Reap the rewards

THE Yarra Junction District Community Bank Branch is officially open for business.
A huge crowd gathered outside the new branch of the Bendigo Bank in Yarra Junction’s main street on Monday 25 February for the official opening.
“Well done Yarra Junction! You are a sensation!” declared YJDCB Steering Committee chairwoman Jaqui Hall as the opening ceremony got underway.
The gathering reflected the input of the district communities with local schools providing entertainment for the opening ceremony and a wide cross-section of the community, many of them shareholders in the new enterprise, later taking the opportunity to look over their new bank and meet the staff.
The bank is the fourth along the Warburton Highway and joins the Wandin-Seville, Woori Yallock and Warburton banks whose communities have embraced the community bank concept and are reaping the rewards.