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Bank Committee Meeting

The Bank Committee met and announced the formal feasibility study to establish a Community Bank at Nightcliff

The Bank Committee meets in the old NAB branch Nightcliff.

Nightcliff bank committee gathers to establish a local bank.

Since the closure of the NAB in Nightcliff and the ANZ in Rapid Creek, this area has been without a bank. This group has established a committee with the aim of establishing a bank in the local community, owned by members of the local community to benefit the local community through profit sharing with local community organizations.

This model of community banking has been successfully established in many places in Australia, both in the suburbs of the capital cities and in smaller country towns where the withdrawal of the "big Banks" has been disastrous for the local community.

At this stage the bank committee needs to gather support from the community to prove that a bank would be viable in the Nightcliff area.

30th August 2007

Formal Feasibility Study Starts

Gavan Keane, chairman of the Nightcliff Community Bank Steering Committee, announced the appointment of AFS chartered accountants and associates as consultants for the forthcoming feasibility study.
"I am really delighted with this appointment," Gavan said. "AFS helped with the highly successful launch of the Coolalinga Community Bank, and have been consultants to about 150 other Community Banks."

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Community banking benefits the local community.

Graph of fundraising results

The proposed Nightcliff Community Bank had just taken its first step.

The road ahead after that step ...........

As the graph above shows, the Bank has almost reached its targets of 350 shareholders, and $ 700,000 in pledged shares.

The Steering Committee expects to reach these targets within the next week or two, and is actively preparing for Phase Two: the Feasibility Study.

During Phase Two, a firm of independent consultants will be appointed to talk to local residents, and to make sure the bank really has enough support to be able to succeed.

It is hoped that this Feasibility Study will be completed within the next month or two.

Assuming Phase Two gives the green light to the project, a formal business plan will then be prepared, detailing exactly where and how the bank is to be set up, and what profits can be expected.

Next, a formal Prospectus is prepared, which goes to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for approval.

Once approved, the Prospectus is circulated, and pledgees are invited to buy shares.

Finally, once enough shares have been sold, the share issue is closed, and the Nightcliff Community Bank is launched.

Raising awareness with a sausage sizzle

Local company established

As a result of successful local fundraising, and the green light given by a formal feasibility study, Nightcliff Community Enterprises Limited was formed to establish a Community Bank in partnership with Bendigo Bank in the Nightcliff area.

September 26, 2008

The Nightcliff Community Bank has opened to provide full banking services to Nightcliff and surrounding Darwin suburbs. Support from local residents and businesses in conjunction with Bendigo Bank has enabled the opening of the 223rd Community Bank in Australia.

26 September 2009

After 12 months of trading, the Nightcliff Community Bank has been able to deliver the anticipated results, making supporting donations to several local groups.

Sids 4Kids NT, Autism NT, Camp Quality NT and the Nightcliff Cricket Club all benefited from bank profits recirculated back into the community.

More birthday photos here.

Celebrating the 9th Birthday of the Nightcliff Community Bank

The Nightcliff Community Bank continues to provide banking services to the Darwin area while returning up to 80% of profits to local community programs.

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Contact:
Jeff Watson
Branch Manager,
Bendigo Bank,
40 Progress Drive
Nightcliff
ph 8948 4485