Westpac trials mobile bush banks and spends $65m in regional rebuild plan

Westpac extends regional branch moratorium, announces regional Community Banking Service pilot: Westpac I Australian Rural & Regional News

Westpac, Media Release, 16 November 2025 Westpac has today announced it will extend its moratorium on regional branch closures and pilot a new way to deliver banking services to regional communities through a new Community Banking Service. Westpac first implemented a pause on regional branch closures in 2023 which was extended earlier this year until mid-2027. Today’s announcement means the moratorium will remain in place through to 2030. Westpa…

Westpac trials mobile bush banks and spends $65m in regional rebuild plan

Westpac's push to reclaim lost ground in the rural banking market has extended to a mobile banking service trial, widespread branch upgrades and a graduate program.