Employees play a key role in our involvement in the community.
The Buckland Fund, as it was originally known, was established with £1500 in 1879 by Thomas Buckland. The fund aimed to help the families of deceased bank officers who found themselves in difficult financial circumstances.
Over the years the bank has also contributed to the fund and in July 1999 the Buckland Fund was expanded into a modern charitable trust that could benefit individuals and families associated with the bank and the wider community.
The name of the fund then changed to the Westpac Foundation, which reflected the historical link with the bank, and the broader role the new entity now plays in the community.
Each year the income from the Westpac Foundation is distributed to non profit organisations for specific projects and for the relief of financial hardship of retired Westpac staff.
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