Board feel for juniors

The Bendigo Bank has announced its new junior directors, welcoming to their board three Noosa District High School Year 12 students.
Jack Filtness, Kayla Robertson and Chelsea Ward all have a keen interest in business, and will now get a chance to see what it is like to sit on a board.
Last week, they were appointed as junior observer directors for 2017 on the SCCFSL (Sunshine Coast Community Financial Services Limited) board, which manages the Community Bank branches of Bendigo Bank in Cooroy, Marcoola and Tewantin and the Bendigo Bank agency in Pomona.
Through Bendigo Bank’s sponsorship of Australian Business Week (ABW) held at the school each June, Jack, Kayla and Chelsea learnt about the program where they could attend each SCCFSL board meeting and learn more about how community banking works on a boardroom level.
Jack said the appointment as junior board member was a great opportunity for the students.
“I know I speak for Kayla and Chelsea in saying how happy we are to have been given this opportunity,” he said.
“Tewantin Community Bank manager, Wayne Hoens, and the SCCFSL board is filled with directors who have years of experience and great success in the business world, and they’re really lovely people, too. They’re all actively involved in their community and keen to pass on their knowledge.
“It’s a great head start to learn how a board works and also to learn more about the important part the Community Bank branches play in Cooroy, Marcoola, Tewantin and Pomona’s future. It’s just amazing how much time and money the branches have invested in our communities already for all our benefit.”