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Stephanie Gardiner

The long and winding road to banking in rural Australia

There's concern about the plight of elderly customers when an NAB branch in rural Victoria closes. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Rural Australians are making treacherous trips through winding mountain ranges to get to the nearest bank, taking days off work to manage their finances and live in fear of being left behind if they cannot access cash.

More than 150 people and organisations have written to the Senate inquiry into the closure of country bank branches, describing the effects of losing their essential local services.

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