Branch manager Tracy Simkin with staff Leeanne Williams, Leanne Ryan, Sally Lucas and Bec Paterson.
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Owen Sinclair
Air fryers, jewellery and chocolate bunnies - these are just some of the prizes up for grab at the Bendigo Bank’s Easter raffle this month.
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With a range of appliances and goods donated by local businesses, there’s no better time to throw your hat in the ring and support the Cobram branch’s initiative.
Branch manager Tracy Simkin said the raffle, which has run for about the last seven years, is popular enough that she has customers ask about it each year.
“Obviously, we want the machine to be updated and the battery to be in date, so it’s able to be used when any community members need it,” Ms Simkin said.
The Cobram branch of Bendigo Bank is getting behind the spirit of giving this Easter.
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Owen Sinclair
“Hopefully, they don’t, but the idea is to have it there for their use.”
The defibrillator itself is attached to a wall outside the branch, and has unique advantages over other such units in town.
“A lot of the others around town are in buildings that are locked up at night, and, you know, we’re really limited then,” Ms Simkin said.
The branch is raising funds for the maintenance of a defibrillator.
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Owen Sinclair
“I think the biggest thing is it’s on the exterior of the building, so it’s available 24/7. It’s not locked in a building at night, and essentially, anyone can use it, and it has been used.”
Depending on the outcome of this year’s raffle, Ms Simkin explained that any extra money raised will go towards a secondary project in the community.
The raffle will be drawn on Thursday, April 17. Tickets are $2 each or $5 for three.
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