‘firies’, yet he finds “Lisa is readily available with See page 18 for the advice and suggestions on how full alphabetical list the time to pay the bills, submit our of all 878 honourees. paperwork and tally our accounts.” we can work more efficiently and transparently. Lisa’s fine tuning has helped to produce extraordinarily detailed financial reports.”

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CELEBRATING THE WISDOM OF OUR TREASURERS

No one knows the trials and Hundreds of treasurers from tribulations of any particular task across the country answered the call. The best applications were: quite like the people currently engaged in carrying it out. GROUNDED: Entrants described barriers drawn As part of the Commonwealth from real-life experiences that Bank Not-for-Profit Treasurers’ apply to many groups of varying sizes across the country. Awards 2015, we set out to extract treasurers’ ideas about what could THOUGHTFUL: be done differently in order to make Entrants proposed solutions that were innovative and creative. their roles easier and improve the financial wellbeing of their REALISTIC: organisations. Entrants’ proposals were achievable and implementable.

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SAMANTHA CELEBRATING WINTER OUR 2015 Treasurer, Women’s AWARD Health In the North, WINNERS Victoria

We would like to Samantha has been Treasurer for Women’s congratulate our three Health In the North (WHIN) Inc. since mid-2013. A chartered accountant by winners who have training, Samantha is the first qualified made a huge contribution accountant to serve in this role at WHIN. to their not-for-profit Key tasks have been to bring financial organisations. rigour and processes into WHIN by applying an accountant’s lens to the role of financial governance.

In her day job, Samantha is Director Academic Administration at The University of Melbourne, overseeing a budget of more than $180m. She seeks to apply the same rigour to her voluntary role as a treasurer as she does to her paid role.

“This is great news for Women’s Health In the North – we look forward to putting the prize money towards a program to improve the financial literacy of migrant women. From a personal perspective, I am humbled that my financial skills are being recognised as adding value to my organisation and I strongly believe that all not-for-profit organisations should have access to these skills.”

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WHITNEY BOYLE RHONDA Treasurer, DOYLE Mallee Treasurer, Neighbourhood Central Coast House Network, Kids in Need, Victoria NSW

The Mallee Neighbourhood House Network Rhonda has served as the treasurer of supports the 13 neighbourhood houses in Central Coast Kids in Need for 12 years. the northern region of Victoria. The network The organisation provides assistance with employs one part-time coordinator; in addition, accommodation expenses to families of the houses work together voluntarily. children with cancer or other prolonged illnesses while in Sydney or Newcastle Whitney has served as the network’s treasurer hospitals. for three years. When she took on the role she had no financial training or experience Prior to taking up the role of treasurer, whatsoever, and had never used MYOB (the Rhonda had no previous experience as a network’s software). treasurer. She was taught how to do the role by the outgoing treasurer, and is also blessed Whitney is the part-time manager of one of by having a friendly neighbour who checks the network’s neighbourhood houses, which her books monthly to make sure they’re all work to create inclusive, supportive and correct and backed up. vibrant communities. A self-professed one-finger typist, Rhonda Her approach to being an effective treasurer is spends at least two hours a day carrying out to be open and honest with the organisation’s her duties as treasurer. members. She aims to be approachable so that committee members feel comfortable to ask the tough questions. “As a volunteer treasurer I rely upon my relationship with and assistance from staff at our local branch of the Commonwealth “It is humbling and inspiring to be a Bank and upon assistance from the Board representative of the thousands of and Committee of Central Coast Kids not-for-profit treasurers in Australia in Need. To win this prestigious award and to have the responses provided means we are all doing something right.” in the award application considered seriously by Our Community and the Commonwealth Bank.”

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ENTRANTS TO THIS SECTION OF THE AWARDS A. PROGRAM WERE THE ASKED TO: BARRIERS The other board Lack of confidence members don’t in their own abilities understand the finances It takes great courage to take on A. a task that’s very important but for Treasurers are concerned about the level of knowledge and skills which one has limited experience Identify the biggest of their fellow board members. to offer, yet this is what so many They find it hard to make complex treasurers have done. We read barriers to their financial reports simple enough again and again of treasurers work as treasurers. for others to understand. They thrown into the deep end, without say there is no money and little a background in finance, with no enthusiasm for training. They fear training, with limited handover, their fellow board members lack with basic computer skills, and the confidence or knowledge with no prior knowledge of what they need to properly interrogate the role would entail. the numbers. B. “As a lay person, with no formal “People often cite other board accounting, legal, HR, (or) project members’ lack of financial management qualifications, it can Provide ideas of understanding as a barrier to be very frustrating, time consuming how those barriers working as an effective not- and at times a scary prospect could be removed. for-profit treasurer. Personally when asked to take on and manage though, I think that it is more projects that you feel totally out people’s confidence in their own of your comfort zone with.” understanding that is lacking. This generally means that very few, if any, questions are asked about my reports, due to fear of saying something obvious or silly.”

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Some barriers identified in the entries were particular to one organisation only but many were repeated over and over again.

We’ve highlighted some of the common replies below:

Too much trust in Succession Too much to do and or reliance on the Difficulties too little time to do it treasurer A major theme that ran through It’s the lament of the modern Many entrants described an the entries was a feeling of being age, and treasurers feel the pull assumption among their fellow press-ganged into the treasurer’s especially – amid work, family board members that treasurers job and then feeling trapped there and social commitments, and have all the answers and that in the absence of anyone else general involvement in the cause therefore all other board members willing or able to take over. Several (playing the game, fighting the can switch off their brains when spoke of fears that the job was fires), how can one find the the finances are discussed. They becoming so complex amid the time to focus on the numbers? put this tendency down to lack move to electronic record-keeping Just doing the minimum, such of interest, lack of understanding and more demanding reporting as getting to the bank, is hard and lack of confidence among regimes that fewer and fewer enough for those who work their fellow board members. They volunteers would be capable of full-time. Treasurers reported described a range of results: carrying it out. feeling troubled that they were board members not reading or not able to find the time to do “Our club has a large percentage interrogating financial reports; proper planning; to fulfil all of their of members over the age of 60 complacency around fundraising; reporting requirements; to learn and as such has limited to no and a lack of unity around the about changes in the regulatory experience with the ever-changing setting of and keeping to budgets. and funding environments that technology and finance industries. Interestingly, not one single entry might affect their organisation; This makes our succession complained about board members, to make sure the numbers were planning ever more difficult as group members or staff asking too properly connected to the mission; many of our members no longer many questions of the treasurer. to streamline their systems; and have the skills or confidence to to keep up with technological “I haven’t yet discovered how to undertake these positions.” changes that could make their generate enthusiasm in listening work easier. Burnout seems a key to the treasurer’s report at each risk for many of our treasurers. meeting, but am thinking a rap routine might help.” “People who volunteer as treasurers are often people who generally ‘put their hand up’. This means they often need to juggle many priorities across home, work and community time.”

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Poor financial Difficulties Sector-wide management balancing the budget problems and control systems It’s probably no surprise to anyone Many treasurers looked outside Many treasurers wrote of having who’s had any dealings with the their own organisation’s four inherited unsophisticated and not-for-profit sector that it can walls in identifying key barriers chaotic record-keeping and be hard to balance the budget. to their work. A large number financial management systems. Treasurers are, of course, on the talked about a lack of standards They felt this was leaving their frontline of this task. They spoke for book-keeping procedures organisation exposed to risks. in their entries about inheriting for not-for-profits; a lack of They were worried about poor deficits; having to deal with lumpy standards for reporting; no internal procedures and frustrated cashflow; grants being suddenly information about best practices; by external systems. Where good withdrawn; sponsors not following and no not-for-profit benchmarks. systems were in place, treasurers through on promises; spiking They want compliance and often had difficulties convincing costs of insurance premiums; reporting to be centralised others to follow them. The demanding overheads; and and streamlined. changing nature of not-for-profit debtors unwilling to pay. They boards appears to be one factor also spoke of board members “As a brand new treasurer for that is making it difficult to embed and other stakeholders ignoring a brand new rugby club there good systems. all of this in their demands for was only a blank page to start more spending on the mission from. What is best practice? “The previous treasurer did (alongside an unwillingness to [You have] a sudden feeling you not maintain any book-keeping participate in fundraising). are re-inventing the wheel.” records. I have had to start all over in terms of record keeping “Having to chase up member fees and producing reports for to continue to provide services Accounting for general meetings.” means you are at times more of a more than the dollars debt collector than a treasurer.” A growing area of concern for a Inadequate technological number of treasurers is the need infrastructure Cultural barriers to account for more than just the dollars and cents involved Information technology systems – Resistance to change was one in running an organisation. They or, rather, a lack of them – were a key cultural barrier identified by talked about the need to take key concern for a large number of treasurers. Many are frustrated proper account of the voluntary treasurers. They talked of having by their inability to introduce new inputs into their organisations, and to use “clapped out” computers, financial management systems. their difficulties in accounting for having to do too much unnecessary A number feel their role in outcomes (and to connect those manual handling of cash (affordable balancing the budget is viewed outcomes to allocation of funds). EFTPOS machines and electronic negatively by many of their board “Treasurers are tasked with payment collection facilities are colleagues. They feel undervalued the financial accountability in great demand), and a pressing and misunderstood. Some feel of an organisation which is need for software that was both their fellow board members are demonstrated in dollars and simple and affordable. unwilling to take on risks that cents. However, this fails to truly could open up new opportunities reflect the organisation’s value. “Using just an Excel spreadsheet for the organisation; that they Treasurers need help in developing and Word documents to generate don’t understand the need to Social Statements that include invoices is a challenge, given an invest in capacity (systems, items such as volunteer in-kind annual spend of approximately training) in order to allow the contributions and the social return $80k and reasonably high organisation to perform better. numbers of transactions, given on investment. Community groups we have over 200 members in “Some of the biggest barriers are provide at least 200% more value the club.” the perception of a treasurer’s role than the dollars indicate.” by others. Often you are seen as a naysayer; squashing spending or asking to see business cases and budgets.”

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But enough of the negative! Our analysis of the Treasurers’ Awards entries revealed a number of realistic, achievable solutions to many of the barriers identified. B. THE SOLUTIONS

Education for treasurers

Some of the ideas put forward are relatively obvious, things that Ideas put forward include online really should already be happening in practically every not-for-profit and face-to-face training for new organisation in Australia (the need for proper induction for new treasurers, refresher courses, board members is one example). starter kits and manuals. Topics ranged from software/technology Still, their inclusion in this list keeps us focused on how we to book-keeping for beginners, to can help to ensure these practices become embedded and a Certificate IV in financial services. more widespread.

Some treasurers have put forward ideas for products or services that are, in fact, already available from CommBank or Our Education for the board Community, which tells us that we need to do more to ensure There’s a pressing need for people know these things exist and where to find them. Our board members to become more Community’s comprehensive grants database, the Our Community knowledgeable about financial publications Damn Good Advice for Treasurers and Damn Good management and governance. Advice for Board Members, and the Community Financial Centre, Some even suggested that a website designed to provide practical information about financial training be compulsory for all new management, are a few such examples. board members. Others were What was most exciting in reading the award entries was the new less prescriptive, but put forward thinking that was uncovered – a laundry list of ideas and solutions interesting ideas for how more for Our Community and CommBank to explore. people could be encouraged into training – subsidised costs, a train- the-trainer model, online training, or a travelling band of face-to- Some of the main themes are face trainers fanning out across highlighted on the following pages: every municipality in the country. Several treasurers suggested that employers be encouraged to offer volunteer board members paid leave to attend such training.

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Promoting a better Practical support Peer support understanding of the for treasurers role of the treasurer Treasurers also believe that Many, many ideas were put there’s much they can learn As well as promoting financial forward for resources that would from each other. They believe training for board members, some assist treasurers to do their job there would be great value in the treasurers put forward the idea more efficiently and effectively. creation of an online treasurer’s that board members should be Examples include: a register forum, networking groups, briefed on what’s involved in being of pro bono auditing services; meet-ups, and mentoring. a treasurer. This, it is believed, an online treasurers’ knowledge would give all board members centre; a monthly bulletin more sympathy for the role and highlighting key legislative, Technological more opportunity to offer support. regulatory and economic solutions developments; a support As one of our award winners, helpline or portal; specific There is great demand for the Samantha Winter, put it, “All resources for new treasurers development of a cloud-based directors need to understand the and new board members; and finance software package specific financial governance role that a pool of accountants who have to not-for-profit organisations ALL directors play and how much volunteered to provide end-of-year that’s affordable and simple to work the treasurer is actually assistance to treasurers finalising use, but also powerful enough to doing. A best practice of acting their annual reports. provide a sophisticated overview as ‘shadow-treasurer’ or proxy of how an organisation is tracking. director for a period of time Other technology solutions put would be a great way to ensure Specific checklists forward by treasurers include all directors have a grounding and templates apps, portals, and more affordable in the role of the treasurer and online payment systems. its importance. Let’s have Many treasurers provided ideas Treasurer for a Week as part for specific tools and resources of Not-for-Profit Finance Week, that would make their jobs (and Create more time and award those directors who the jobs of all new treasurers) step up and are involved!” easier. Examples include: Ideas put forward by treasurers ideas on how to present an for creating more time in organisation’s financial position a treasurer’s day included Better succession in a more interesting fashion; encouraging employers to planning flow charts for various tasks; allow paid time off to voluntary template policies (Our Community treasurers of not-for-profit groups, Several ideas for improving has some in the Policy Bank but and splitting the role between succession planning and there’s clearly more that can be two parties (job sharing). improving the induction of new done); templates for common treasurers were forthcoming. documents such as agendas, They included having new minutes, profit and loss reports, Incentives for treasurers take on a ‘shadow and balance sheets; and business new treasurers treasurer‘ role for a time to upskill development plans, compliance them before they take up the checklists, and forecasting tools. Ideas for encouraging more role, and facilitating a move to people to become treasurers skills-based recruitment to ensure included lobbying for voluntary incoming treasurers have the skills treasurers to get tax breaks (as they need, to avoid a situation one award entrant put it, “money where the organisation turns is tax deductible, why not time?”), to the last person standing. and the creation of a prestigious national register to recognise long-serving volunteers.

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Sector-wide reform Many treasurers identified We would like structural, sector-wide reforms that could make their jobs easier. Ideas put forward included: to thank all of the creation of accounting principles or agreed basic standards of financial practice for small not-for-profit organisations; the treasurers standard centralised reporting systems; creation of benchmarks; and development of a universal who generously set of best practice policies for management of funds. Suggestions for other structural provided their changes included: making deductible gift recipient (DGR) status more widely available; expert thoughts multi-year funding; new investment and insurance options; and outsourced or shared back-end financial on financial management services. innovations A full list of entrants is provided on page 18. and reforms.

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WHAT OUR PARLIAMENTARY TREASURERS SAY ABOUT THE AWARDS

The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. Andrew Barr Gladys Berejiklian Dave Tollner Tom Koutsantonis

MLA, CHIEF MINISTER MP, TREASURER MLA, TREASURER MP, TREASURER AND TREASURER OF NEW SOUTH WALES OF NORTHERN OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA OF THE ACT TERRITORY “These awards go some “These awards act “Every year, hundreds of way in recognising and “As the Northern Territory to highlight the untiring community groups in the thanking the tens of Treasurer, I know how efforts and commitment ACT rely on the voluntary thousands of volunteers hard it is to keep the of treasurers whose work work of treasurers in their serving as treasurers for books balanced and the allows their not-for-profit organisations. community groups across money delivered to organisations to continue the right spot at the right The Treasurers’ Awards NSW. Not-for-profit supporting and caring for time. It’s a tough job, but are a great way of groups simply would not their communities.” someone’s got to do it!” recognising this work survive or thrive without in our community. their contribution.” These individuals are responsible for the financial operations of their organisations, playing an important role in ensuring that community groups meet their obligations.”

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The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. The Hon. Peter Gutwein Dr Michael Nahan Tim Pallas Curtis Pitt

MP, TREASURER MLA, TREASURER MP, TREASURER MP, TREASURER OF TASMANIA OF WESTERN OF VICTORIA OF QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA “Tasmania’s 130,000 “Volunteers are an integral “We cannot recognise volunteers make an “As a patron of part of the Victorian enough the thousands invaluable contribution the Riverton RSL, community and none of Queensland volunteers to our communities and I understand the more so than those who who actively support many volunteer and value of community balance the books of our community groups and community organisations organisations and the community organisations. organisations around rely on the hard work and significant role of the the state, nationally The work that skill of their treasurers. It’s treasurer within these and internationally. treasurers of community difficult work and these organisations.” organisations do in Volunteer treasurers dedicated Tasmanians managing their finances are often at the heart of do a magnificent job. is one of the key reasons those groups – making I encourage all not-for- we have such a strong sure the finances of the profit organisations and community sector organisation are strong the broader Tasmanian in Victoria. and healthy to support community to get behind their vital cause. the 2015 Commonwealth I commend all Bank Treasurers’ Awards.” treasurers of community The standards expected organisations for their of the administrators contribution to Victoria.” of our community organisations are high, particularly because people usually hold down a full-time job as well. So awards such as the Treasurers’ Awards are an essential acknowledgement of the determined efforts of volunteers who give tirelessly of their time.”

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COMMONWEALTH BANK TREASURERS’ AWARDS 2015 HONOUR ROLL

It is our pleasure to congratulate all nominees of the Commonwealth Bank CERTIFICATE OF Treasurers’ Awards 2015. APPRECIATION

These treasurers have Recognising the contribution to the Australian community made by: been peer-nominated, JOLENE SMITH that is, recognised by the as the valued Treasurer of: Goodville Inc people in their organisation, Commonwealth Bank NWEALTH MO B Treasurers’ Awards 2015 M AN O K which highlights the great C

N o s t rd -f a or w -P A ro rs’ esteem in which they fit Treasure

Vanessa Nolan Woods Denis Moriarty General Manager, Group Managing Director Education & Not-for-Profi t Our Community Sector Banking are held. Many were Commonwealth Bank nominated multiple times.

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2015 CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION HONOUR ROLL

NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Adams, Bill Kapunda Business Alliance Inc, SA Bigwood, Carolyne Glenorchy Rugby Union Football Club, TAS Winnam Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Birch, Robyn Baldivis Archery Club Inc, WA Adams, Denise Corporation, QLD Blacker, Peter The Surf Club Coolangatta, QLD Adamson, Kelly Parramatta Junior Eels, NSW Blacksell, Flo The Sheep's Back Museum, Naracoorte, SA Alievski, Jo Woodvale Secondary College P&C, WA Blight, John Victor Harbor Church of Christ, SA Allott, Michael Friends of the Theatre Royal, TAS Blundell, Melanie Playford Aquatic Club Inc, SA Amiel, Libby Marymead Auxiliary, ACT Learning and Attentional Disorders Society Boden, Graeme Anderson, Gennifer KidsFest Shellharbour Inc, NSW of WA (Inc), WA Andrews, Luke Ocean Grove Neighbourhood Centre, VIC Bolles, Simon Road Trauma Support Services Victoria, VIC Armstrong, Linda Hills Outside School Care Association Inc, WA Bomford, Kate Boggabri Public School P&C, NSW Ashworth, Neil Triple H 100.1 FM, NSW Booker, Carolyn Palais Management Committee, TAS Atkinson, Alana Rotary Club of Berrima District, NSW Booker, Patrick 2MNO Monaro Community Radio, NSW Audcent, Justin Ardross Junior Cricket Club, WA Booley, Craig Manifold Heights Cricket Club, VIC Aydogan, Ahmet Australian Relief Organisation, NSW Borg, Aleisha VICSES Maryborough, VIC Baccon, Karen Park Ridge State High School, QLD Borg, Christine Gembrook Market, VIC Badger, Keith Port Phillip EcoCentre Inc, VIC Northern Beaches Business Education Borg, Sylvia Network Inc, NSW Bagnati, Lisa North West 4 Inc, VIC New Lambton South Public School P&C Bosworth, Peta Baldry, Korrin Longreach Recreational Fishing Club Inc, QLD Association, NSW Ball, Cheryl Milton Ulladulla Dog Training Club Inc, NSW Bowler, David Anglican Parish of Bateau Bay, NSW Ball, Peter Norman Park Dolphins, QLD Boyd, Dianne Wentworth Historical Society Inc, NSW Ball, Tara Norman Park Dolphins, QLD West Coast Youth & Community Boylan, Cherie Bandara, Indira Sudbury Community Association Inc, WA Support Inc, SA Banner, Jan Marsh Foundation Limited, VIC Boyle, Patrick Project Youth Inc, NSW Barford, Enid Graham House Community Centre Inc, QLD Boyle, Ruth Melville City Football Club Inc, WA Barnett, Jan Bellinger Valley Historical Society, NSW Brabets, Barb Gippsland Acoustic Music Club, VIC Surf Life Saving Queensland North Barrier Barrow, Marlene Linton and District Progress Association, VIC Braddick, Steven Branch, QLD Bartley, Carhleen Circular Keys Chorus, NSW Bradley, Neil Western Australian Genealogical Society, WA Basire, Julie YStriders, WA Brammer, Rachelle University of WA Volleyball Club, WA Batt, Alan Lions Club of Broome Inc, WA Bratley, Crystelle Mount Isa Agricultural Show Society Inc, QLD Bayliss, Bendoc Resource Centre & Neighbourhood Christopher House, VIC Bray, Tim The Rotary Club of Bayswater, VIC Kyvalley Community Park & Pool and Breene, James Moreton Bribie Bridge Club Inc, QLD Beale, Debbie Kyvalley Swimming Club Inc, VIC Brammer, Rachelle University of WA Volleyball Club, WA Riding for the Disabled Association Beardmore, Wayne Bratley, Crystelle Mount Isa Agricultural Show Society Inc, QLD WA Inc (RDAWA Inc), WA Bray, Tim The Rotary Club of Bayswater, VIC Beauchamp, Vida Boulia Country Women's Association, QLD Breene, James Moreton Bribie Bridge Club Inc, QLD TenFM Tenterfield District & Bell, Robyn Community Radio, NSW Murrumba State Secondary College P&C Bretton, Lisa Association, QLD Bellamy, Des BayFM Community Radio Inc, NSW Briggs, Peter Murdoch University Rowing Club, WA Bellamy, Jim Dalby Broadcasting Association Inc, QLD Benfield, Linda Penrith Touch Association, NSW Broad, Spencer Asthma Foundation WA, WA

Benson, Jarrad Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club, SA Broom, Bernard RDA St Andrews, VIC Beutel, Eric National Servicemen's RSL Sub Branch Lithgow Community Transport (Translinc) OAM (INC), QLD Brown, David Inc, NSW Bhat, Asha Southern Aboriginal Corporation, WA Brown, Diane Urban Seed, VIC Biggs, Robert Assistance Dogs Australia, NSW 19 2015 HONOUR ROLL

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Brown, Jody West Australian Team Penners Association Clegget, Minna Collie Family Centre Inc, WA Inc, WA Clevedon, Robyn Temora Public School Canteen, NSW Brown, Lisa Cowra Early Childhood Services, NSW Coad, Lynette Boronia Trefoil Guild Girl Guide Association, Browne, Jeremy Pichi Richi Railway Preservation Society Inc, TAS SA Cogger, Sue Friends of Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Bruce, Donna Hermit Park State School P&C Association, Gardens, NSW QLD Cole, Paula Lions Club of Blackburn North Inc, VIC Bruce, Robert Lions Club of Port Macquarie Tacking Point Inc, NSW Cole, Peter Bathurst Community Transport Group Inc, NSW Buckman, Sharon Delegate Progress Association, NSW Coleman, Eileen Darlington Theatre Players Inc, WA Buerckner, Phil Yackandandah Community Centre, VIC Coleman, Vicky Darwin Film Society (DFS), NT Button, David Hunters Hill Ryde Community Services, NSW Collard, Tracy Gingin District Community Resource Centre Button, Prue Longreach Netball Association, QLD Inc, WA Byrne, Ross Salamanca Arts Centre, TAS Collins, Dale Mentone and St Bedes Old Collegians Amateur Football Club, VIC Cameron, Cathy Life Church ACC (Mooroopna), VIC Conte, Gloria Pines Learning Inc, VIC Cameron, Tim Coleraine Football Netball Club, VIC Cooke, Ciaran Beaufort Street Network, WA Camesi, Marita Palmerston Game Fishing Club Inc, NT Cooke, Eileen Preterm Infants' Parents' Association Inc, QLD Campbell, Tanya Eidsvold State School P&C Association, QLD Coombs, Karleen Emu Park State School P&C Association, QLD Carter, Courtney Wynyard BMX Park, TAS Coon, Tony Mernda Rural Fire Brigade, VIC Casey, Kaye Australian Aphasia Association Inc, QLD Cooper, Sandra Hutt Street Precinct Association, SA Casey, Leslie The Rotary Club of Woolgoolga Inc, NSW Copley, Brenda Arawang Primary School P&C, ACT Casimaty, Maria Polish Welfare Office, TAS Corbett, Charles Centenary Heights State High School P&C Cavanagh, Vicki Community Development Services Inc, QLD Association, QLD Chaaya, Sonia Salisbury State School P&C, QLD Cordingley, Nicol Bayswater Little Athletic Centre, WA Chamberlain, Amie Regents Park State School P&C, QLD Corrie, Ralph Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum, NSW Chambers, David Cairns Maritime Museum Inc, QLD Corry, Michael Palliative Care Victoria, VIC Chambers, Joyce Patonga Beach Progress Association Inc, Cosham, Glen Port Melbourne Historical and Preservation NSW Society, VIC Chan, Jamie Northern Suburbs Touch Association, NSW Costa, John Nabiac Pool Committee, NSW Chandler, Cindy Kanwal Public School P&C, NSW Costello, Jacqui Capalaba State College P&C Association, QLD Chapman, Tania Canning Vale Primary School Campus P&C, WA Cotton, Bob Carers ACT Ltd, ACT Chappell, Jo Moana and Seaford Community Association Cottrell, Alex Meridan State College P&C Association, QLD Inc, SA Cowie, Jennifer Cairns Photographic Society, QLD Chase, Bob VMR Mornington, VIC Craig, Jane Harrow Discovery Centre, VIC Chesworth, Hilary Glebe Youth Service Inc, NSW Croker, Selwyn Coffs Harbour, Bellingen & Nambucca Child, Kerry AO Camp Creative Inc, NSW Community Transport, NSW Choi, Felix The Medical Benevolent Association of NSW, Crowe, Jan Avondale Heights Community Garden Inc, VIC NSW Curnow, Vanessa Parramatta State School P&C committee, Christie, Greg Geelong Softball Association, VIC QLD Christoforou, John Kincumber Neighbourhood Centre, NSW Cursio, Francine William Duncan State School P&C, QLD Christopher, Brian Williamstown Literary Festival, VIC D’Arcy, Robyn Wynnum and Manly District Meals on Wheels Association Inc, QLD Church, Lilydale & Yarra Valley Netball Association, VIC Jacqueline Daish, Margaret Golden Memories Karaoke Inc, VIC Clark, Frank Kyvalley Progress Association, VIC Dalton, Matt Gerringong and District Historical Society, NSW Clarke, James Belgium Avenue Neighbourhood House Inc, VIC Daniel, Alex Park Towers Housing Tenants Association Inc, VIC Clay, Iris Kariong Neighbourhood Centre, NSW Darragh, Ruth RLOA, QLD

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Davidson, Lee Rockingham City FC, WA Dyson, Robert Eat Well Tasmania Inc, TAS Davie, Richard Phillip Island Football Netball Club, VIC Edson, Gerry Kwinana Bowling Club, WA Davies, Greg Youth Connect, VIC Edwards, Donna Esperance Junior Cricket Association, WA Davies, Jennifer Chinchilla Family Support Centre Inc, QLD Edwards, Perth Soapbox Club, WA Kalandre Davies, Lisa Albert State School P&C Association, QLD Edwards, Neal Rotary Club of Kenwick (WA) Inc, WA Davis, Donna Gladstone & District Christian Broadcasting Association Inc, QLD Edyvean, Melinda Silkstone State School, QLD Davis, Geraldine Friends of the Australian Arid Lands Botanic Elderfield, Peter South West Orienteering Trekkers, WA Garden, Port Augusta Inc, SA Eliaba, Tia Sydney Cook Islands LMS Church, NSW Davis, James Olinda Rural Fire Brigade, VIC Ellens, Hugh Transition Sydney Inc, NSW Davison, Erin Blacktown Theatre Company, NSW Ellens, Hugh Transition Bondi, NSW Davison, Phil Tweed Shire Seniors Committee, NSW Ellery, David Queen of Hearts Community Foundation, Dawes, Lynne The Valley and East Coast Voice Inc, TAS NSW Dawson, Bronwyn Chewton Pool Inc, VIC Ellis, Aimee Mentone Pre-School P&C, VIC Day, Kelly-Ann East Belmont Saints Baseball Club Inc, VIC Elliss, Lorraine Wanneroo Amateur Football Club, WA Day, Lyn Chatworth Hall Committee Inc, QLD Entner, Sue Ravenshoe Community Centre Inc, QLD Day, Penny Secret Harbour Primary School P&C, WA Evans, Ian Wollondilly Support and Community Care Inc, NSW Deeker, Pam King Valley United Football - Netball Club, VIC Evans, Jo Mill Park Swim Club, VIC Della, Paul Federation of Catholic School Parent Everett, Doug Blue Dragon Children's Foundation Communities (SA), SA International, NSW Demchyshyn, Keysborough Basketball Association, VIC Fabian, Hilery Abundant Life Church, NSW Chris Fagg, Jo-Anne Darwin Speedway Riders & Drivers deMeyere, Albert Melville Cares Inc, WA Association Inc, NT Denton, Glynis Currumbin Dragons Paddling Club Inc, QLD Fares, Len Illawarra News Blogspot Association Inc, NSW Desmond, John Bundanoon Highland Gathering Inc, NSW Farlow, John Four Wheel Drive Victoria, VIC DeSousa, Royce Banksia Gardens Community Services, VIC Farmer, John 3WBC FM Community Radio Inc, VIC Dettrick, Colleen Anglican Parish of Keppel, QLD Farooq, Maria Pakistanis In Australia Inc, WA Dewis, Lee-Ann Jamboree Community Kindergarten, QLD Farrell, Sean Michael Cusacks GAC, NSW Di Filippo, Andrew Ronald McDonald Family Retreat Batemans Bay, NSW Fensom, Joan Palmerston 50+ Club, NT Dimitriadis, Steve Sunshine Heights Cricket Club, VIC Ferguson, John Uniting Church Bondi Beach Mission Chapel by the Sea, NSW Dodd, Anthony Point Lookout Surf Life Saving Club, QLD Filkins, Lisa Chatswood Hills State School P&C Donaldson, Doug Camp Hill Community and Sporting Club, QLD Association, QLD Donnellon, Angela Donald 2000 Inc, VIC Filsell, Peter Yankalilla Hockey Club, SA Donovan, Penni Peregian Beach Community House Inc, QLD Finlay, Caroline Manly Hospital Auxiliary, NSW Doolan, Craig Southern Suburbs Pool Association, QLD Fisher, Dennis Hornsby Art Society, NSW Dorse, Jonathan Hunter Christian Churches Football, NSW Fitzgerald, Judy Okines Community House, TAS Doyle, Anthony New South Wales Touch Association, NSW Flanagan, Forest Hill School of Arts, QLD Christine Doyle, Peter Brainwave, VIC Florisson, Steven Esperance Care Services, WA Doyle, Rhonda Central Coast Kids In Need Inc, NSW Foote, John Kinglake Ranges Men's Shed Inc, VIC Draper, Peter Pacific Hope School, NSW Ford, David Esperance Regional Forum Inc, WA Drummond, Neil Gungahlin Rural Fire Service Brigade, ACT Ford, Ron Connect2Group Inc, QLD Dudley, Joan Suited to Success Inc, QLD Foreman, Peter Quality Living Options Bendigo Inc, VIC Dugan, Patricia Pregnancy Counselling & Education Services Inc, QLD Forsyth, Annie Laidley State High School P&C Association, QLD Dyde, Adam Bethanga Recreation Reserve Committee, VIC

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Forsyth, Helen Dragons Rowing Club, QLD Green, Antony Beyond Empathy Limited, NSW Fowles, Ken West Gambier Football Club Inc, SA Greenwood, John Lions Clubs International District 201V2, VIC Fox, Bradley Clear Mountain Rural Fire Brigade, QLD Greig, Vickie Lions Club of Penguin, TAS Fraser, David Clunes Football Netball Club, VIC Griffin, Morgan Young Variety SA, SA Fraser, Diane Gawler Community House Inc, SA Gubbay, David Newcastle Theatre Company, NSW Fraser, Lois Friends of Wentworth Library Services, NSW Guest, Chezley Salmon Gums Development Group, WA Fraser, Morag Balga Detached Youth Work Project Inc, WA Guppy, Alan Woods Point Gun Club Inc, VIC Free, Nicola, Search Light Inc, QLD Hadfield, Karen Horsham Fire Brigade, VIC Freeman, Gail Toora Women Inc, ACT Hailes, Jane Playgroup Queensland Ltd, QLD Frehner, Jason Victoria Park Swimming Club, WA Hall, Sharon Hyland Community Kindergarten, VIC Friederich, Inline Hockey SA, SA Halstead, Amy Eimeo Road State School P&C, QLD Alessandra Hamilton, Timothy St Paul the Apostle P&F Association, NSW Frost, Kit Riding for the Disabled of WA Albany Riding and Driving Group Inc, WA Hammond, Pagan Awareness Network Inc, NSW Veronica Frost, Susan Pappinbarra Progress Association Inc, NSW Hancock, Robert Andamooka Progress and Opal Miners Fullarton, Jayne Bass Valley Community Group Inc, VIC Association, SA Gardiner, Neil Footscray Community Arts Centre, VIC Hansen, Jeff Melville Theatre Company Inc, WA Gaudio, Nick Virtus Soccer Club, SA Harika, Melissa Continence Advisory Service of WA, WA Geddes, Shireen Hillcrest Christian College P&F Harman, Jane Kununurra Historical Society, WA Association, QLD Harrap, Chris Coburg Harriers Club Inc, VIC George, Leisa Wantirna Primary School, VIC Harris, Andrew Brunswick Montessori Children's House, VIC George, Pam TurningPoint Church, VIC Harris, Janet 1st Point Cook Scout Group, VIC Gerlach, Neale Living Positive Victoria, VIC Harris, Robert Queensland Radio for the Gibson, Sam Victor Harbor Archery Club, SA Print Handicapped Limited, QLD Gilbert, Russell Rotary Club of Bacchus Marsh, VIC Harrison, Kathryn Grow, QLD Giles, Dianne Melton & District Pony Club Inc, VIC Hart, Barry Batemans Bay Probus Club, NSW Gill, Geoffrey Albert Golf Club, NSW Harvey, Dorothy Kadina Retiree and Friendship Club, SA Gill, John Coal Point Progress Association, NSW Harvey, Karen Longreach Youth Club and Sports Complex Inc, QLD Gilmore, Janelle North Queensland Wildlife Care Inc, QLD Hatch, Arthur Mullumbimby Showground Trust, NSW Glasson, Donna Revesby Workers Football Club, NSW Hayden, Janette Tinonee Historical Society Inc, NSW Glastonbury, Judy Lions Club of Edwardstown, SA Hayes, John Southern Shoalhaven Meals on Wheels, Glistak, John South Australian Science Teachers NSW Association, SA Haylock, Barbara Special Olympics Australia – Gluyas, John Diamond Valley Community Support, Inc, Spencer Gulf, SA VIC Haynes, Jeffrey Sapphire Coast Uniting Churches, NSW Godber, Ann Yaraka Sports and Progress Association, QLD Healy, Denis Nelson Men's Shed Inc, VIC Godden, Paul Penumbra Centre Inc, VIC Hearne, Natalie Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research, NSW Golinski, Helen Harlin State School P&C Association, QLD Heath, Daniel Helping Hoops Inc, VIC Gould, Mike Jindowie Residents Group, WA Heelan, Kristy Clermont and District Education Group Gowans, Diane 4 Paws Animal Rescue Inc, NSW (CDEG), QLD Graham, Maxyne Berkeley Neighbourhood Centre, NSW Heemskerk, Gambier Centrals Soccer Club, SA Jenny Grainger, Narelle Tiaro State School P&C Association, QLD Heffernan, Agnes Moving Forward Together Association, NSW Gration, Margaret Naringal Baptist Church, VIC Hegemann, Tara Shire State College P&C Association, Gray, Rod Huon Valley Theatre Inc, TAS Cheryl QLD Grayson, Bianca Trinity Preschool Orange Inc, NSW Heinjus, Deb Koolunga Primary School, SA

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Heinzman, Colin Swan Estuary Reserves Action Group Inc, Inserra, Martin Laverton Community Integrated Services WA Inc, VIC Helstrom, John Aurora School, VIC Inwood, Naomi Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association, VIC Herz, Catriona Findon Calisthenics Club, VIC Ireland, Joylene Business Liaison Association, QLD Hess, Joleen Brunswick Tool Library, VIC Irvine, John The Rotary Club of Port Adelaide Inc, SA Hickin, Geoffrey Inner West Neighbour Aid, NSW Jacobi, Lois Noosa District SHS P&C Association, QLD Higgins, Cathy Southern Vales Dressage Club, SA Jacobs, Belinda Ourimbah Public School P&C Association, Hinkley, Glen Warwick Greenwood Junior Football Club, NSW WA Jacobson, Brooke Canning Vale Primary School Hoare, Tracy Australia Alopecia Areata Foundation Inc, Campus P&C, WA VIC James, Steven Community House Port Lincoln Inc, SA Hodgetts, Tina Northern Children's Network Inc, TAS Jared, Laurel Clarendon Historic Hall Committee, SA Hoffman, Ann Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre Inc, NSW Jekabsons, Kath Romsey Golf Club, VIC Hoffman, LinC Pine Rivers, QLD Elizabeth Jellis, Sue Zonta Club of Canberra Breakfast, ACT Hoffmann, John The Carinya Society, VIC Jenkinson, Wandering Annual Fair Committee Inc, WA Stephanie Hogermeer, Sonia Dryandra Regional Equestrian Association, WA Jodun, Charles Petanque WA, WA Holbrook, Coomera Springs State School P&C John, Neville Kildonan Uniting Care, VIC Catherine Association, QLD Johns, Brad Illawarra Light Railway Museum Society, Hollamby, Judy Waterloo Hall and Peak Body, SA NSW Holmes, Angela Adelaide Eagles Little Athletics Centre, SA Johns, Philip Council of Small Businesses of Australia (COSBOA), QLD Homem, Anthony Breakaway Toowoomba Inc, QLD Johnson, Bernice Music at the Basilica Inc, VIC Hooper, Belinda The Lakes South Morang P-9 School, VIC Johnson, Helen Friends of the Hound Inc, NSW Hooper, Margaret Bellingen Shire Visitor Information Centre, NSW Johnson, Michelle Springfield Central State School P&C Association, QLD Hooper, Ron Echuca Fire Brigade, VIC Johnson, Sharon The Animal Protection Society of WA Inc, Horvath, Sue Stawell Performing Arts Company Inc, VIC WA Hottot, Cate Jindalee State School P&C Association, Johnstone, June Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Tasmania, QLD TAS Howard, Keith Collaroy Plateau Community Kindergarten Jones, Carol Hornsby Touch Association, NSW Inc, NSW Jones, Debbie St Hilda's P&F Association Inc, WA Howden, Nikki Cowra Community Information and Neighbourhood Centre Inc, NSW Jones, Patricia Esperance Districts Badminton Association, WA Howell, Tony Kedron State High School P&C Committee, QLD Jones, Yvonne K9 Rescue Group Inc, WA Hudnall-Dickson, Brisbane Chorale Inc, QLD Jose, Leanne Boondall P&C, QLD Cathy Joseph, Necola Hamilton Community House Inc, VIC Hughes, Evan Eaton's Hill State School P&C Association, QLD Joy, Garry Hope Chapel, NSW Hughes, Jo Altona Lacrosse Club, VIC Joy, Garry Breakthrough Houses, NSW Hughes, John Morven Park Management Committee, TAS Joyce, Brian Quilpie Golf Club Inc, QLD Hughes, Peter Northern Rivers Conservatorium Arts Centre Kandasamy, Tamil Association (QLD) Inc, QLD Inc, NSW Natarajan Hulbert, Trevor Dorrigo Saleyard Committee, NSW Kanneh, Community Service (Liberia) Inc, QLD Mohammed Hulskamp, John Friends of St Kilda Cemetery, VIC Keable, Karen Australian Leukodystrophy Support Group Humbert, Glenn Culgoa Community Sports Club Inc, NSW Inc, VIC Hyndman, Sarah Berrinba East State School P&C Committee, Kearney, Eileen Oakleigh Bowling Club Inc, VIC QLD Keily, Jo Banks Hockey Club, NT Ingham, Amanda Cootamundra Touch Association, NSW Keith, Janice King Island Regional Development Inness, Gary Hilton Palmyra Cricket Club, WA Organisation, TAS

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Kelly, Dot Range View Park Tennis Club Inc, WA Lee, Kim Gordon Baptist Church, NSW Kelly, Juliana Community Adult Literacy Foundation, WA Lee, Margaret Alfredton Rotary Club, VIC Kennedy, Edith Set Free Care, QLD Lees, Heather Neighbourhood Watch, Greater Shepparton PSA, VIC Kent, Andrew The Inspiration Garden Inc, QLD Leeson, Fiona Woongarra State School P&C Kerr, Philip Gold Coast and Hinterland Spinners and Association, QLD Weavers Group Inc, QLD Leighton, Nicole Balcatta Volleyball Club, WA Kidd, Damian Rotary Club of Mount Isa South West, QLD Lennon, Bill Wye River Surf Life Saving Club, VIC Kieseker, Sam Sarina State School P&C Association, QLD Lenz, Michelle RedFest - Redland Spring Festival Inc, QLD Kilby, Melinda Tomaree Public School P&C, NSW Lethbridge, Beth Booringa Heritage Group Inc, QLD Kinder, Irene Zonta Club of Brisbane East, QLD Lewer, Greg East Coast Regional Development King, Jan Darling Range Wildlife Shelter, WA Organisation Inc, TAS Kinsella, Gail Communities@Work, ACT Lewis, Benjamin The University of Queensland Tennis Club Inc, QLD Kirk, Bill 3NRG 99.3FM Sunbury Radio, VIC Lewis, Margaret Winchelsea Community House, VIC Klukas, Lynette The Zonta Club of Bowen, Inc, QLD Lewis, Steve Brisbane Second Division Klumpp, Andrew The yLead Association, QLD Rugby League Inc, QLD Knights, Peta The Fr Bob Maguire Foundation, VIC Liang, Vanessa Darebin Information Volunteer Resource Service, VIC Knoll, Alysa Leeton SunRice Festival, NSW Line, Yvonne Ozquilt Network Inc, VIC Korner, Owen Scouts Australia SA Branch - Happy Valley Scout Group, SA Link, Peter Outlook Vic Inc, VIC Kouwenhoven, Hinterland Community Care Inc, QLD Lister, Suellen Arcadia P&C Association, NSW Roslie Litster, Deane SYP Landcare Group Inc, SA Kovassy, Hungarian Literature and Cultural Heritage Marianne Society Inc, VIC Loffler, Judy U3A Twin Towns Inc, QLD Kramer, Greg Brookfarm Byron Lighthouse Run, NSW Lonie, Jennifer Kilmore Swimming Club, VIC Kretchmer, Rod Tarralla Kindergarten, VIC Lorenz, Nadine Birdsville Social Club Inc, QLD Krieg, Steph Wallaroo Golf Club Inc, SA Lousada, Cindy Gifted Families Support Group Inc, NSW Kugler, Nadene Point Lookout Surf Life Saving Club Junior Lucas, Jodie Salamander Bay Recycling, NSW Activities, QLD Lucas, Kate Animals Tasmania, TAS Lacey, Brenda Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation, VIC Luck, Olwen Laidley Agricultural and Industrial Association, QLD Lagzdins, John Canterbury Neighbourhood Centre, VIC Ludovico, Frank Tom Price Baptist Church, WA Lai, Stephanie SHINE for Kids Co-operative Ltd, NSW Lyle, Susan Montville State School P&C, QLD Laidlaw, Joanne Finding Yellow, NSW Lynch, Stephen Canterbury Norwood Kindergarten, VIC Lam, Tuan Tuong Australian Chinese Buddhist Society Lyons, Kathy Forest Hill Cricket Club, QLD Lambert, Barbara Manna From Heaven Sandgate Inc, QLD Mackay, Terry Community Support Frankston Inc, VIC Lambert, John SteamRanger Heritage Railway, SA MacKinnon, Alan JCI Australia, VIC Lange, Werner Friends of Agnes Falls Inc, VIC Macnamara, Winston Heights Public School P&C, NSW Langfield, Chris Para Hills Cricket Club, SA Christina Larkin, Rachel Riverland Harmony Chorus, NSW Mactier, Alex Windarring CHAPD Inc, VIC Laura, Susan Coastal a Cappella Chorus, NSW Maddock, Dungog & District Neighbourcare Inc, NSW Douglas Law, Michael Berkeley Vale Neighbourhood Centre, NSW Magill, Greg Javaranda Preschool Centre Inc, NSW Lawrence, Diane Parklands Cottage Inc, NSW Maher, Lucinda Murilla Community Centre Inc, QLD Lawrie, Sue McLaren Flat Netball Club, SA Mahon, Shirley Rotary Club of Cleveland Inc, QLD Lecky, Samantha Zonta Club of Northern Beaches Inc, NSW Mahoney, Jan Sweet Adelines Australia, NSW Lee, Annette Northern Rivers K9 Sports Club, NSW Males, Kathy Kenmore Bridge Club Inc, QLD Lee, Donna 2nd Toowoomba Scout Group, QLD

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Mallam, Paul South Sydney Community Aid Multicultural McKewin, Len Stanthorpe Art Gallery Society Inc, QLD Neighbourhood Centre, NSW McKewin, Len Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery, QLD Mandzufas, Joelie Nutrition Australia WA Division Inc, WA McLean, Allison BUSHkids - Royal Queensland BUSH Manley, Dianne Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council Inc, Children's Health Scheme, QLD NSW McLean, Cynthia Mareeba Local Ambulance Committee, QLD Mansfield, Seymour Puckapunyal Community Elizabeth, Radio Inc, VIC McLean, Mary Murrah Hall P.A. Inc, NSW Maphosa, Vuy Eastern Group State Emergency Service McMillan, Robert Aldinga Bay Croquet Club, SA Support Unit Inc, QLD McMurdie, Sue Seville Community House, VIC Marchingo, Chris Bundoora United Cricket Club, VIC McNamara, Geelong West Marinakis, Spiro Altona Yacht Club, VIC Margaret Neighbourhood House, VIC Marks, James Manly Warringah Touch Association, NSW McNaught, Bridgwater Bowling Club Inc, VIC Kathleen Marshall, Stephen Mental Health Association of Central Australia, NT McQuinn, Lesley Torquay Improvement Association, VIC Marshall, Vicky Carrum Downs Junior Football Club Inc, VIC Mcrae, Jenny Temora Public School P&C, NSW Marstaeller, Sue W.H.J Sports and Community Centre: Meschino, Luise South Mandurah Tennis Club, WA L.B Davern Reserve, VIC Mewett, Phillip Rotary International District 9710, ACT Martin, Duncan Mitchelton Youth Club Inc, QLD Michener, Helen Woolgoolga Red Cross Branch NSW, NSW Martin, Ron Currumbin RSL, QLD Mickan, Britany Kapunda Musical Society, SA Mason, D’Arne Derby Netball Club, TAS Middlemiss, National Council of Women of ACT, ACT Massey, Leanne Maroondan Primary School P&C, QLD Jessie Mathews, Kaylene Huntingdale Primary School P&C Midson, Marjorie Dressage Tasmania - Northern Zone, TAS Association Inc, WA Millard, Mary Macarthur Bowls Club Inc, VIC Mathisen, Megan Bunyip Kindergarten, VIC Miller, Karrianne Talbot Kindergarten, VIC Matthews, Joel Robert Townson Public School, NSW Milroy, Lithgow City Band, NSW Maude, Lis Frankston Peninsula Carers Inc, VIC Christopher Maudsley, Maranoa Warrego Anglican District (MWAD) Mitchell, Yvonne 3SFM Swan Hill Community Radio Inc Margaret and All Saints Mitchell, QLD (99.1 Smart FM), VIC May, Harry Nepean District Historical Society Inc, NSW Monkman, Stephen Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre, VIC Mayston, Damon Kalamunda Stamp Club, WA Montgomery, Mark Thredbo Ski Patrol Association, NSW McAlister, Patricia Smart Pups Assistance Dogs for Special Monty, Peter Rokeby Neighbourhood Centre Inc, TAS Needs Children Inc, QLD Moon, Lucas Kalparrin, VIC McBride, Barry Meals On Wheels SA Mount Gambier Branch, SA Moore, Cheryl Milpara Community House, VIC McCollum, Sue Goondiwindi Botanic Gardens Inc, QLD Moore, Janet Beechmont Community Garden, QLD McCormick, BABI Youth & Family Service, QLD Moore, Natalie Wallsend Public School P&C Association, NSW Dianne Morey, Bernard Bereavement Assistance Ltd, VIC McCulloch, Shane Glendore Child Care Centre, NSW Moritz, Irene Zonta International District 24 Inc, NSW McDermott, Junee Junior Rugby League, NSW Rebecca Morris, Robyn Beaumaris Theatre Inc, VIC McFarlane, Doug Lismore Touch Football Association, NSW Morris, Sue Glen Iris Cricket Club, VIC McGarry, Jean Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Morrish, Michelle The Roxy Theatre Ouyen, VIC Alliance, NSW Morrison, Kay Multiple Birth Volunteer Support, VIC McGarry, Sylvia Redland Museum Inc, QLD Morris, Anne Connections Inc, QLD McGregor, Ian Pittwater Aquatic Club, NSW Morton, Maree Channel Country Ladies' Day (CCLD), QLD McKay, Lyndal Heartfelt: Giving the Gift of Photographic Memories Inc, VIC Moss, Kevin Scouts Victoria, VIC McKelvie, Kirsty Marrar Australian Football & Netball Club, Mugabe, Grace Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Centre, WA NSW Mullarney, Tracey Excelsior Primary School P&C, WA McKenzie, Wonthaggi Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, VIC Maureen Mulligan, Steve Victorian Seals National Water Polo League Club, VIC 25 2015 HONOUR ROLL

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Murdoch, Renai Raleigh Street Childcare Centre, VIC Panagopoulos, Apollo Soccer Club, SA Jim Murphy, JCI Australia, VIC Christoper Pandikorala, Gladstone Park Cricket Club, VIC Gayath Murray, Sam Torquay State School P&C, QLD Paolacci, John Dancehouse Inc, VIC Musson, Gabby Pacific Pines Primary School P&C Association, QLD Pargas, Bill Heidelberg United FC, VIC Nachtergaele, Merimbula Chamber of Commerce, NSW Parker-Estoppey, Gwenfa Hampton Kindergarten, VIC Serge Bernice Nazar, Amy YWCA of Adelaide, SA Parker, David Barrine Rural Fire Brigade, QLD Neale, Rachel Primary Schools' Music Festival Support Parker, James Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Service, SA Association, NSW Neill, Donna Wires Mid North Coast, NSW Parker, Leo Quambatook Tractor Pullers Association Inc, VIC Nelson, Peggy Mid West Cat Shelter Inc, WA Patat, Sandro Winnacott Kats Junior Football Club, WA Neumann, Belconnen Senior Citizens Club, ACT Margaret Paterson, Chris Vienna Woods State School, QLD Nicholls, David Top End Mental Health Consumer Paynter, Julie Waggamba Landcare Group, QLD Organisation (TEMHCO), NT Peachey, Mike Speedway Motorcycle Club of WA, WA Nicolai, Win Special Olympics Australia - Adelaide North, SA Pearson, Shawn Kalparrin, WA Nicolescu, Special Olympics South Australia, SA Pederick, Tony YMCA of the Inner North East of Adelaide Christine Inc, SA Ninness, Jemma Ord River Sports Club Inc, WA Peers, Barbara Bayside Sea Scouts, QLD Norman, Ian Coolum Beach Surf Lifesaving Club, QLD Peet, John Mid North Little Athletics Centre, SA Nourse, Adrian Gilbert Valley Cricket Club, SA Peikert, James Westminster Hockey Club, SA Nugent, Mark Urunga Recreation Reserve Management Peirawan, Shiller Adelaide Kurdish Youth Society, SA Committee, NSW Peirce, Steven Wodonga Saints Football Netball Club, VIC O’Beirne, Jane The Basalt to Bay Landcare Network Inc, VIC Pell, Colin Armidale Lions Club Inc, NSW O’Connor, Ruairi Tamarama Surf Life Saving Club Pereira, Ann Wauchope Chamber of Commerce O’Donoghue, Mark Border Rivers Catchment Management and Industry Inc, NSW Association, QLD Perry, Helen Numinbah Valley State School P&C O’Haire, Vicki Glenaladale CFA, VIC Association, QLD O`Halloran, Justin Carrum Surf Life Saving Club, VIC Perry, Mark Alphington Community Centre, VIC O’Keefe, Brian ConnectGroups Support Groups Association Peters, Suzette Immigration Advice and Rights Centre, NSW WA Inc, WA Petherbridge, Pony Club Association of NSW, NSW O’Leary, Mary Newcastle Youth Orchestra, NSW Peter O’Rourke, Damian Longreach Tennis Club Inc, QLD Pham, Tram Southern Domestic Violence Service Inc, SA Occhiuto, Jayne South West Connect, NSW Phillips, Bruce Bendigo Community Farmers Market, VIC Oldman, Catherine Geographe Catchment Council, WA Phillips, Kate Margaret Ives Community Children's Centre, SA Oliva, Sebastian The Friends of Sammy Joe Foundation, VIC Pizzey, Iain Scleroderma Australia Inc, VIC Olive, Natalie Lions Club of Cabramatta / Cabra-Vale Inc, NSW Plunkett, John Rotary Club of Mount Gambier Lakes, SA Olsen, Barry Penrith District Netball Association, NSW Powell, Mark Toowoomba West Special School P&C Association, QLD Olsen, Kieran Graceville State School P&C Association, QLD Price, Carole Bellarine Police Community Support Orchard, Alan Caloundra Local Ambulance Committee, QLD Register, VIC Osmond, Nicole Dungog Junior Rugby League, NSW Price, Craig Labrador Scout Group, QLD Owen, Rachel Quirindi Preschool Kindergarten, NSW Price, Michael Belconnen Magpies Football Club, ACT Owens, Ruth Hamilton Community House Inc, VIC Prince, Mary-Ann Whyalla FM Public Broadcasting Association Inc, SA Page, Rodney Seaworks Foundation, VIC Prosser, Louise Simpson & District Community Centre Inc, VIC Paine, Russell Rotary Club of Bondi Junction, NSW Prun, Mark Brainlink Services Ltd, VIC

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Pudig, Chantal Biz Plus Networking Association Inc, NSW Rose-Miller, Toowoomba Clubhouse, QLD Michael Pulford, Rosemary Stanley Flat Soldiers Memorial Hall Inc, SA Ross, Donna Wyong Creek Public School P&C Pusterla, Peter Probus Club of Darwin Inc, NT Association, NSW Pye, Brenda St Mary's Tennis Club, VIC Rowe, Sandra Tyntynder Football Netball Club, VIC Quelch, Prue Rotary Club of Maryborough Sunrise, QLD Ruane, Ruth Busnet Computer Club Inc, WA Raftery, Adrian Bears Of Hope Pregnancy & Infant Loss Ruddock, James Sandringham East Primary School, VIC Support Inc, VIC Ruisi, Belinda Kemps Creek Public School P&C Raikar, Ninad Marathi Katta Australia, NSW Association, NSW Raitman, Ruth Jewish Taskforce Against Family Violence Ruston, Naomi Gold Coast Sailing Club Limited, QLD Inc, VIC Ruth, Roslyn Quaama Hall Committee, NSW Randall, Danielle Hayes Street Community Childcare Association, QLD Ryan, Andrew Glasshouse Bushwalkers Club Inc, QLD Randell, James Darling Range Connect Inc, WA Ryan, Christine Western Region Environment Centre, VIC Rangip, The Leniata Legacy, QLD Ryan, Kevin Warrnambool Surf Life Saving Club Inc, VIC Cassaundra Ryan, Pam Spring Creek Community House Inc, VIC Reed, Allen Holy Trinity Anglican Church Merriwa NSW, NSW Ryan, Paula Friendly Faces Helping Hands Foundation, NSW Reed, Rod Darling Range Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, WA Ryans-Taylor, Community Legal Centres Association (WA) Trish Inc, WA Rees, Richard Dorrigo Community Public Hall Committee, NSW Rybarczyk, Tanya CommunityWest Inc, WA Reid, Robert The Probus Club of Mitchelton Inc, QLD Sag, Thomas Friends of the One and All Sailing Ship Inc, SA Reid, Sharon GSODA Inc, VIC Saint, Stuart Tea Tree Gully Gymsports Inc, SA Reilly, Jane YWCA NSW, NSW Same, Michael Maccabi Victoria Sports Foundation, VIC Revell, Keith Protect All Children Today Inc (PACT), QLD Samojlowicz, Northern Beaches Chorus, NSW Krystina Reynolds, Debby Lynwood Senior High School P&C, WA Sampey, Lisa Dardanup Primary School P&C, WA Richardson, Anne Limbs 4 Life Inc, VIC Samuel, Alan Progressive Judaism Victoria Inc, VIC Richardson, Rosie Saddleworth Peak Body, SA Sanders, David Operation Flinders Foundation, SA Richter, Juerg Pittwater Friends of Soibada, NSW Sanderson, Pimpama State School P&C, QLD Riddle, Samantha Gray Court Preschool, VIC Cassandra Riley, Zora Queensland Musical Society, QLD Sanderson, Craig Wynnum Redlands Canoe Club Inc, QLD Risby, Jonathan RoadSafe Metropolitan North Eastern Inc, Sarandopoulos, Western Australian Motor Industry VIC Peter Foundation, WA Ritchie, John UTS Bats Football Club, NSW Saunders, Ian Booragoon Junior Football Club, WA Robertson, David MultiLink Community Services Inc, QLD Saunders, Joe Seaford Community Centre Inc, SA Robertson, Geoff Granite Borders Landcare Committee Inc, Sauter, Franz Rotary Club of Brisbane Rocks Riverside, QLD NSW Savage, Yvonne The Dover Community Workshop Inc, TAS Robinson, Bill The (Men's) Shed Coonabarabran Inc, NSW Saxby, Susan Plattsburg Public School P&C Robinson, The Leichhardt Espresso Chorus, NSW Association, NSW Christopher Sayers, Genevieve Maternity Choices Australia, QLD Robinson, Coral Rye Beach Community Centre, VIC Scharley, Walter Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre, VIC Rogers, Kate Engineers Without Borders Australia, VIC Schellhorn, Maxine AusCam Freedom Project Inc, NSW Rogers, Owen NADO, NSW Schipplock, Barry Group61 Inc, QLD Rogers, Philip Burwood Community Welfare Services Inc, NSW Schmitt, Dirk Darug Tribal Aboriginal Corporation, NSW Rogers, Sarah Ferny Grove State School P&C Association, Schobben, Frank Williamstown Cannons Basketball Club, VIC QLD Schon, Jo Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport, QLD Rollason, Barrie The Royal Historical Society of Queensland, QLD Scott, Geoff Rotary Club of Maryborough Sunrise, QLD Scott, Max Rotary Club of Drouin Inc, VIC

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2015 CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION HONOUR ROLL

NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Searby, Ian Diamond Valley Foodshare Inc, VIC Stone, Annie Northern Peninsula Area Justice Services Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Searle, Vicki Kogan & District Rural Fire Brigade, QLD Corporation, QLD Sebire, Lyn Bendigo and District Concert Band Inc, VIC Stone, Beverley Kiah Public Hall, NSW Seinor, Armelle Serpentine Primary School, WA Stone, Lisa Canberra Rape Crisis Centre, ACT Serasinghe, Sinhala Association of Queensland Inc, QLD Street, Denis Whitehorse Community Chest Inc, VIC Aravinda Stuart, William Mustangs Baseball Club, NSW Severe, Uliana Sunnyhaven Disability Services Ltd, NSW Sudjoko, Agus Islamic Society of Darwin, NT Shalvi, Guy St Therese Community Preschool, NSW Sullivan, Kate HIV/AIDS Legal Centre, NSW Shi, Susanna Chinese Australian Forum, NSW Sullivan, Holland Park State School P&C Association, Shillabeer, Jill Onkaparinga Netball Club Inc, SA Stephanie QLD Shugg, Phil Arts Mildura, VIC Sutherland, 1st Ourimbah Scout Group, NSW Stephen Silk, Marion Rosedale Neighbourhood House Inc, VIC Suttie, Adrian City Life Inc, VIC Simpson, Andrew Windgap Foundation, NSW Sutton, Judith Bute 2000 Onwards, SA Simpson, Denise Greenway Tenants Group Inc, NSW Sutton, Paul Coburg North Primary School, VIC Sinclair, Alan Suncare Community Services Ltd, QLD Swain, Ian Northern Midlands RSL Sub Branch, TAS Sing, Debbie Kangaroo Flat Community Group Inc, VIC Switzer, Mark North Ryde Community Aid & Information Singh, Resham Bicycles for Humanity (WA) Inc, WA Centre Inc, NSW Smart, Toni Albury Magpies Hockey Club, VIC Symons, John Project New Dawn, VIC Smith, Amanda Careship Coorong Ltd, SA Tabeart, Dina Cancer Wellness Centre, WA Smith, Catherine St Mary's Catholic School P&F, NSW Taylor, Kim Frankston Heights Primary School, VIC Smith, Catherine Wellington Amateur Swimming Club, NSW Taylor, Rick National Centre for Childhood Grief, NSW Smith, Deborah AWESOME Arts Australia Ltd, WA Tejera, Daniel Renown Kindergarten, VIC Smith, Margaret Drake School of Arts and Progress Temby, Dorothy Lower Murray Uniting Congregations, SA Association Inc, NSW ten Brummelaar, Dutch Australian Cultural Centre, Ltd, NSW Smith, Margaret The Embroiderers' Guild NSW Inc, NSW Theo Smith, Trish Arundel State School P&C Association, QLD Tence, Matthew Eating Disorders Foundation of Victoria Inc, VIC Smyth, Lorrae Dartmouth Community Progress Association, VIC Theckston, Honni Mt Warren Park State School P&C Association, QLD Somerville, Sarah Nexus Care, QLD Thomas, Louise American River Progress Association Inc, SA Speed, Kaye Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria, VIC Thomas, Polly Hopetoun & District Neighbourhood House Spencer, Tracey Mundingburra State School P&C Inc, VIC Association, QLD Thompson, Carina Leagues CJ's Swim Club, QLD Spiegel, David Court Network, VIC Vanessa Spilva, Vivian Yarrawonga-Mulwala Arts Council Inc, VIC Thurlow, Sue Maryborough Active Riders Club Inc, QLD Spriggs, Self Help Queensland Inc, QLD Tierney, Kath McAuley Community Services for Women, Christopher VIC Stefanoff, Tony Girl Guides Western Australia, WA Tillotson, Rod Lions Club of Westbrook and Districts, QLD Stephens, Craig Impact Volunteering Inc, VIC Tippett, Rachelle United Way Ballarat & The Ballarat Foundation, VIC Stephens, Mark TS Gayundah Navy Cadets, QLD Tohlke, Ranita Mount Isa Agricultural Show Society Inc, QLD Stephenson, Paul The Unicorn Foundation, VIC Toll, Julie The Orange Pigeon Inc, VIC Stoker, Jacqui Coombabah P&C Association, QLD Tomkins, Bob Nerrigundah Rural Fire Brigade, NSW Stollery, Margaret Mirboo North St. Andrew's Uniting Church, VIC Toms, Gordon Wauchope & District Uniting Church, NSW Stollery, Peter Mirboo North St. Andrew's Torrence, Ian The Australian Youth Mentoring Network, Uniting Church, VIC NSW Torrens, Denis Spiritual Health Victoria, VIC

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Tran, Jensen Australian Chinese Buddhist Society, NSW Wares, Sally Lansdowne Football Club Inc, NSW Trenorden, Tracey Kondinin/Hyden St John Ambulance Waters, Tracey North West Sydney Multiple Birth Committee, WA Association, NSW Trinne, Felicity Youth Barossa, SA Watts, Ronald Rotary Club of Elizabeth, SA Trott-Kelly, Lisa Darley Neighbourhood House & Learning Watts, Sharon Sunshine Coast Riding for the Disabled RDA Centre, VIC Inc, QLD Trovato, Angelo Trigeminal Neuralgia Association of Australia Waydock, Fleurieu Swimming Club, SA Inc, NSW Ann-Marie Turner, Brent Horizon Committee Inc, NSW Webb, Janet RoadSafe Westgate Community Road Safety Council Inc, VIC Turner, Jim St Marys Sports Centre, TAS Webb, Paul Brisbane Outrigger Canoe Club Inc, QLD Turner, Nicki Fair Game Australia, WA Webley, Sue Longreach & District Multipurpose Youth Turner, Shirley Jerramungup Sports Club Inc, WA Sport & Recreation Group Inc, QLD Tyler, Glenn Ballarat Little Athletics, VIC Weinmann, Steve West Torrens District Cricket Club, SA Underwood, Zara Townsville & JCU Rowing Club, QLD Weller, Robert Nillumbik Community Health Service Ltd, VIC Utting, Kathryn ARTrinsic Inc, WA Wells, Kurt Legana Cricket Club, TAS Vallance, Mark 1ST Kialla Scout Group, VIC Wells, Richard Local Drug Action Groups Inc, WA Van den Hoek, Special Olympics Australia - Riverland, SA West, Maree Mininera and District Netball Association, VIC Leanne West, Sherryn Langri Tangpa Buddhist Centre, QLD Van Mosseveld, Forest Hill Community Development Emma Association, QLD Western, Brian Lions Club of Bull Creek, WA van Rooden, John Daylesford Neighbourhood Centre Inc, VIC Weston, Phillip St James Anglican Church Morpeth, NSW Vandenberg, Josh NerdSpace, VIC White, Alan Wyndham Track and Field Club Inc, VIC Vane Loo Yong 9th Caulfield (Murrumbeena) Scout Group, White, David Stokers Siding/Dunbible Memorial Hall Inc, Kee, Siw VIC NSW Vanzino, Christine Northern Beaches Touch Football, NSW White, Hunter Watershed Landcare Inc, NSW Vickers, Cate Bulimba Senior Citizens, QLD White, Matthew Australian Breastfeeding Association SANT Branch, SA Vogil, Jenni Cairns Saints Australian Football Club Inc, QLD White, Mike Werribee Basketball Association, VIC Vosmansky, Karin Life's Little Treasures Foundation, VIC White, Theresa Wangaratta Dragons Hockey Club, VIC Waddingham, UWA Rugby Football Club, WA Steve White, Tom UQ Gatton Rugby Union Club, QLD Waite, Kay Warwick Gymnastic Club, QLD Wild, Pete Candelo Arts Society, NSW Wakefield, Peter Maddingley Park Committee of Wilkinson, Woodend & District Heritage Society Inc, VIC Management, VIC Rosemary Wald, Robert Spina Bifida Foundation of Victoria, VIC Wilks, Donna CWA in TAS Cygnet Branch, TAS Walker, Bruce Anglican Parish of Taree, NSW Willey, Magdalena Greenhill's Preschool, VIC Walker, David Oak Flats Swimming Club, NSW Williams, Brian Christian Outreach Centre Armidale, NSW Walker, Gordon Road Safety Action Group Inner Melbourne, Williams, Emily Ashburton Drive P&C, WA VIC Williams, Greg Maleny Neighbourhood Centre, QLD Walker, Shanie We and Us, NT Williams, Susan Nundah Community Enterprises Wallis, Colin Holy Family Anglican Church Wyoming, NSW Cooperative, QLD Walsh, Heather Association of Independent Schools of the Williamson, Helen YMCA of Central Australia Inc, NT ACT, ACT Wilson, Kate Healesville Living and Learning Centre Inc, VIC Walters, Rural Health Tasmania Inc, TAS Lee-Anne Wilson, Simone Ryde Eastwood Touch Association, NSW Wanner, Kylie Niagara Park Public School P&C, NSW Withers, Graham Seeds of Hope Community Services Ltd, QLD Ward, Barbara Share SMR Inc, NSW Wodajo Fida, Advocacy for Oromia Association Lelisse in Victoria, VIC Ward, Dan Melville Junior Football Club, WA Wong, Adrian Australian Chinese Community Association Ward, Robyn East Gippsland Gymnastics Club, VIC of NSW Ltd, NSW Wood, Candice Scottsdale Netball Club, TAS

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NAME ORGANISATION Wood, Margaret Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Tasmanian Branch, TAS Woodley, Nick Hobsons Bay Yacht Club, VIC Woods, Jennie Joondalup Netball Association, WA Woods, Rod Longreach Recreational Fishing Club Inc, QLD Woods, Steve Tasmanian Cricket League, TAS Woolstencroft, Simpson Car Club Inc, VIC George Wren, Amanda Nightcliff Family Centre, NT Wright, David The Lions Club of Kiama, NSW Wright, Michael Harris Park Community Centre Inc, NSW Wright, Richard Renown Kindergarten, VIC Wurst, Julie-Anne Saddleworth Recreation Ground Committee, SA Wykes, Neil National Trust NSW, NSW OAM Xegas, Jo-Ann Muirfield High School P&C Association, NSW Xuereb, Charles Taylors Lakes Recreation Club Inc, VIC Yarnold, Christine Anglican Parish of Wingham, NSW Yeates, Suzanne Coorparoo State Primary School P&C, QLD Yew, Hong Australian Chinese Buddhist Society Young, Angela Charleville and District Chamber of Commerce, QLD Young, Beverly All Saints Anglican Church Belmont NSW, NSW Zeccola, Carina Canberra Women in Business, ACT Zelada, Wilfredo Springvale Neighbourhood House, VIC

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2015 TREASURERS’ AWARDS WISDOM CONTRIBUTORS

NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Abbott, Leeann Mariners Hockey Club Warnambool, VIC Camilleri, Robert Realm Investment House, VIC Adams, Andy Ironbank Cherry Gardens Football Club, SA Carroll, Louise Zonta Club of Sydney Breakfast, NSW Anderson, Wendy Rankins Springs & District War Memorial Hall Carter, Courtney Wynyard BMX Club, TAS Committee, NSW Chaaya, Sonia Salisbury State School P&C, QLD Arbon, Julie Port Broughton Golf Club, SA Chia, Adrian Australian Sign Language Interpreters' Babb, Richard Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Women's Shelter, NSW Association WA, WA Bain, Julie Bunbury Surf Lifesaving Club, WA Chinnery, Signs Ministries, QLD Charmayne Baldwinson, Tooleybuc Manangatang Football Netball Maxwell Club, VIC Cock, Robran Onka Piranhas Basketball Club, SA Barlow, Lyn Darwin Probus, NT Cogger, Susan Friends Eurobodalla Regional Botanic Gardens, NSW Barnes, Bill Manly Community Centre and Services Inc, NSW Collins, Megan Sale Netball Association, VIC Barry, Judith Hyde Park Croquet Club, SA Colwell, Cameron Positive Life NSW, NSW Bartlett, Kalina Chequers Volleyball Club, WA Cornish, Marie Wellington & District Cricket Association, OAM NSW Bateman, Nicole Bega Pre-school, NSW Coshan, Andrew Apollo Soccer Club, SA Batt, Alan Lions Club of Broome Inc, WA Crawford, Noreen Stawell Genealogy Group, VIC Batur, Kelly Bambi Kindergarten Community Pre-School, NSW Curnow, Venessa Parramatta State School P&C Association, QLD Beelitz, Denise Stawell Seventh Day Adventist Church, VIC Darragh, Rita RLOA, QLD Benson, Carol Melbourne Youth Music, VIC Davies, Jenny Chinchilla Family Support Centre, QLD Benson, Jarrad Coromandel Valley Ramblers Cricket Club, SA Daw, Ivan Red Frogs Australia & Citipointe Beutel, Eric Caboolture Community Action Group, QLD Foundation, QLD OAM Dawes, Robert Somerset Volunteer Fire Brigade Social Bhat, Asha Southern Aboriginal Corporation, WA Club, TAS Bheem, Sowmya Balar Malar Tamil Educational Association, NSW Deeker, Pamela King Valley United Football Netball Club, VIC Bichel, Ann Redeemer Lutheran Church Laidley, QLD Demchyshyn, Keysborough Basketball Association, VIC Chris Bigg, Kim Lolly Jar Circus Inc, SA Denton, Glynis Currumbin Dragons Paddling Club, QLD Birch, Robyn Baldivis Archery Club, WA Dilger, Robyn Flinders Island Show Society, TAS Black, Vanessa South Coast Hockey Association, SA Doyle, Rhonda Central Coast Kids in Need, NSW Bliss, Stella Wasleys Community Group Inc, SA Drescher, Erich His House Inc, NSW Bolles, Simon NFP Road Trauma Support Services Victoria, VIC Ellingworth, Kellie MCC Lacrosse Section, VIC Boyle, Whitney Mallee Neighbourhood House Network, VIC Elliott, Amanda Woongoolba State School, QLD Bradley, Neil Western Australian Genealogical Society, WA Ellis, Aimee Mentone Pre-School P&C, VIC Bradley, Phillip Cavaliers Hockey Club, NSW Entner, Suzanne Ravenshoe Community Centre, QLD Brammer, University of WA Volleyball Club, WA Farrell, Sean Michael Cusacks GAA Club, NSW Rachelle Featherston, Peter Lolly Jar Circus Inc, SA Brand, Alison Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group, NSW Fee, Natasha Calliope Youth Club, QLD Briggs, Peter Murdoch University Rowing Club, WA Filsell, Peter Yankalilla Hockey, SA Broom, Bernard RDA St Andrews, VIC Fraser, Sandra Caringbah Public School P&C Association, NSW Brown, Dianne Urban Seed, VIC Freeman, Gail Toora Women Inc, ACT Brown, Virginia Ballina Art Society Inc, NSW Frehner, Jason Victoria Park Swimming Club, WA Buckman, Sharon Delegate Progress Association, NSW Gardiner, Neil Footscray Community Arts Centre, VIC Burgess, Phil Churches of Christ in SA & NT, SA Gibson, Allan Girls Brigade Australia, NSW Burns, Maggie Appin Hall Children's Foundation, TAS Godber, Ann Yaraka Gymkhana Committee, QLD Cameron, Carolyn Glenaladale Recreation Reserve Committee of Management, VIC Goulter, Ray Blackwood Photographic Club of SA Inc, SA

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2015 TREASURERS’ AWARDS WISDOM CONTRIBUTORS

NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Grady, Mark Hesket Cricket Club, VIC Lonie, Jennifer Kilmore Swimming Club, VIC Greig, Vickie Lions Club of Penguin, TAS Males, Kathy Kenmore Bridge Club, QLD Griffiths, Tina Longreach Scout Group, QLD Maltby, Charlotte Ku-ring-gai Cubs Rugby League Club, NSW Halstead, Amy Eimeo Road State School P&C Mansfield, Lyn Gold Coast Permaculture, QLD Association, QLD Marinakis, Spiro Altona Yacht Club, VIC Hamilton, Karen REELise Inc, NSW Marren, Jane Noosa Netball Association, QLD Hanley, Benjamin REACH Newcastle, NSW Mason, D’Arne Derby Netball Club, TAS Hartcher, Ian Coffs Harbour Regional Conservatorium, NSW McConnell, Grace Albany Sinfonia, WA Havercroft, Ann Melville Districts T-Ball Club, WA Mckensey, Ian Rotary Club of Wollongong, NSW Heath, Daniel Helping Hoops, VIC McLean, Christine Mitchell Show Society, QLD Herz, Catriona Findon Calisthenics Club, VIC McLean, Stuart 1st East Wahroonga Scout Group, NSW Hewitt, Tammy Lyndhurst Team Penning, NSW Mendis, Hilarin Special Olympics Melbourne Inner East Hickey, Alexis One World Centre, WA Region, VIC Hickman, David Queechy Penguins Hockey Club, TAS Miller, Fiona Blaxland Public School P&C, NSW Hogben, Kaye Loch Sport Boat Club Inc, VIC Moir, David Edgewater Cricket Club Inc, WA Holmes, Angela Adelaide Eagles Little Athletics Club, SA Moore, Narelle Bondi Nippers, NSW Hosking, Michel Walliston Primary School P&C, WA Moule, Leslie Mundoo State School P&C, QLD Howden, Nicole Cowra Community Information and Murphy, Brittany All Saints Community Care, NSW Neighbourhood Centre, NSW Muuren, Jack Rally For Recovery Inc Tomakin, NSW Hoyes, Morgan Busselton Community Garden, WA Myles, Tracey Down Syndrome NT, NT Hulskamp, John Friends of St Kilda Cemetery, VIC Neale, Rachel Festival of Music, SA Edwards, Thomas Albinism Fellowship Of Australia Inc, NSW Niski, Joanne Goomalling Youth Group, WA Ellens, Hugh Transition Sydney Inc, NSW Norris, Ellie Casterton Croquet Club, VIC Hutchins, Courtney Therapy and Dance Association Inc, QLD O’Haire, Vicki Glenaladale CFA Brigade, VIC Jacobs, Belinda Ourimbah Public School P&C, NSW ONeil, Nesha Australian Childcare Alliance, NSW Kandasamy, Tamil Association (QLD) Inc, QLD Natarajan Parker, James Computer Pals for Seniors Northern Beaches, NSW Kapral, Pauline Ocean Shores Community Centre, NSW Parslow, Jim Lambton Anglican Parish, NSW Kelly, Kim Finley Pony Club, NSW Paulson, Marigold St Anthony's Primary School Alphington Kenny, Kathryn The Embroiderers' Guild for WA, WA P&C Association, VIC Kiernan, Lorelei Barcoo Pastoral Society, QLD Pearse, Julie Woodvale Tennis Club, VIC Kingston, Kylie Nimbin School of Arts, NSW Peet, John Mid North Little Athletics Club, SA Kinsella, Gail Communities@Work, ACT Peirawan, Shiller Adelaide Kurdish Youth Society, SA Klukas, Lynette Bowen Zonta Club, QLD Pereira, Ann Wauchope Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc, NSW Koperberg, Jan Blue Mountains Association of Cultural Heritage Organisations, NSW Perkins, Wendi Moe Youth Club Boxing Gym, VIC Kozlowski, Springfield Central State School P&C Peters, Rachel The F Project, VIC Michelle Association, QLD Petrucci, Luciana McLaren Vale Institute Hall Management Krieg, Stephanie Wallaroo Golf Club, SA Committee Inc, SA Kuter, Maurice Malahide Golf Club at Fingal, TAS Piper, Kylie RoxFM Community Radio, SA Leach, Andrew Cora Barclay Centre, SA Podolski, Victoria QCWA Bollon, QLD Leech, Jerry Ryder-Cheshire Mount Gambier Home Potts, Warwick Goodwood Cricket Club, SA Board, SA Raftery, Adrian Bears of Hope Pregnancy & Lewis, Margaret Winchelsea Community House, VIC Infant Loss Inc, NSW Lightwood, Liron Carnegie Rostrum Club, VIC Raikar, Ninad Marathi Katta Australia, NSW Long, Lorene Stanthorpe Heritage Museum, QLD Randall, Danielle Hayes Street Child Care Centre, QLD

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NAME ORGANISATION NAME ORGANISATION Rau, Jean North West Community Radio Association van der Zande, Cohuna Kangas Football Netball Club, VIC Inc, VIC Cara Reed, Rod Darling Range Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, Wakefield, Peter Bacchus Marsh Cricket Club, VIC WA Wald, Robert Spina Bifida Foundation of Victoria, VIC Reeves, Leonie Brisbane Mariners Rifle Club, QLD Walker, Shanie We and Us Friends Inc, NT Reid, Sharon GSODA Inc, VIC Walker, Tyson Chess Association of Queensland, QLD Reilly, Jane YWCA NSW, NSW Waydock, Fleurieu Swimming Club, SA Richardson, Katanning LCDC, WA Ann-Marie Adrian Webley, Sue Longreach & District Multipurpose Youth Richardson, David St Ann's Homes Inc, TAS Sport and Recreation Group, QLD Robson, Sue Cockburn Hawks Ice Hockey Club, WA Weston, Phillip St James' Anglican Church, Morpeth, NSW Ross, Matthew Belford Oaks Child Care Centre, VIC Whyman, Cavaliers Netball Club, TAS Charmaine Rowler, Merrilyn Domestic Violence Resource Service Mackay and Region, QLD Willey, Magdalene Greenhills Pre-school, VIC Russell, James UTS Catholic Society, NSW Wilson, Anne VISDA Inc & Bacchus Marsh Pony Club, VIC Ruston, Naomi Gold Coast Sailing Club, QLD Winter, Samantha Women's Health In The North, VIC Samuel, Alan Impact for Women Inc, VIC Wong, Adrian Australian Chinese Community Association of NSW Ltd, NSW Saunders, Joe Seaford Community Centre, SA Woo, Sophia ANU Student Association, SA Sawtell, Cheryl Seaford Sports and Social Club, SA Wood, Jennie Joondalup Netball Association, WA Simeoni, Paul Abbotsford Junior Football Club, NSW Woodlands, Rotary Club of Scone, NSW Simonian, Irina Vremya Newspaper, NSW Graeme Smyth, Lorrae Dartmouth Community Progress Wykes, Neil National Trust of Australia (NSW), NSW Association, VIC OAM Spackman, David Mount Horrocks Historical Society Inc, SA Xegas, Jo-Ann Muirfield High School P&C Association, NSW Spain, Fred Hay Rodeo Club Inc, NSW Yates, Warren Clean Energy for Eternity Inc, NSW Speed, Kaye Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria, VIC Young, Maria Humpty Dumpty Playgroup, VIC Sprake, Joshua Sutherland Shire Water Polo Association, NSW Squires, John Wauchope Youth Group, NSW Stefani, Fleur Great Southern Rail Trail Inc, VIC Stephens, Craig Impact Volunteering Inc, VIC Stevenson, Jodi Portland Basketball Association Inc, VIC Stroud, Tracey Whitsunday Moto Sports Club, QLD Sudjoko, Agus Islamic Society of Darwin, NT Tang, Felix Lindfield Montessori Pre-school, NSW Theckston, Honni Mt Warren Park State School P&C Association, QLD Thompson, Grange Surf Life Saving Club Inc, SA Heather Thorpe, Leeann Huonville High School P&F Association Inc, TAS Thurlow, Sue Maryborough Active Riders, QLD Tinney, Margaret Innisfail State College P&C Association, QLD To, Thomas Citizen Advocacy Perth West, WA Topfer, Michael The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Tasmania Inc, TAS Tulacz-Hess, S.R. The Source Tynan, Bo Festuri Multicultural Celebration Inc, QLD

33 WHERE TO NOW?

Over the past two years, CommBank Not-for- Profit Sector Banking and Our Community have been working hard to help build the financial literacy of Australia’s not-for-profit and community organisations and provide better solutions to help them achieve their missions. Our work has just begun. Here’s a little of what we have planned over the next twelve months. WHERE TO NOW? Better Bankers Better Banking Products CommBank Not-for-profit Sector Banking has CommBank will continue to evolve product a team of specialist bankers who have been offerings based on direct feedback and is specifically accredited in not-for-profit banking committed to its program of skills development – that means they have specialised knowledge and sharing of knowledge to help the sector of how the not-for-profit sector works and the achieve greater financial sustainability. particular challenges its workers and volunteers face. This is an ongoing accreditation and training program that will continue to deepen the expertise of our bankers to ensure the provision of truly tailored service.

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SPECIALIST BANKERS FOR THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR More publications CommBank specialist Two free financial literacy guides – Damn Good Advice for Treasurers and not-for-profit bankers are the Damn Good Advice for Board Members – only bankers in Australia who have already been released through have taken their knowledge of the Our Community–CommBank CommunitySmart program. In May 2015 the not-for-profit sector to the we’ll be releasing our third – Damn Good next level, studying for the Advice on Fraud Prevention and Cyber- Institute of Community Directors safety. We’ve taken note of all the other ideas put forward through this awards Australia’s Diploma of Business program and we’ll continue to expand (Governance). Together, we on our stable of financial literature. have made the diploma program

available to bankers across CommBank, deepening the More tools team’s understanding of the WHERE There is clearly a need for a simple, governance and finance issues affordable software program for not-for- that not-for-profits face. profit treasurers. This is one of the tools Our Community will be investigating over the next twelve months. We will also provide more templates and checklists THE RESULT? TO through the Community Financial Centre, Better bankers. and we’ll investigate ways to make all Better served not-for-profit financial and governance content currently organisations. available through the Institute of Community Directors Australia more accessible to Better communities. treasurers across the country. NOW? More training, education and linkages DAMIAN Together, we’ll be working on ways to MOORE get more affordable, practical training Dip. Bus. (Gov); to more new board members and FICDA (Fellow of the treasurers in more places than ever Institute of Community before. We’ll be looking at what we Directors Australia) can do to help treasurers learn from Commonwealth Bank and support each other. Not-for-Profit Specialist Banker, Victoria

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RESOURCES: NOT-FOR-PROFIT TREASURERS

THE Better Financial COMMUNITY Banking Policies Communities are at The Community Financial FINANCIAL the core of CommBank’s Centre’s downloadable CENTRE vision to excel at financial management securing and enhancing policies provide the communityfinancialcentre.com.au the wellbeing of people, information and support businesses and you need to safeguard The Community Financial communities. and grow the finances Centre has been established by of your not-for-profit It’s important to us organisation. Our Community in conjunction that all our not-for- with CommBank Not-for-Profit profit and community customers have access Sector Banking to provide tools to the best banking and resources to help improve services and solutions, the financial management of whether they are a global non-government not-for-profit groups, and provide organisation or a local access to better and more community group.

cost-effective banking services. CommBank has the right team, the right technology, the right attitude and the right values to meet the unique financial needs of our not-for-profit customers.

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Financial Not-for-Profit Fundraising Donations Hub Literacy Tools Finance Week Resources Through the Our financial literacy Not-for-Profit Finance Our Community has GiveNow.com.au help sheets, financial Week highlights the developed a range of online giving service, tutorials and checklists importance of good resources and tools to Our Community is provide the advice stewardship over the help community groups helping Australians give a treasurer needs to finances of Australia’s raise more funds. more to the community keep the organisation’s many community Go to the Community – through donations of books balanced. Our organisations. Events Funding Centre money, time and goods. downloadable sample during Not-for-Profit (fundingcentre.com. GiveNow Week, which policies help you improve Finance Week are au) to get information is held in December the structures that designed to celebrate on grants and fundraising every year, aims to focus underpin your work. and provide financial in Australia. attention on the many literacy education for the ways that individuals, staff, volunteers, board The Funding Centre’s families, businesses Damn Good Advice members and treasurers grants database, help and groups can make who oversee the finances sheets and tools are a difference to the Damn Good Advice for of Australian not-for- specifically designed community. Almost $50 Treasurers is a free guide profit organisations. for not-for-profit million has been donated providing practical advice organisations and using this free service to treasurers of not- schools, no matter your to date. for-profit organisations. location, size or type. Damn Good Advice for Board Members provides similar advice but is aimed at board members. More guides are planned.

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ABOUT: NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR BANKING

For more than 100 years, In your world, it’s the people that make the CommBank has supported difference, and that’s true in our world as well. Australian communities, At CommBank, we have a dedicated including the not-for-profit Not-for-Profit Sector Banking Team, focused on tailoring our products and services to meet organisations that help to the needs of not-for-profit organisations, with sustain and strengthen them. smarter credit, reduced fees and the same focus And today we are making on market-leading innovation we’re recognised for. Our goal is to help drive efficiencies that will our banking solutions and deliver maximum benefit to your cause. service for our not-for-profit Your banking is in good hands thanks to our customers deeper and better accredited not-for-profit sector bankers, our than ever before. not-for-profit investment team, our specialist transaction bankers, our 24/7 on-shore service centre, and our dedicated switching team.

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ABOUT: OUR COMMUNITY

The Our Community Group provides FundingCentre.com.au advice, connections, training and The best place to go to get information on grants and fundraising in Australia. easy-to-use tech tools for people and organisations working to build GiveNow.com.au stronger communities. Commission-free online donations for not-for-profits, and philanthropy education and tools for businesses, families and individuals. Our partners in that work are grantmakers (government and philanthropic), donors, Australian Institute of Grants Management enlightened businesses, community builders, Information, inspiration and education for and – of course – not-for-profit organisations government, philanthropic and corporate themselves. grantmakers, including Australia’s most- A certified B Corporation and multi-award- used online grants management solution, winning social enterprise, Our Community offers: SmartyGrants.

OurCommunity.com.au Australian Institute for Corporate Australia’s centre for excellence for the Responsibility nation’s 600,000 not-for-profits and schools: Creating and facilitating authentic connections where not-for-profits go for help. between enlightened businesses and their communities. Institute of Community Directors Australia The best-practice governance network The Innovation Lab for members of Australian not-for-profit boards, The engine room for seeding ideas to drive committees and councils, and the senior staff social change by doing old things better or who work alongside them. new things first.

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Email [email protected] Visit commbank.com.au/notforprofitsectorbanking

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