Locals in WA's Derby say they often struggle to access their finances thanks to the local bank branch's incredibly restrictive opening hours — a four-hour window, twice a week.
The community of the Western Australian town of Derby has expressed frustration over the local ANZ bank branch's restrictive hours, saying vulnerable people and local businesses often struggle to access their finances during the short four-hour windows, twice a week.Locals say they are unable to access in-person financial advice and have to queue in their cars to speak to a teller
The branch on Loch Street is only open between 10:00am and 2:00pm on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with residents forced to queue outside of the building and onto the street in order to speak to a teller. "It's coming to a head now, more than anything, when you see people lined up from the bank's front door and out onto the street in 41 degree heat, waiting to get served in a bank that's only open a couple of days a week," he said.Travelling for hours
Ms Moore said the town's high population of elderly people meant many were unable to do their banking online, and people from remote communities often travelled for hours to make the bank's narrow opening window.
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