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December 2006

• Disaster Relief for victims of hailstorms in Armidale (27 December 2006)
• Westpac term deposit specials in time for Christmas (18 December 2006)
• Westpac Office Trust announces property acquisition and completes term debt refinancing (18 December 2006)
• Disaster Relief for victims of fires in Victoria (15 December 2006)
• Westpac Board announces new Chairman (14 December 2006)
• Westpac report finds risks and opportunities in climate change (13 December 2006)
• Disaster Relief for victims of fires on the north east coast of Tasmania (12 December 2006)
• Westpac reconfirms its commitment to people with disability (11 December 2006)
• Westpac committed to rescue services (8 December 2006)

November 2006

• Westpac takes the guess work out of gift giving (24 November 2006)
• Business growth is top priority for female business owners (23 November 2006)
• Westpac Transactions and Unsecured Lending Operations (17 November 2006)
• Quantity Surveyor Optimism Improves (15 November 2006)
• Westpac supports International Day of People with a Disability (13 November 2006)
• Westpac welcomes collaboration in the fight against fraud (10 November 2006)
• Interest rate changes for Westpac (10 November 2006)
• Westpac New Zealand Appointment (8 November 2006)
• Multiplex Acumen bolsters investment in Westpac Diversified Property Fund (7 November 2006)
• Westpac rebates some Premier Advantage Package benefits (3 November 2006)
• Westpac reports record annual profit (2 November 2006)
• Westpac Board Appointment (1 November 2006)

October 2006

• Leading Index: Still very strong (18 October 2006)
• Drought relief arrangements for affected farmers and small businesses (16 October 2006)
• Westpac provides relief package for customers affected by frosts in Northern Victoria (13 October 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment moves ahead (11 October 2006)

September 2006

• Westpac updates market on 2006 earnings items (15 September 2006)
• Westpac launches new Debit MasterCard (11 September 2006)
• Office market to surge (11 September 2006)
• Westpac tops global sustainability index for the fifth year in a row (7 September 2006)
• Spring Regional Economic Report: Still a good year for commodity prices (4 September 2006)

August 2006

• Retirement living costs begin to bite (31 August 2006)
• Westpac launches new open-ended diversified property fund (30 August 2006)
• Westpac opens the first Corporate Childcare Centre in Brisbane (25 August 2006)
• Telling it like it is: New report on work and care costs shows Government the real picture (23 August 2006)
• Leading Index: current momentum is sustainable (23 August 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment tumbles (16 August 2006)
• Westpac extends highly successful paper saving initiative (8 August 2006)
• Westpac provides disaster relief for customer affected by severe storms in the Australind area (8 August 2006)
• Deposit and lending interest rate changes for Westpac (3 August 2006)

July 2006

• Execution of binding sale agreement (27 July 2006)
• Westpac announces sale of its sub-custody business (26 July 2006)
• Westpac opens brand new childcare centre in Sydney CBD (26 July 2006)
• Westpac officially opens newly refurbished Adelaide branch as past of an $8 million refurbishment program for South Australia (26 July 2006)
• Westpac finances Australia's first educational residential eco-village (24 July 2006)
• Leading Index: economy gaining momentum (19 July 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment registers strong recover (12 July 2006)
• Austrade and Westpac expand partnership to help local business (24 July 2006)
• Westpac commits to reviewed Equator Principles (7 July 2006)
• Westpac steps up push for trade finance (5 July 2006)

June 2006

• Leading Index: above trend ahead of May rate rise (21 June 2006)
• Westpac launches Principal Protected Ethical Notes (16 June 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment falls slightly, unable to bounce after rate hike retracement (14 June 2006)
• Westpac launches environmental home loan initiative (5 June 2006)
• Westpac launches earth: the first "value rewards" credit card (5 June 2006)
• Westpac and Opportunity International Australia partnership advances poverty alleviation in tsunami torn region of India (4 June 2006)

May 2006

• Leading Index: global backdrop lifts growth prospects (24 May 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment tumbles (17 May 2006)
• Level of quantity surveyor optimism improved (16 May 2006)
• Commodities deliver returns, but not equally (15 May 2006)
• Westpac launches a new innovative Tier 1 security (11 May 2006)
• Westpac provides unique financial solutions to Australian beef producers (9 May 2006)
• Interest rate changes for Westpac (5 May 2006)

April 2006

• Westpac offers extra sweeteners to community groups (27 April 2006)
• Leading Index signals moderate growth outlook (19 April 2006)
• Consumers ignore rate scare (12 April 2006)
• Disaster relief for Katherine (7 April 2006)
• Westpac sets up first residential property trust (4 April 2006)

March 2006

• Westpac builds new employee childcare centre in Brisbane (31 March 2006)
• Westpac Altitude goes platinum (30 March 2006)
• Australian office market recovery gathering steam (24 March 2006)
• Westpac commits $1million to cyclone relief (22 March 2006)
• Growth in Leading Index falls back to trend (22 March 2006)
• Disaster relief for north and far north Queensland coast (20 March 2006)
• Westpac rejects fee claims (17 March 2006)
• Westpac economic report: coast to coast (17 March 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment edges back (15 March 2006)
• Westpac expands agency panel (10 March 2006)

February 2006

• Disaster relief for Maclean (28 February 2006)
• Leading Index consolidates (15 February 2006)
• Westpac enhances Internet Banking security (13 February 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment registers small rise (8 February 2006)
• Westpac creates a great place to work in Adelaide (6 February 2006)
• Surging resource prices provide a boost for farmers (1 February 2006)

January 2006

• Disaster relief for the Lake Grace area (18 January 2006)
• Leading Index edging up (18 January 2006)
• Consumer Sentiment in mild recovery (11 January 2006)
• Disaster relief for the Central Coast (3 January 2006)
• Disaster relief for Junee area (3 January 2006)

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