Bank closures 'sad and frustrating' for rural towns

James Davis says council staff counted customers at the Commonwealth Bank in Junee over four weeks. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

When the Commonwealth Bank prepared to close the only bank in the NSW town of Junee, the rural community did not take the news lying down.

The CBA said fewer than 100 people were visiting the branch each week, and it was no longer profitable as customers increasingly moved online, Junee Shire Council general manager James Davis said.