	{"id":100496,"date":"2025-08-11T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=100496"},"modified":"2025-08-06T17:16:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T07:16:26","slug":"bank-celebrates-20-years-in-heathcote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/bank-celebrates-20-years-in-heathcote\/","title":{"rendered":"Bank celebrates 20 years in Heathcote"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY Bank Heathcote and District will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their opening with a free community event in September.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of the Heathcote branch was followed by the opening of the Nagambie branch in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of Community Bank Heathcote &amp; District,&#8221; said marketing and local engagement manager Charleen Warburton.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To celebrate our 20 years in Heathcote, we are inviting community groups from Heathcote and Nagambie districts to attend a free community event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will host the event on Sunday 21 September at Barrack Reserve, Heathcote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have arranged free amusements for kids, including inflatables, climbing wall and facepainting, and live music.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ms Warburton is seeking groups that would be interested in having a stall at the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stalls could include information about the groups, interactive demonstrations like hitting practice for tennis or craft project for arts group, or fundraising activities,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As a bonus, we will have a surprise for groups that set up a stall.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Please let me know by Friday 29 August if your group will be participating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Interested groups can contact Ms Warburton at <a href=\"mailto:marketing@heathcotenagambie.community\">marketing@heathcotenagambie.community<\/a>. Food sales require Foodtrader registration at <a href=\"http:\/\/foodtrader.vic.gov.au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">foodtrader.vic.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COMMUNITY Bank Heathcote and District will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of their opening with a free community event in September. 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