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TROPIC • BUSINESS

Rich history and

renewal

COLUMN
NAB’S FNQ leader Elisha-Vi
Raso explains how her team is
continuing to invest into local
community.

In the turn of the new year, we left Branch foyer have been incorporated
the 90s. Well, our office did anyway. into the new design – keeping our Local connections
It was a fine specimen of the 90s too. history alive and sitting proudly in our
The snowflake desk layout, mushroom boardroom and customer waiting Marano’s Fuel is just one local
pink kitchen accents, a pool table up the area respectively. business NAB FNQ is proud to
back and about 50 metal filing cabinets As the current custodian of NAB in Far support. After working together
– a memory of a bygone era of paper North Queensland, ensuring our rich for over forty years, the NAB team
customer files. history in the region was integrated into played an integral role in Marano’s
Many surprises were found during the the modern design was paramount. latest venture – a new service
pack up in preparation of the move – the NAB are proud to continue to invest into station in Edmonton.
highlight for me were the decades-old the Cairns community and the display Creating up to 20 local jobs and
NAB Social Club golf trophies, with of our commitment and the upgraded a convenient stop for southside
names of managers long ago retired. branch and business centre is a great residents, the development joins
After about two decades, it was time for resource for our customers. Marano’s network of fourteen
a change. Following 18 months of careful In addition to my team of 15, the site has service stations in Cairns,
planning, design and consultation, two a 24-hour cash lobby and a full-service Port Douglas, Mossman, the
months of renovation and working branch. It’s also a beautiful space for our Tablelands and Cooktown.
out of a temporary workspace, it all finally colleagues to work from. NAB has had a relationship
came together. It’s great to be able to contribute to the with Marano’s since 1977, and
On December 15, NAB affirmed its business-led recovery in our region. currently provides a full range of
commitment and investment into The team at NAB in Far North services to this locally-owned and
the Cairns and Far North region once Queensland has always been there independent business.
again by opening our new Cairns Lake to provide advice and support to our
Street Hub – where Retail, Regional customers and with the largest banking
and Agribusiness have come together to presence in the region, we continue to
service the Cairns community. provide this support in a post-COVID
It’s amazing what a change can do. environment.
The new office, while smaller, is designed Come and visit us on the Ground Floor at
better and filled with natural light – and 15 Lake Street.
as a result feels much bigger.
The 40-year-old blue marlin and the
heritage gold scales from the Gold Rush MORE: nab.com.au
that were originally in our Cooktown

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