Newcastle Permanent Building Society is an Australian building society with its head office located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, and provides services in New South Wales. It was founded on 2 February 1903 as a Starr-Bowkett Society by a group of like-minded individuals who wanted to help families purchase their own homes. Newcastle Permanent has since grown to become one of the largest customer-owned banking institutions in Australia. In November 2022, the society's members voted to merge the society with Greater Bank, to take effect in March 2023, provided regulatory approval. Both brands were planned to continue. Their motto is "Here for good.", which shows their aim to help their customers improve their financial well-being and help their customers and communities thrive and grow. History 1903 - Founded as a Starr-Bowkett Society in the Newcastle suburb of Wickham on 2 February 1903 1939 - Newcastle Permanent Building Society was established 1966 - First branch was opened to customers 1970 - Introduced its famous ‘house’ logo 1983 - Relocation of office headquarters to King St, Newcastle 1984 - Installation of Newcastle Permanent's first ATM 2001 - Internet banking was launched for Newcastle Permanent customers 2004 - The Charitable Foundation distributed its first grant 2018 - Celebrated 115 years of banking. 2022 - Members started voting on 28 September 2022 on a merger with Greater Bank Services A full suite of banking services are offered including home and personal loans, credit cards, savings, deposits, transactions and insurance as well as business banking and financial planning. Charitable Foundation The Charitable Foundations mission is to help those in need rewrite their futures and make a meaningful difference to individual's lives through grants. Since the Foundation's inception, more than $21.5m has been donated to the community through its bi-annual Charitable Grants process. References External links Building societies of Australia Banks established in 1903 Companies based in Newcastle, New South Wales Australian companies established in 1903