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  • Volunteering

Doing good and making a difference on Good Friday

NAB’s Paula Kotzapanagiotis celebrates two Easters, has two bunnies, plus two solid reasons for volunteering for the RCH Good Friday Appeal.

  • 25.03.2024
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  • Community

New round of NAB Foundation Community Grants now open

Community groups can apply for grants of up to $25,000 for local projects that help communities withstand and recover from natural disasters.

  • 18.03.2024
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  • Disaster relief

Army of volunteers helps in Rochester recovery operation 

Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) and NAB Foundation join forces to support the Rochester community.

  • 09.03.2024
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  • Community

Behind the Ben

NAB’s Ben Nielsen has presented for ABC TV’s ‘Behind The News’, but his bravest moment was coming out to his family. Ahead of the 2024 Midsumma Pride March, Ben shares his story.

  • 01.02.2024
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  • Indigenous Affairs

NAB and Indigenous Business Australia collaborate to support First Nations businesses

NAB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indigenous Business Australia to work together on the design and development of an Indigenous Business Guarantee. 

  • 06.12.2023
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  • Indigenous Affairs

NAB partners with DeadlyScience to step up STEM equity for Indigenous learners

NAB launched a new partnership with DeadlyScience, an Indigenous charity organisation with the vision to create better opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People to study Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

  • 05.12.2023
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  • Diversity

“Yep, I did it!”

Diagnosed with autism when he was three, NAB’s Lora Agius’s son Matthew recently cruised the South Pacific after completing Year 12. Lora shares their story as we recognise International Day of People with Disability.

  • 30.11.2023
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  • Community

From ‘Why me?’ to ‘Why not?’

Seven years ago, NAB’s Punkaj Gupta was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). He shares how family and Diwali helped him.

  • 14.11.2023
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  • Indigenous Affairs

Clothing the Gaps: uniting people through fashion and a cause

After almost five years, Clothing the Gaps has become one of the most recognisable Aboriginal fashion labels – yet it had modest beginnings.

  • 01.11.2023
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  • Indigenous Affairs

NAB announces First Nations business growth ambition with a $1 billion lending target

NAB to more than double its lending to First Nations businesses and community organisations by the end of 2026.

  • 01.11.2023
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  • Affordable housing

Funding homes for Australians in need

NAB’s involvement in a landmark social loan to fund the $262m acquisition of specialist disability accommodation (SDA) by a Lighthouse Infrastructure (Lighthouse) fund could help to establish a new capital market to accelerate the provision of desperately needed affordable housing.

  • 23.10.2023
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  • Community

‘See past the disability and join STEPtember’

NAB colleague Kristy Pinkerton’s son James has cerebral palsy, but that hasn’t stopped him living his life to the fullest!

  • 27.09.2023
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  • NAB Foundation

It takes many hands

NAB has announced a partnership with Disaster Relief Australia through the NAB Foundation, granting $1 million plus in-kind support to bolster the organisation’s community and corporate volunteer capacity.

  • 01.09.2023
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  • Community Grants

Sarah and the Green Heroes

With a $10k NAB Foundation Community Grant, Sarah Jantos has funded workshops and diver certifications for Indigenous youth.

  • 28.08.2023
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