Snow Star Credit Union’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

As the situation around COVID-19 continues to evolve, we are doing everything we can to ensure your banking needs are met during these uncertain times. As always, the safety and wellbeing of our customers and staff remains our highest priority. 

Our thoughts are with everyone who has been, and continues to be affected during what is a difficult and emotionally challenging time.

As a customer owned bank that was established to help people, we remain committed to all our customers as well as the education and healthcare communities. We understand these are challenging times for our customers and would like to thank all the healthcare workers and teachers for their work during this difficult time. 

To Australia's educators and healthcare professionals: now more than ever, we want to show our appreciation and give you our thanks.

We remain committed to:

  • Our People. Snow Star Credit Union’s most important consideration is determining and assuring the safety and wellbeing of our people – staff and their families, as well as the education and healthcare industries.
  • Our Customers. Our response plans focus on continuity for you to make sure that your banking needs are met as outlined above.
  • Our Community. We maintain our unwavering commitment to helping our community during these difficult times.

Banking Services

As an essential service, we remain open and all our staff remain committed to providing you with a high level of service during this difficult time.  
To ensure we support social distancing measures, many of our staff are working from home, while others have been dispersed across different company sites to ensure continuity of service.  

We encourage everyone to use remote channels where possible, however if you do need to visit a branch, we have increased our cleaning and hygiene standards and request that customers observe a 1.5 metre distance from others.

All access channels remain available, including:

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Online banking

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Phone

Phone Banking

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Bank Branch

Contact Centre & Branches

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Financial Assistance

Assistance options are available to support customers financially impacted by COVID-19. Please visit our Financial Hardship page, to find out how we can help you.

Avoid handling cash

Tap and pay using your mobile with Snow Star Credit Union Visa cards. You can make purchases at at any terminal where contactless payments are accepted.

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Our commitment to you

As a long-standing customer owned bank with a heritage spanning 48 years, we are committed to providing continuous service to our customers. Snow Star Credit Union is an Authorised Deposit-taking Institution (ADI), which means we are protected by the Australian Government guarantee on deposits in addition to the same safeguards that apply to all banks and financial institutions. This means Under the Financial Claims Scheme (FCS), the Government guarantees deposits up to a cap of $250,000 per account-holder.

Australian Government Deposit Guarantee

We will continue to provide customers with updates on the COVID-19 situation through our online channels.

COVID-19 Scam Alert

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)’s Scamwatch has received multiple reports of COVID-19 themed scam texts being sent to members of the public.

To protect yourself, don’t click on links in emails or messages, or open attachments, from people or organisations you don’t know.

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