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The disappearing bank branches and the communities left behind
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Australian banks have shut or earmarked the closure of almost 300 branches since the pandemic accelerated consumers’ switch to online banking.
Many branches that initially had temporarily closed during the height of the pandemic will never reopen and some communities have been left with no local bank.
Mortlake residents Doug Parker, Kelvin Goodall, Jill Parker and Rosalie Goddard are upset at the closure of their only bank leaving them with an over 40-kilometre journey to the nearest town with an ATM.