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December 2001

• Westpac slashes interest rates on special bushfire relief loans (30 December 2001)
• Disaster relief for NSW and ACT fire victims (27 December 2001)
• Business as usual for Westpac (13 December 2001)
• Westpac cuts interest rates by up to 25bp following RBA rate cut (5 December 2001)
• Disaster relief for storm (4 December 2001)

• Westpac exposure to Enron (30 November 2001)
• Westpac / AGC (26 November 2001)
• Westpac launches new card rewards program: Altitude (25 November 2001)
• Westpac technology deal with WealthPoint (15 November 2001)
• Westpac board appointment (5 November 2001)
• Westpac delivers strong earnings growth (2 November 2001)
• Westpac partners with Qantas for new rewards program (1 November 2001)

• Westpac boosts Global Foreign Exchange team (17 October 2001)
• Westpac drops fixed rates up to 40bp (10 October 2001)
• Wine class shares offer a unique world-first investment in Australian wines ( 5 October 2001)
• Westpac cuts interest rates by up to 25bp following RBA rate cut (3 October 2001)

• Westpac finalises outsourcing contract with EDS (28 September 2001)
• Westpac clarifies credit exposures (20 September 2001)
• 1 million Australians bank via the net with Westpac (20 September 2001)
• Business as usual on NSW South Coast (17 September 2001)
• Westpac response to Ansett situation (14 September 2001)
• Westpac special relief package for Ansett Australia staff (14 September 2001)
• Westpac says New York staff safe and accounted for (12 September 2001)
• Management changes (7 September 2001)
• Westpac cuts interest rates by up to 25bp following RBA rate cut (5 September 2001)
• Resources sector looking to 2002 before price recovery (4 September 2001)
• Business as usual in central-northern Victoria (3 September 2001)

• Westpac breaks new ground with Prise Notes (29 August 2001)
• Business as usual in south west Sydney (27 August 2001)
• Westpac temporarily withdraws internet banking service (14 August 2001)
• Westpac selects preferred partner for Mortgage Centre outsourcing (9 August 2001)
• Westpac market update (8 August 2001)
• Business as usual in Western Sydney (7 August 2001)
• Westpac takes 100% ownership of Metiom (2 August 2001)

• 20 Finalists announced in national school competition (25 July 2001)
• Westpac to provide better banking services for people with disabilities (24 July 2001)
• Westpac survey reveals GST accepted by small business (23 July 2001)
• Westpac adjusts fixed interest rates (23 July 2001)
• No disruption to Bank of Melbourne and Westpac services (16 July 2001)
• Challenge Bank operating business as usual (13 July 2001)
• Westpac invests in leading financial services and technology provider (13 July 2001)
• Westpac launches customer charter (12 July 2001)
• Three strikes and the FSU is out (9 July 2001)
• Business-as-usual in South Australia (6 July 2001)
• Business-as-usual at Launceston call centre (3 July 2001)

• Westpac to open in the Newcastle / Hunter region tomorrow (28 June 2001)
• Westpac Mortgage and Income Fund (22 June 2001)
• Westpac Broking looks to outsource back-office processing to JDV (8 June 2001)
• Westpac fleet converts to environmentally friendly LPG Fords (3 June 2001)
• Westpac unites with world banks to offer fee free ATMs (1 June 2001)

• Westpac Executive Change (25 May 2001)
• John Morschel leaves Westpac Board (24 May 2001)
• Westpac delivers sound profit performance (4 May 2001)

• Westpac evaluates outsourcing mortgage processing centre (30 April 2001)
• Westpac extends mortgage exception (26 April 2001)
• Westpac launches BusinessChoice Charge Card with American Express (23 April 2001)
• $14,000 first home owner grant can be used as deposit (20 April 2001)
• Westpac welcomes FSR Bill (05 April 2001)
• Westpac cuts interest rates by up to 50bp following RBA cut (04 April 2001)
• Westpac buys into leading real estate business (03 April 2001)

• Westpac appointments (30 March 2001)
• Westpac drops fixed rates up to 40bp (27 March 2001)
• Westpac outsources voucher processing to Unisys (26 March 2001)
• Westpac clarifies exposure to HIH (22 March 2001)
• Resources sectors riding on economic recovery (20 March 2001)
• Westpac enhances social safety net for pensioners (16 March 2001)
• Westpac says property outlook good but warns against over confidence (13 March 2001)
• Disaster relief for floods (12 March 2001)
• Westpac introduces 100% guarantee on Internet credit card use (11 March 2001)
• Westpac streamlines executive structure (08 March 2001)
• Westpac cuts interest rates by up to 25bp following RBA rate cut (07 March 2001)

• Westpac/NFF Rural Commodity Index launched today (26 February 2001)
• Westpac drops 1 yr fixed rate to lowest of majors (18 February 2001)
• An Australian first - The Westpac International Sustainability Share Fund (18 February 2001)
• New half million dollar banking centre for Ballarat (16 February 2001)
• Westpac cuts interest rates by up to 60bp following RBA rate cut (7 February 2001)
• Westpac announces new ATM fee disclosure measure (5 February 2001)

• Westpac drops fixed interest rates by up to 56bp (30 January 2001)
• Own your home sooner – new product saves 40 per cent on home loans (19 January 2001)
• Westpac Broking has strong first year (16 January 2001)
• Westpac drops fixed interest rates across the board - again (8 January 2001)
• Westpac increases shareholding interest in the Bank of Tonga and Pacific Commercial Bank of Samoa (5 January 2001)
• Westpac appoints new Chief Manager, Fiji Islands (5 January 2001)