The Bank Guesthouse

06/09/2026

The transformation so far.

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05/09/2026

Someone wanting to check in but came to the wrong door. 😆 I took him to the river where his friends were singing. 🎶

16/08/2026

When I first saw the bank I thought gallery! It’s a bit away from that but every gallery needs a piano or in this case a pianola. Today that part happened. Great job to these guys and the Donald Pony Club.

06/08/2026

It’s not complete but it’s so close and will be open for this weekend - introducing the Kooka Sitting room. Originally the upstairs storage room this room is being transformed into a place to sit and chill.

05/08/2026

Building up other businesses. 🤩💪💛😃
My favourite local restaurant The Vine & Lamb started a few weeks before The Bank Guesthouse and it's going amazingly. Each time I go there the food is incredible. I'm also blessed to have friends running it and family working there. Highly recommend checking this place out in St Arnaud and liking their page. They’re open Wednesday to Saturday so you could even go now!

30/07/2026

Pugs have a reputation for “helping” when it’s not a pug needed job. Are your pets like that? Here they are helping me clean the bank guesthouse mat.

28/07/2026

There’s always something happening 💡

27/07/2026

Today the Vinelander heads back to Melbourne from Mildura. This was its stop in Donald. To find out more about the Vinelander go to 707 Operations Inc
Although this train is for tourism the push is happening to bring back the trains. To support this follow Rail Revival Alliance

26/07/2026

The foggy mornings continue in Donald but inside the The Bank Guesthouse is warmth & views from above. I’ll have to do the views next time as these are from the 7am walk.

11/07/2026

“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”

It feels like in the past week a cloud has covered the town. We are filled with grief while trying to understand what happened. Yet even in darkness there is light.

There’s people reaching out, wearing pink, hugging because what else can we do, opening shops earlier so people can just hang out and coming together.