The CDF offers members an attractive range of very competitive investment and savings products, as well as an opportunity to support the pastoral, educational and care services of the diocese.

The Fund has been operational in the Maitland-Newcastle diocese for over 50 years.
The CDF assists with the management of the finances for the diocese (parishes, schools etc) and also offers members a range of investment and savings products. The Fund's main aim is to assist the Church achieve its pastoral mission. Members' funds are used to enable diocesan and parish projects to be completed at low costs – in other words our parishes, schools and diocesan groups do not have to borrow money commercially. More importantly, however, all the CDF's surplus is used to help the diocese – an investment with the Fund, therefore, can indeed be seen as an ethical one. The security of your deposit is our highest priority – all funds being guaranteed by the trustees and the total assets of the diocese.

Some recent examples of how the CDF has helped the diocese include: loans for school building works at over 20 of our diocesan schools including large projects at St Mary’s Warners Bay, San Clemente Mayfield, St Joseph’s Dungog and St Patrick’s Wallsend. The CDF is also funding low cost loans for two of our bigger parishes (Boolaroo and Charlestown) as they build new parish halls. The Fund is also very involved in supporting the diocesan pastoral associates and World Youth Day.

The CDF offers a small, but attractive range of products to members. We endeavour to appeal to as wide a cross section of the Catholic community as possible, so that they have the opportunity to share our mission. The CDF offers the following:

• Term Deposits
• Premium Saver Account
• Christmas Club Account
• Pensioner Club Account
• Student Account
• Savings Account

The Fund offers the following easy and convenient ways to access your funds and transact on your account – all free of charge:

• Internet access
• Telephone access
• Direct debit
• Via our head office
• Electronic transfer
• Through our agency network
• Salary deductions

Anyone can have an account at the CDF.