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Cheque out time

Cheques are being phased-out this year by many banks, including First Option. If you currently write cheques, now is a good time to look into how electronic tools like PayID, Osko and PayTo will replace cheques from 1 July, 2023.  Cheques (or checks if you’re American) have been a key part of how many people do their banking for a long time, in fact a VERY long time. But changes globally now look likely to bring about the end of cheques as …

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The Interesting History and Future of Plastic

The first man-made plastic was created by Alexander Parkes and demonstrated at the 1862 Great International Exhibition in London. This new material, ‘nitrocellulose’, was organic (plant-based) rather than synthetic (oil-based). It could be moulded into a shape when heated but retained this shape when cooled. Unfortunately, it was also highly flammable. In fact an early use for nitrocellulose was as a substitute called guncotton to using expensive gunpower. The Parkesine company was formed to mass-produce nitrocellulose but it failed when …

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Our Board of Directors

Our Board of DirectorsGraeme Yeo (BBus. CPA) is the Chair and non-executive director of First Option Bank. Graeme has extensive senior executive experience in finance, corporate strategy and banking at large private and public institutions and has participated in the running of community not-for-profit organisations. He was a director of TABNSW Credit Union for over 25 years. Graeme’s interests include travel, most sports, community activities and family.Annette Mathews holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Technology in …

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