Health & Wellbeing
Backing programs that strengthen mental, physical and community health right across Maroondah.
ExploreA community owned bank investing profits back into Ringwood East, Croydon, and the wider Maroondah region — funding grants, sponsoring clubs and looking after the space our community shares.
Returned to the Maroondah community since 2003.
Years supporting Maroondah and surrounding suburbs.
Community groups, clubs, schools and charities supported.
Locals benefitting from community funded initiatives.
MCEL was established in 2001 by Maroondah community members with a simple belief. When people bank locally, profits should stay local.
Every dollar we reinvest supports grassroots organisations, essential services, and initiatives that build a more resilient, connected and caring community. From sporting clubs to health services and local charities, our role is to ensure community prosperity today and long into the future.
Every grant, every sponsorship and every program we fund is anchored to four long-term commitments to our region.
Backing programs that strengthen mental, physical and community health right across Maroondah.
ExplorePartnering with organisations that move people from short-term hardship into long-term stability.
ExploreLooking after the leafy edge of the Yarra Valley — the trees, the wildlife and the parks we all share.
ExploreFunding the festivals, clubs and gatherings that turn neighbourhoods into a community.
ExploreA small selection of the people and projects MCEL has supported over the past year. Read about the rest on our impact page.
Health
A grassroots fundraiser supporting breast cancer awareness and the women navigating it in our community.
Community
A long-running partnership to back civic events that bring residents from every corner of the region together.
Festival
The region’s headline festival — a free annual day where Maroondah residents see their community in full.
Every dollar held with Community Bank Ringwood East or Croydon helps us fund the next grant, the next club, the next festival. Same banking. Different outcome.
MCEL maintains a small set of community-accessible spaces — available to clubs, schools, charities and small community groups, often at no cost.
Bring people together over food — available for markets, fundraisers, sporting days and community functions.
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