Rural and Regional Banking. Where Local Experience Counts

When we first appeared on the scene in 1895 as the Agricultural Bank of Western Australia, little did we know that we would one day become Australia's fastest-growing business bank.

In those early days, our focus was on financing the growth of farming across WA's wheat-sheep belt. Since then, our Rural and Regional Banking Team has extended its expertise and geographical reach right across Australia. And with the backing of our parent HBOS plc; we continue to open new centres in key regional locations.

Our Industry Experts Understand Your Needs

We've put over a century of experience in rural and regional banking to excellent use.

From offices across WA, NSW, VIC, QLD and SA our locally-based Business Banking Managers are hand-picked industry experts with a firm grasp of the commercial realities and challenges which confront rural and agribusiness.

They'll take time to understand your business dynamics and cash flow hotspots, and be able to marry them to well-defined banking products and services.

These could include competitive transaction and loan products if you're a primary producer, trade finance facilities, equipment finance, risk management and investment products, and working capital arrangements.

Our nationwide spread means we're also ideally placed to compliment our grasp of your market with a detailed knowledge of the opportunities which exist in each local economy.

And as part of HBOS plc; one of the world's largest financial institutions we can underpin our expertise with access to specialised products which are well-informed, value-based and highly competitive.

Other Areas of Support

As well as developing our range of dedicated business products and services, we support the rural and regional community in other meaningful ways.

We contribute to the growth and vitality of the agribusiness sector each year through our sponsorship of a number of regional field days and programs.

And our range of BankWest Benchmarks are respected annual surveys of the financial and production performance of Western Australian farms, which identify areas where farm profitability can be improved.