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Old 02-02-2003, 04:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I am going to OZ this year on a 12 month WHV, can anyone tell me which bank would be best to use, i won't be making too many withdrawals, says 3-5 a week, i've looked on the web at a few but am a bit confused to which is best!

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Old 02-03-2003, 02:31 AM   #2 (permalink)
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ok well in WA the best bank is bankwest (chepest) get the teen scheme account (thats not credit though) and u get a fair bit of withdrawals for free. about 20 i think.u can use this all over australia thouhg. also national bank and challenge are ok i think...challenge is a bit more expensive. but yeh hope that helps. i would go bank west if i were u.
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Being 26 when i go I don't think i'll be able to get the teen scheme!!

But I have looked at bankwest though, but what about the commonwealth bank of oz? that seems to be good too, and the ANZ seem to ok, siiigh, so many choices...
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hehe ok then...yeh i used to be with commenwealth...they are good too. try them.
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If you're travelling around Oz then it is probably best to go with a larger bank like ANZ, Commonwealth, National or Westpac since their ATMs are everywhere. Although you can use other bank's ATMs, you pay a higher fee for this.

If you're staying mostly in one spot then a local bank like Bankwest or Bendigo Bank is better since the fees are usually less and sometimes the service can be better.
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