Newcastle Permanent

Newcastle Permanent was an Australian building society, and is now a brand of Newcastle Greater Mutual Group, as a result of a merger with Greater Bank.
Its head office is located in Newcastle, [New South Wales], Australia.

History

1903 – Founded as a Starr-Bowkett Society in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham on 2 February 1903
1939 – Newcastle Permanent Building Society was established
1966 – First branch was opened to customers
1970 – Introduced its famous ‘house’ logo
1983 – Relocation of office headquarters to King St, Newcastle
1984 – Installation of Newcastle Permanent's first ATM
2001 – Internet banking was launched for Newcastle Permanent customers
2004 – The Charitable Foundation distributed its first grant
2018 – Celebrated 115 years of banking.
2023 – Merged with Greater Bank

In November 2022, Newcastle Permanent's members voted to merge the society with Greater Bank, to take effect in March 2023, provided regulatory approval. Both brands were planned to continue.