Working at one of Westpac’s busiest city branches makes 25-year-old Wynona very happy indeed. “I love it!” she says. “My colleagues are great and I just love everything about it. I always wanted to work with numbers, but I just wasn’t sure where to start.”   

It was through SGCH’s Catalyst program that Wynona, a Wiradjuri woman who lives at one of our inner-city properties, was initially able to secure a 12-month traineeship with the bank – and her managers were so impressed they offered her a permanent, fulltime role when it ended.   

In October 2022, with some assistance from SGCH’s Housing Plus manager, Carrie, Wynona began studying her Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping. It wasn’t always easy: because she’s the mother of a four-year-old daughter, Wynona found she had to wake very early to be able to fit study time into her day.   

When Wynona spotted the Westpac traineeship opportunity in 2023, she reached out to Carrie for some guidance. “She helped me with my resume, helped me prepare for the interview and work out what I was going to say – Carrie was absolutely amazing, and she still stays in touch with me to make sure I’m doing well in the job. She’s made all the difference – she’s awesome.”  

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