The Calwell community is the first in the ACT to open a locally owned and operated
Community Bank® Branch. Together‚ the Calwell and Wanniassa communities
raised $900‚000 in share capital to open their bank branches. Calwell is the
first branch to opened‚ followed closely by Wanniassa.
January
2001
Community
leaders meet with Bendigo Bank
March 2001
First public meeting
to gauge community support
Started pledge raising campaign
November 2001
15‚500 feasibility
surveys mailed out to residents and traders
December 2001
Feasibility results
presented to the committee
April 2002
Decision to proceed
with two Community Bank® branches‚ one in Calwell and one in Wanniassa
May 2002
Public Share Offer
opens. Bendigo Bank and the community open a banking agency at Tony Godfrey’s
Pharmacy
July 2002
Public share offer
closes. Communities raise $900‚000 from 388 local residents‚ traders‚ business
people and farmers.
6 December 2002
Calwell Community Bank®
launches to the public
9 December 2002
Calwell Community Bank®
opens for business
June 2005
Quotation on BSX – Bendigo Stock Exchange
Wanniassa Community Bank® Branch
The Wanniassa community‚
along with nearby Calwell‚ was the first community in the ACT to open a locally
owned and operated Community Bank® Branch. Together‚ the Calwell and Wanniassa
communities raised $900‚000 in share capital to open their bank branches. Calwell
was the first branch to open‚ followed closely by Wanniassa.
January
2001
Community
leaders meet with Bendigo Bank
March 2001
First public
meeting to gauge community support
Started
pledge raising campaign
November
2001
15‚500
feasibility surveys mailed out to residents and traders
December
2001
Feasibility
results presented to the committee
April 2002
Decision
to proceed with two Community Bank® branches‚ one in Calwell and one
in Wanniassa
May 2002
Public
Share Offer opens. Bendigo Bank and the community open a banking agency
at Tony Godfrey's Pharmacy
July 2002
Public
share offer closes. Communities raise $900‚000 from 388 local residents‚
traders‚ business people and farmers
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