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Queensland Country Bank named among Australia's Best Workplaces

Queensland Country Bank

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Queensland Country Bank has been recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work®, acknowledging the member-owned bank’s commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive and high-performing workplace culture.

Queensland Country Bank named among Australia’s Best Workplaces

 

Queensland Country Bank has been recognised as one of Australia’s Best Workplaces by Great Place to Work®, acknowledging the member-owned bank’s commitment to fostering an inclusive, supportive and high-performing workplace culture.

 

Queensland Country Bank was also the only bank recognised on the list, cementing its position as a standout workplace in the financial services sector.

 

The achievement builds on Queensland Country Bank’s fourth consecutive Great Place to Work® Certification, as well as its inclusion in Australia’s Best Workplaces™ in Finance & Insurance 2026 list earlier this year.

 

With a total of 460 staff working across 29 branches and 19 departments, Queensland Country Bank’s recognition reflects a strong workplace culture spanning both its frontline teams and corporate support functions.

 

Queensland Country Bank Chief People Officer Katherine Brennan said the recognition reflected the bank’s strong values-led culture. “What makes this recognition particularly special is that our own people have had such a significant voice in it. You can write values on a wall, but ultimately your people will tell you whether they experience them every day,” she said. “For our team to tell us they feel supported, connected and empowered is something we're incredibly proud of,” Ms Brennan said.

 

That sentiment is reflected by team members across the organisation, including Townsville Area Manager, Amy Hawkins, who said the culture had been evident from the beginning of her career.

 

“I started working at Queensland Country Bank almost 18 years ago, and one of the first things I noticed was the number of team members with long tenure and how positively they spoke about working here,” Ms Hawkins said. “I am now one of those advocates. I have been given amazing support throughout my career and have always had leaders who are genuinely invested in my growth and development. We truly are a caring organisation that looks after its people, provides opportunities to reach our potential, and creates a workplace I couldn’t imagine leaving.”

 

This long-standing connection to the organisation is reflected across the workforce, with 110 Queensland Country Bank employees having achieved more than a decade of service and an average employee tenure of 6.89 years.

 

About Queensland Country Bank

For 55 years, Queensland Country Bank has proudly invested in the regions it serves, offering a combination of financial expertise and unwavering support for local development. Starting in 1971 in the Queensland town of Mount Isa, the customer-owned bank offers a uniquely enriching banking experience by integrating exceptional customer service with deep community engagement.  The bank supports over 100,000 Members, employs over 460 Queenslanders, are custodians of more than $5 billion in assets, and has given back $3 million to local communities through its Community Good for Good grants program since 2005.

 

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