October 2017 Message from Chairman. It’s the end of another financial year and I welcome you to the Branches. latest edition of The Logan Community Bank® Group newsletter. A few staff changes have occurred over the past few months Your Community Bank® branches have been busy over the past seeing a few new faces join our group along with a few farewells few months attending sponsored events and activities that have and some staff transfers within. Drop into your local branch to been supported through our 2017 Community Funding Program. say hi to our friendly staff that are more than happy to discuss all Just over $52,000 was returned to various Logan community your banking needs. organisations, our support is diverse and we have enjoyed working From a personnel perspective the Bendigo Bank/Logan team with these local groups to assist them achieve their goals. has always been very stable and this is evidenced by some The Community Bank® branch network has collectively returned of the incredible milestones hit this year and the Board and over $165 million to hundreds of communities around Australia, management thank all the team for their support; with our branches accounting for over $1.7 million of that total. • Vicki Mitchell - 10 years We receive a number of sponsorship requests every year, from • Brooke Tyson - 10 Years many great organisations, funding for this extraordinary array of community activity would not be possible without the continued • Karen Fendle - 15 years support of our customers. So, when you bank with us you’ll see • Wilma Sones - 20 years great things happen in the Logan community. But the big accolades must go to Leanne Daw clocking up Banking is our business, community is our purpose. 30 years as the benchmark that cannot go without mention. Board changes. Well done to all and thank you for your continued service! Aside from the work around key community engagement the I look forward to seeing many of you our shareholders at the Community Bank® company Board has also been busy and upcoming AGM being held Monday 13 November 2017, 5.30pm has recently undergone some changes. Sadly Sharon Pullen (6.00pm start) this year being held at our newly refurbished resigned her position as Director in August, I am however pleased Springwood Community Bank® Branch, Springwood Shopping that Sharon will continue to provide her invaluable services as Mall, 34 Fitzgerald Ave, Springwood. Treasurer. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Sharon for her continued support of Logan Community Financial Services In the meantime if you are not already a customer and would Limited and for her efforts during her time as Director since joining like to discuss your banking needs please call our friendly staff us in 2012. today, we can offer a full range of banking products and services our point of difference being that we can show you the difference We also welcomed David Ekert as our newest Director and I look your banking makes to your community, switch and ‘Be the forward to introducing David at the upcoming Annual General Change’! Meeting (AGM) to be held in November. David is an active member of the Logan community and the Board is excited to have David Jason Luckhardt join our Community Bank® company. Chairman Logan Community Financial Services Ltd 54 Bryants Road, Shailer Park QLD 4128 ABN 88 101 148 430 Directors: Jason Luckhardt, Michael Wardlaw, Robert Herriott, Brett Raguse, Bridget French, David Ekert, Russell Jenkins & Kate Wakeling. Logan Community Bank® Group Continued support for Logan Thunder Basketball and Riverlakes Veterans Golf Club. Loganholme Community Bank® Branch is proud to be a The Loganholme Community Bank® Branch appreciates the continued major sponsor of Logan Thunder Basketball with their continued support that we receive from the members of Logan re-entry back into the Queensland Basketball League. Played at Thunder Basketball and an elite level, the competition includes teams from all across Riverlakes Veterans Queensland. Golf Club. Without the member support, we Due to your Bank’s continued support, Logan Basketball have would not be able to now been able to secure the management rights to the Cornubia give back to the local Sports Park Centre. In return, Logan Community Bank® Group community and be have been able to secure the naming rights to the Centre of involved in events such which to be soon renamed to Bendigo Bank Cornubia Park Sports as these. Centre. Special Olympics Logan is a local branch of the Special Olympics Trudy Hill, Branch Queensland, providing sport and training opportunities for people Manager Loganholme with intellectual disabilities. Special Olympics Logan showcased Community Bank® their skills during half time at the Logan Thunder Men’s QBL (Qld Branch said the QBL Basketball League) game on 30 June 2017. The venue is home season commenced in to the Bendigo Bank Logan Thunder QBL Women’s team proudly May this year running supported by Trudy and the team at Loganholme Community through to the end Bank® Branch. of July, there were a number of very exciting An enthusiastic team of athletes of all ages participated in the games and would game with Coaches Katie Ambrose, Linda Ambrose (Springwood definitely encourage people to come along and see some of the Community Bank® Branch Manager) and Dynelle Kitto assisting local talent representing Logan in the coming season. the athletes. Springwood Community Bank® Branch supplied raffles prizes including meat trays from our Local butcher and For more information about the Logan Thunder Basketball Bendigo Bank Merchandising Packs for Special Olympics Logan community visit: www.loganbasketball.com to help raise awareness and much needed funds. Staff attended the event in support of the Special Olympics Logan team and The Loganholme Community Bank® see it is a great way to integrate the talents of these athletes Branch has also been able to continue amongst the mainstream players. supporting the Riverlakes Veterans Golf Club with their annual Open Golf Manager Linda and Championship. This event has become daughter Katie have been well established in the Albert & Logan involved in the coaching District Association calendar over of the athletes for over the past and attracts players from the past 12 months now the 1,000 district membership. This and love giving back to the year the Club celebrated the 10th community in which they anniversary of this event. live and work. Browns Plains proudly continue Rotary trailer raffle. supporting Greenbank RSL and Brisbane Logan Community Bank® Group is a proud partner of the Rotary Club of Logan. Our five Broncos Community Programs. branches assisted the Rotary Club with the raffle by providing funding to purchase the trailer and Browns Plains Community Bank® selling raffle tickets throughout the branches. Branch has entered into its fifth year of The raffle raised funds are distributed to not-for supporting Greenbank RSL / Brisbane -profit community groups as selected by the Broncos. Rotary Club of Logan. The branch is pleased to announce its continual support of the Greenbank RSL/ Brisbane Broncos Community Development Program. This program works with local school children as well as youth in not only the sport of Rugby League but in areas of Health and Well Being, Fitness, Self-worth and the like. This program provides positive outcomes for the local Browns Plains community and beyond. Browns Plains CSO April Siepen & Michael Hancock (Bronco Great) pictured with former Logan Rotary member John Nightingale, Manager Linda Manager Scott Northfield. Ambrose & Chairman Jason Luckhardt. Supporting our local schools and organisations. Marsden State School – Keith Henderson Multicultural Festival. Eden’s Landing Primary School – Breakfast Program. The Marsden Community Bank® Branch continued its ongoing Beenleigh Community Bank® Branch have an active role in partnership with Marsden State School by supporting the Keith helping out Eden’s Landing Primary School with the Breakfast Henderson Multicultural Festival in August. The event held at Program every Thursday morning and were lucky enough last year the school promotes cultural understanding by celebrating the to be invited to share in their Christmas Carols. Piggy and Branch many different cultures that are part of the Marsden and Logan Manager Mary were excited to spend time with the teachers and communities. children singing and dancing. The children loved seeing Piggy and enjoyed hugs The event was a great success and a great deal of credit goes and high fives to the Marsden State School, its leaders, students and families while the carols for bringing an played. event together that helps encourage Mary Wright CRM & Piggy enjoyed acceptance of last year’s carols the many cultural event at Eden’s groups within Landing Primary our community School. and celebrates Great day for cricket. the diversity that Springwood Community Bank® Branch along with other makes Logan such community groups, club Members and supporters were decked a welcoming and out in their pink attire for the McGrath Foundations Pink Stumps thriving community Appeal and a day of fun filled activities. Face painting, snow in which to live. cones, BBQ, social members draw, raffles and a visit from Griffith University (Logan Campus) - Logan Fun Run. Brisbane Heat’s Mascot, ‘Heater’ and Bendigo Bank Piggy completed the event. This was a great way to spend a Sunday Held in June this event has been seen continued support from and raise money and awareness for Breast Cancer. This is the Marsden one way Community Springwood Bank® Branch, Community this year being Bank® the third year Branch and the branch has Springwood supported the Suns event which has Cricket Club seen significant utilise their growth in partnership numbers year together. after year. Logan Social Enterprise Expo. Trivia night. Logan Community Bank® Group were a proud supporter of the Logan Every year Bendigo and Adelaide Bank support the Social Enterprise Expo.