About us

We're Buninyong & District Financial Services Ltd, the community company behind Community Bank Buninyong. We run the branch as a for-purpose enterprise under the Bendigo Bank community banking model, which means the profit our branch makes stays here. Over the past 16 years we've returned more than $2.8 million to the Buninyong and Ballarat regions through grants and partnerships. We're Social Traders certified and an award-winning organisation.

About the role

This is a volunteer position on our Board of Directors. As a Director you'll help set our strategy, agree our goals and make the decisions that shape the branch and the projects we back. Every decision starts with local people who care what happens here.

Key responsibilities

- Contribute to strategy, business planning and goal setting
- Oversee financial performance, risk and compliance
- Help direct where community investment support goes
- Represent the community company at local events and across the region
- Put your professional skills to work on decisions that matter.





About you You don't need previous Board experience, but you do need to care about this community and bring skills to the table. We're particularly keen to hear from people with a background in:

- IT and systems
- Accounting and finance
- Banking
- Business and executive management
- Governance
- Chairing a Board, or the ambition to Chair

We're actively recruiting our next Chair. If you've chaired before or you'd like to grow into the role with support, we'd love you to apply. Perks

- A genuine say in where local profits are invested
- Governance experience with Social Traders Certified company
- A motivated, well-organised and community-minded team to work with.

More Applications close Sunday 4 October 2026.

For the position description visit www.communitygrowshere.com.au/work-with-us For a confidential chat first, call Joanne Innes on [0408 518 200](tel:0408 518 200).

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