Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Marci Basich and Cheryl Parks, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and / or director of Timberland Bancorp, Inc., ("TSBK"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,4 or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3)

take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute and substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The "undersigned" acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is TSBK assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by TSBK, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 27 day of September 2023.

	Signature

	/s/Parul Bhandari

	Parul Bhandari

Notary Acknowledgement

State of Washington

County of Grays Harbor

I certify that I know or have satisfactory evidence that Parul Bhandari [name of person] is the person who appeared before me and id person acknowledged that he/she signed this instrument and acknowledge it to be his/her free and voluntary act for the uses and purposes mentioned in this instrument.

Dated

(Seal or Stamp)	/s/Nancy Wood
NANCY WOOD	Signature
COMMISSION No. 37484
NOTARY PUBLIC
EXPIRES: AUG. 14, 2025	Notary
STATE OF WASHINGTON	Title

My Appointment Expires: Aug 14, 2025

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