The Federal Deputy Opposition Leader, Mr Simon Crean, told the crowd of about 50 gathered on the branch's last day that the banking sector would be influenced only by government pressure. A shop owner, Mrs Virginia Brousse, fears bank closures are contributing to a general decline in the Victoria Road shopping strip. The ANZ closed last year, the TAB's about to close, the hardware shop up the road just closed.
People shop where they bank.
Next door another small business owner, Ms Noreen Colonelli, said she would consider changing banks, a move supported by the Mayor of Concord, Councillor Peter Woods, who called on councils to transfer their business to community banks. A National Australia Bank spokesman, Mr Brandon Phillips. All staff would be redeployed and an ATM would be kept in the area. This material is subject to copyright and any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.