Central Business District in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Oceania

Former Bank of Australasia

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 22, 2025

1. Former Bank of Australasia Marker

Inscription.
The Bank of Australasia, established in London in 1835, opened its first branch in Melbourne in 1838. In 1875 architects Reed and Barnes designed a two storey Classical revival style building for the bank. The three upper storeys, added in 1930, were designed in a complementary style by architects A. & K. Henderson.

Erected by City of Melbourne, State Bank Victoria.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 37° 49.011′ S, 144° 57.679′ E. Marker is in Melbourne, Victoria. It is in the Central Business District. It is at the intersection of Collins Street and Queen Street, on the left when traveling east on Collins Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 394 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Oceania,

Australasia,

the Pacific Ocean,

South Pacific,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Former National Mutual Life Association Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Banking Chamber Commercial Bank of Australia (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Battle of Flinders Street (about 240 meters away); Collins Street (C. 1903) (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); You Should Have Seen It (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Melbourne Town Hall (approx. half a kilometer away); Town Hall Foundation Stone (approx. half a kilometer away); Princes Bridge Hotel (approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melbourne.

Also see . . . Bank of Australasia Headquarters (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The former Bank of Australasia Headquarters is an historic bank headquarters in Renaissance Revival style located on the corner of Queen Street and Collins Street, the traditional heart of Melbourne's financial precinct, with 19th Century banks on three corners.

The design is an amalgam of two periods, the first two floors built in 1875-6 designed by noted architects Reed & Barnes, with the top three floors added in matching
Photographed by Rohanstorey (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 4.0 license), September 4, 2018

2. Former Bank of Australasia - view of building from Collins Street
style along with a new chamber in 1929–31, designed by A&K Henderson.

The Bank of Australasia merged with the Union Bank of Australia to form the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in 1951, and the new bank sold the building in 1974. Since 2013 it has been a rental apartment building known as Treasury on Collins.

It was amongst the first buildings listed on the Victorian Heritage Register on 9 October 1974, and later on the Register of the National Estate in 1983.

(Submitted on March 23, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria.)

Original and new building names of the Former Bank of Australasia image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dean Barton-Ancliffe, August 23, 2025

3. Original and new building names of the Former Bank of Australasia

Credits. This page was last revised on March 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 22, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. This page has been viewed 35 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on March 22, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. 2. submitted on March 23, 2026. 3. submitted on March 22, 2026, by Dean Barton-Ancliffe of Rowville, Victoria. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.