Our Community

Supporting our local community is incredibly important to us.

AFS is proud to be part of a supportive regional community and provides audit and accounting services to myriad groups that rely on goodwill and the commitment of unpaid volunteers. We recognise the importance of these organisations and provide support where we can.

In 2016, AFS supported more than 60 community organisations with over $250,000 of direct or in-kind sponsorship. These include charities and foundations, sport and recreation clubs, training and education services, local organisations and community groups.

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STAFF PARTICIPATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

Community involvement

The health and well-being of our staff is of utmost importance. Over the last 12 months we sponsored and were involved in multiple fundraisers such as:

The OTIS Foundation Annual Golf Day
The Great Strides Run for Cystic Fibrosis
The Rotary Club of Bendigo Night Golf
The Biggest Ever Blokes Lunch
Bendigo’s Biggest Afternoon Teal
The Bendigo Bank Fun Run, winning the ‘Corporate Challenge’ for the team with the most entrants in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and again in 2017!

Volunteer friendly workplace

We are proud to be a volunteer friendly workplace and our staff are encouraged to volunteer their time to community organisations as we feel it enriches us personally and professionally.

We employ and actively support dedicated CFA volunteers, board member positions and many more.

We are involved in RED25, a program uniting workplaces, community groups and organisations to save lives through blood donations. Red25 members work together to ensure that 25% of Australia’s blood donations are secured.

Casual Cash

Our staff developed this initiative to raise funds for the community by holding a monthly casual day in return for a gold coin donation.

Organisations that we have donated to recently, include: Lockwood and Maiden Gully Fire Brigades, Cystic Fibrosis Victoria, Zonta Club of Bendigo Inc, Lifeline Central Victoria and Mallee, Bendigo Foodshare, and Bendigo Cycling Classic,

If you would like to nominate a recipient organisation for our casual cash, please contact us at afs@afsbendigo.com.au.

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