Riverina Region

Sausage Sizzle to support the Wagga Mayor’s Flood Appeal

Wagga Mutual staff are committed to raising additional funds to support our community recently affected by the floods our region has experienced.

In support of the Wagga Wagga Mayor’s Flood Appeal, we will be holding a lunch-time sausage sizzle at our Wagga Mutual Branch in Peter Street this Friday 16^th March at 11am.

Don Jones, Regional President for St Vincent de Paul will be attending to show his support for the Flood Appeal and lend a hand with the BBQ.

The Community CPS Australia Foundation has kick-started the appeal with a donation of $50,000, and we are now urging staff, members and the general public to support all initiatives.

All funds raised will be dispersed locally to the Wagga and Coolamon community through the St Vincent De Paul Society.

If you are in the area drop by and see us!

^KG

Posted on March 15, 2012 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Bake Sale on now @ Wagga Mutual Credit Union

Many of our members and staff have been affected by the floods, so we’re hosting a morning tea and cake sale this morning to help raise funds for the flood appeal.

Come and join us for morning tea and make a gold coin donation or purchase some of the cakes which have been kind donated by Wagga Mutual staff and members.

All funds raised will be donated to the flood appeal.

When – Monday 12th March from 10.00am

Where – Wagga Mutual Credit Union 141 Peter Street

We hope to see you!

^CS

Posted on March 13, 2012 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Wagga Mutual Junior Sports Scholarship Program

Wagga Mutual in partnership with Xceler8 Fitness Centre, are proud to announce the winners of the 2011/2012 Wagga Mutual Credit Union Junior Sports Scholarship.

The program is designed to help local junior athletes aged 12 to 17 years take the next step in their chosen field of sport. Following the success of the inaugural program in 2010/2011, this year more than 100 scholarship applications were received. Read more…

Posted on January 30, 2012 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Helping Those in Need this Christmas

Country Hope is a country based family centred support organisation for children diagnosed with cancer and other life threatening illnesses.

Staff at Wagga Mutual have been working in close partnership with Country Hope and recently hosted a gift appeal in support of Country Hope’s Kids Christmas Party.

The appeal saw locals drop off well over 100 gifts at the local Wagga, Collamon and Ganmain branches for the Children’s Christmas party, which show cases the true sprit of locals in the Wagga & Riverina area.

Posted on December 5, 2011 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Country Hope Expands to Help Families

Local family support provider, Country Hope, has been provided $25,000 as the first recipient of the newly launched Wagga Wagga Regional Fund, during a special event in the Botanic Gardens on 6 September 2011.

Country Hope was founded in 2003 and is the region’s largest community based, family support organisation caring for children diagnosed with cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Country Hope provides financial, emotional and practical support to the families of these seriously ill children.

The funding will allow Country Hope to add a family room to its Blake Street centre, which supports more than 120 families with two or three children each year. Increasing numbers have made it challenging to accommodate the growing demand within the existing premises.

In addition to the $25,000 grant, Wagga Mutual Credit Union has committed to drive fundraising activities aimed at raising further funds for Country Hope’s new family room.

As the local arm of the Community CPS Foundation, the Wagga Wagga Regional Fund will distribute grants to non-profit organisations across Wagga and surrounding areas that make a positive environmental, economic and social contribution to the region.

Posted on September 18, 2011 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Ganmain Show

We are continuing our long term sponsorship of the 103^rd Ganmain Show coming up on Saturday 20 August 2011.

For more than 10 years Wagga Mutual has proudly supported the NSW Yard Dog Championships at the Show and we are looking forward to this year’s event.

We encourage our members to come along to the Show which features all the regular competitions and classes as well as the new Great Ganmain Pie Eating Contest, a motorcross stunt demonstration and a fantastic fireworks finale.

We hope to see you there! For more information visit their website.

Posted on July 15, 2011 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Local businesses tee off for charity

Maitland Hospital's Golf Team, from L-R: Dr Gus Elder, Margaret Sanger, Michael Holden & Peter McDonald

On Friday 13 May Companion partnered with Variety’s Vision for Life to hold a Charity Golf Day to raise funds for a much-needed telemedicine system for the Hunter region based at Maitland Hospital.

Telemedicine is a leading technology that enables the lives of children in regional centres across Australia to be saved as well as improving their recovery, without
having to transport them to a capital city. Each telemedicine system costs around $25,000 and offers the priceless ability of saving a child’s life.

The golf day was thoroughly enjoyed by all who participated, with over $4,000 raised for the telemedicine system. A big thank you to our kind sponsors; Allianz, QBE LMI, Genworth Financial, Maitland City Council, OAMPS Insurance Brokers, Focus on Safety, Newcastle Rugby League, Eastwoods Wealth Management and Pacific Smiles Dental, as well as local businesses who donated prizes for the day.

If you would like to make a donation towards the telemedicine system please visit your local Personal Financial Centre , visit the donation page on the website or call us on 13 25 85.

Posted on February 23, 2011 Community Hunter Region - NSW Riverina Region - NSW 2 Comments

Companion staff recognised internationally

Cas Scott and WOCCU President & CEO, Pete Crear

Cas Scott, Direct Marketing Manager, was recognised internationally at the recent World Credit Union Conference held in Las Vegas.

In 2009 Cas won the Australian Emerging Leader Award which recognises emerging credit union leaders with a scholarship to attend a conference of their choice. Cas elected to attend the 2010 World Credit Union Conference, where she went on to win the World Credit Unions Young Persons Award. As a result she will attend the 2011 World Credit Union Conference in Scotland.

Congratulations Cas in winning your award!

Posted on November 24, 2010 Community Hunter Region - NSW Riverina Region - NSW 1 Comment

Congrats to our Signed Bulldogs Jersey Winner

Glendale Branch Manager Karen Cook with signed jersey winner Troy

Congratulations to Troy Scotman from Swansea, NSW who was drawn as the winner of the signed official Canterbury Bulldogs Jersey on 5 October 2010.

Troy entered the raffle by making a donation to the Community CPS Foundation Camp Quality appeal to fund Junior Camps across Australia.

Troy will be presented with his jersey over the coming weeks. The NSW Junior Camp is being held from 4-8 October in Sydney to bring laughter to kids living with cancer.

For more information on Companion’s community involvement visit our Community page.

Posted on October 5, 2010 Community Hunter Region - NSW Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

Recognising Local Business

Marc & Leanne of BINK Creative with Miss Cessnock City, Emma Kirk, Ray O'Brien of Companion Credit Union and Bruce Wilson of the Cessnock Advertiser. Image curtosey of the Maitland Mercury

Congratulations to BINK Creative of Cessnock who won Business of the Year at the 2010 Hunter Region Business Excellence Awards hosted by the Business Enterprise Centre.

The team at BINK Creative were presented a cheque for $1,000 sponsored by Companion Credit Union at the awards presentation night on Friday 3 September.

Congratulations to BINK Creative and all of the 2010 award winners.

Posted on September 8, 2010 Community Hunter Region - NSW Riverina Region - NSW 6 Comments

Companion Supports 2010 Newcastle Variety Bash

The Bash Crew: John Kopfler (the bash car mechanic & owner of All Care Car Services Kurri), Denise and Andrew Crane with Kurri Branch Manager Maree Henry

Variety the Children’s Charity holds annual Variety Bashes Australia wide. This year 40 cars took part in the 2010 Newcastle Variety Bash which began on Sunday 16 May at Spears Point and, following a week of travelling through NSW towns, finished on Saturday 22 May in Newcastle. Companion Credit Union supported the Bash by sponsoring the car entered by Companion members Andrew and Dee Crane from Kurri Kurri.

The Newcastle Bash raised a net of $300,000 which goes directly to assisting individual children suffering one, or multiple of, 74 different conditions. The support is in the form of specialised equipment and experiences as well as organisational equipment grants to children’s intensive care units, children’s emergency transport services, children’s support and educational organisations.

Variety is a not-for-profit, non-government funded organisation and relies on individual donors, corporate donors and sponsors like Companion to improve the lives of Australian children.

Well done to the Cranes for their effort in this year’s Bash.

Posted on June 8, 2010 Community Riverina Region - NSW Leave a Comment

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