Our Community over PROFIT 

The Commonwealth Bank is planning to close the Fawkner Branch on the 26th May.

Please sign this petition to tell the Commonwealth Bank that they need to prioritise the needs of their customers over their profits.

ACT now and sign the petition.

Why is this important?

Financial elder abuse is on the rise and this is in part due to people without internet access or skills relying on others to help them with banking and finances.

Fawkner has higher than average people without internet access (24.7%), and high levels of people who speak a language other than english, people with disability and people over 80.

Fawkner also has lower than average car ownership and household income. 

Being able to do ones own banking in their local community is important to many people and many local businesses.

The Commonwealth Bank's decision to close down its Fawkner branch will impact the community in more than one way. It will result in loss of local jobs, financial exclusion, decline in the provision of services, local trade as well as general inconvenience and security implications.

This will particularly impact seniors in the community who will have to spend hours on public transport to access essential banking services.