Our Team

Our Team
Paul Simmons CRM

Paul Simmons – Branch Manager

Paul joined the Community Bank in December 2019 and became the Branch manager in February 2022. Paul has a strong background in banking, sales and business development. His role at the Maldon & District Community Bank Branch centres on lending and working with customers to help them achieve their financial goals.

He has have a passion for working with the community and customers in developing new business, creating new opportunities and exceeding customer’s expectations. 

In his spare time, Paul is a keen renovator, golfer and traveller.

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Lyn Hartley – Customer Relationship Officer

Lyn is a recent addition to our team and brings a wealth of experience to her role from many years in the finance industry, and most recently from the personal lending team in the corporate sector of Bendigo Bank.

Lyn has been involved in our local Football Netball club for many years and loves being part of our community.

Narelle Rowland – Customer Service Officer (CSO)

Narelle works at our Maldon and Newstead branches and has been with us since 2011. Narelle enjoys working with customers and the wider community in both locations.

Narelle has lived in Newstead for over 20 years and is connected to the local community through her children’s schooling and involvement in the Newstead Football Netball Club.

In her spare time Narelle likes to keep fit by walking and cycling.

Linda Crumpton – Customer Service Officer (CSO)

Linda is the face of our Dunolly branch and she brings with her some great customer service experience having come from a background of hospitality mostly in hotels and motels, but more recently at the Gold & Grain Cafe.

Linda has children that play all kinds of sport and love spending time at the Dunolly pool over the summer months.

“I enjoy the friendly recognition of being in a smaller community and the sense of belonging that comes with it”.

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Emma Karst– Customer Service Officer (CSO)

Emma is an important member of our Customer Service team and is based full-time in our Maldon branch.  Emma is busy raising her children in Welshman’s Reef and enjoys learning everyday about all things sustainability as they live off-grid.  Emma is also a member of the Maldon Primary School Council.

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Nicole Funston – Executive Officer 

Nicole and her family moved to Maldon in 2012 to run the Kangaroo Hotel, and even after retiring from Publican life, decided to stay because she loves everything Maldon has to offer.  Nicole also worked at Le Sel for a number of years and ran weekend accommodation. “I love being involved with the community and currently our family is involved with the Maldon Football Netball Club, Maldon Pony Club and the Muckleford Cricket Club”.

Nicole is excited to take on the role of Executive Officer as it gives her the opportunity to get back into working in this amazing community while also contributing to it.

 

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Nicki Renfrey – Communications Officer

Nicki Renfrey is our Communications Officer, who brings you stories about the bank through our social channels (you can see Nicki’s work on Facebook and Instagram) and our newsletter.

Nicki is a graduate of the Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program (2017) and has a strong connection around the region. She is passionate about the community, and particularly the women’s cricket events she’s got up and running  in the Castlemaine District Cricket Association over the last couple of years. She is a member of the Barkers Creek Cricket Club, keen crafter, loves keeping fit and spending time with family and friends.

Sophie Guerin – Community Partnership Lead

Sophie’s background is in project management, and she has also been a keen volunteer in a wide array of community projects. This newly-created role will help to coordinate our community partnerships, grants and outreach. 

Sophie is passionate about sustainability and community resilience. In her spare time, she loves art, sewing and upcycling projects.

Traditional Owners

We acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Dja Dja Wurrung people, and we pay our respect to the elders past, present and emerging. The Dja Dja Wurrung people have been custodians of this land for many centuries, and have performed age old ceremonies of celebration, ritual and renewal. We acknowledge their living culture and their unique role in the life of this region.

We express our gratitude that we share this land together, our sorrow for some of the cost of that sharing, and our hope and belief that we can move to a place of equity, justice and partnership together.

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