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Financial Basics Foundation over $17,000 donated!
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The Financial Basics Foundation is a registered charity established to help educate secondary students about the credit system and responsible financial management practices.
The Financial Basics Foundation was established to achieve a specific dream: ‘Helping to ensure that all young Australians leaving the secondary education system have an understanding of the credit system and financial management practices, so that they can make informed decisions on their financial affairs’.
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As part of our support of Financial Basics, Big Sky conducts activities where members can help us to raise funds for the Operation Financial Literacy initiative.
Operation Financial Literacy combines classroom, community, web and research based activities and includes a hardcopy student portfolio and teacher’s manual. Modules covered include Income; Budgeting; Credit and Borrowing; Financial Protection; Taxation, Saving and Investing and Planning for your Future.
One of the most significant activities in which we take part, is the donation of $10 for every Big Sky Visa Credit Card taken out by our members to help raise the level of financial understanding amongst young people.
For further information on the Financial Basics Foundation visit
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Take Control Financial Booklets
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To help you build a secure financial future Abacus - Australian Mutuals have produced a series of free consumer education booklets.
The 12 booklets in the 'Take Control' series cover a range of topical subjects, from budgeting to credit cards to buying a property. We also have material on fighting fraud.
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Community Development
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Big Sky Credit Union is serious about our values, commitment to social responsibility and engaging the communities in which our members live and work.
A new community development department has been established within the organisation structure to identify where and how Big Sky can play a role and be a responsible member of these communities.
This includes a number of charities, sporting clubs and associations. Please click on the links below to find out more about whom we support.
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Newman Play Centre
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Friday the 7th October was the opening of Newman Indoor Play facility, this play facility was a initiative of the Newman Mainstreet Project a community based committee in partnership with BHP Billiton. Big Sky Credit Union provided monetary sponsorship for this facility.
The idea of the Indoor Play Facility is to provide a indoor play area for the children of Newman in the summer months when soaring temperatures can reach 45 degrees for weeks on end.
Big Sky Staff attended the opening on Friday night with their families, representatives from BHP Billiton, Shire of East Pilbara, Mainstreet Project and the local MLA were all in attendance and a pleasant evening was had by all with the children giving the play area a good once over and the thumbs up.
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Moranbah Junior Rugby Club
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Big Sky are proud sponsors and supporters of the Moranbah Miners Junior Rugby League Club.
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Newman Community Radio - 6-NEW FM
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Newman Community Radio Inc. is a not for profit community group reliant on membership, donations and sponsorship to continue to provide a quality entertainment, information and community news service. All income to 6NEW is distributed to maintain an "on air" status for the community.
Big Sky is a proud sponsor of 6-NEW community radio.
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South Mornington Football Club
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2006 sponsorship of the South Mornington Football Club women's team (as pictured)
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BMA South Walker Creek Mine Open Day - Hard hat competition
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In June 2006, Big Sky sponsored the Senior School hard hat competition. This competition involved children decorating a hard hat.
Erica Smith (Senior Consultant Big Sky)Kelsey Moulds (2nd, Moranbah East State School), Darcie O'Grady (Incentive, Moranbah State School), Kiely Ferguson (1st, Moranbah State School), Kim Kennedy (HSEC & Administration Officer, BMA Coal South Walker Mine),
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