<p>The new branch is located in the Bourke Street Mall to provide more convenient banking to customers and businesses in Melbourne's central business district. The Bourke Street Mall branch is one of the final branches to be delivered as part of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group's (ANZ) 2004 commitment to open 80 new branches across Australia. The bank now has 812 full-service branches nationwide.<br /><br />Brian Hartzer, managing director of the personal division at ANZ Group, said: Opening a branch in the Bourke Street Mall continues our investment in face-to-face banking services because our customers tell us it's important to them. With an average of 52,000 pedestrians visiting Bourke Street Mall every day, our new branch in the mall has a prime location which makes it an ideal addition to ANZ's program of extended opening hours in major shopping areas.<br /><br />These are all important parts of our strategy of providing more convenient banking, in this case by helping to ensure that we are open when our customers want to do their banking.</p>
