Our history

We're Australia's first bank, and first company. Established in 1817 as the bank of New South Wales, in 1982 we changed our name to Westpac Banking Corporation.

Read about how Westpac has played a major role in building Australia's financial services industry and the key events that shaped our history:

More information on Westpac's history:
For a more complete documentation of our history read

Westpac - Our Heritage (PDF 1.69Mb) or glance through the

historical highlights (PDF 578kb) of Westpac's Heritage.

Or you can contact our Historical Services team for more information:

If your thirst for knowledge of Westpacs history has still not been quenched why not contact our Historical Services for more information:

Address:	6 Parramatta Road Homebush NSW 2140
Australia:	Ph: (02) 9763 5670 Fax: (02) 9764 4950
Overseas:	Ph: 61 2 9763 5670 Fax: 61 2 9764 4950
Email:	westpac@westpac.com.au

Annual Report

The 2008 Annual Report is now available.

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History of Westpac

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