In 1924 Mr F.W. Lean and Mr K.A. Mathieson Snr formed the Newcastle and Hunter River Public Service Starr-Bowkett Building Co-operative Society. The Society aimed to bring home ownership at the lowest cost to its members. Members of the society bought shares and made weekly contributions, and a lottery would determine which member received interest free home loans.

In 1945 the Greater Newcastle Co-operative Permanent Building and Investment Society was formed. In 1993 the building society dropped “Newcastle” from its name, as the company now operated in a region stretching from Illawarra to the North Coast of NSW. In 1998 Greater Building Society merged with Mitchell Building Society. In 2011 Greater Building Society merged with ABS Building Society.

In 2016, the Greater Building Society changed its name to Greater Bank, to better reflect the full range of products and services offered to customers. In 2023 it merged with Newcastle Permanent forming the Newcastle Greater Mutual Group Ltd (NGM Group) but continued to trade as Greater Bank.

Our collection of Greater Bank records includes annual reports from 2003 onwards and contemporary governance documents and reports published online.