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11/11/2019 Westpac Group commits $200,000 to bushfire recovery efforts
Westpac Group has today announced it will donate $200,000 to The Salvation Army Emergency and Disaster Appeal to support communities affected by the devastating bushfires in New South Wales and Queensland.

Media releases 2019

November

09/11/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by bushfires in NSW and QLD
04/11/2019	Westpac announces 2019 Full Year Result
04/11/2019	Making progress on our 2020 Sustainability Strategy in Westpac Group’s 2019 Sustainability Performance Report

October

28/10/2019	Westpac acknowledges financial product advice ruling
23/10/2019	Westpac details 2H19 notable items and releases its 2019 Full Year Financial Results Template
15/10/2019	Westpac acknowledges the release of a discussion paper by APRA – Revisions to APS 111 Capital Adequacy: Measurement of Capital
14/10/2019	Statement from Westpac Group Chief Executive, Brian Hartzer, on the new ACCC inquiry into the pricing of residential mortgage products
12/10/2019	From Paddo to Pakenham: Australia’s housing supply hotspots
09/10/2019	Westpac reinforces disaster relief for customers affected by bushfires in South East Queensland and Northern NSW
02/10/2019	Westpac decreases variable home loan rates

September

24/09/2019	Westpac Foundation awards 100 Community Grants to support local not-for-profits around the country
23/09/2019	Westpac is proud signatory to the Principles for Responsible Banking launched today
16/09/2019	Westpac named Australia’s most sustainable bank in 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
12/09/2019	Westpac CFO Peter King to retire in 2020
10/09/2019	ASIC appeals responsible lending ruling
09/09/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by bushfires in Northern NSW
09/09/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by bushfires in South East Queensland
06/09/2019	Westpac comments on Slater and Gordon class action

August

26/08/2019	Small businesses are looking ahead to growth, but barriers to employment holding them back
20/08/2019	Westpac transforms e-procurement to help business spend smarter and SMEs get paid faster
13/08/2019	Westpac acknowledges responsible lending ruling
13/08/2019	Small businesses unprepared for the latest wave of scams
12/08/2019	Scammers hurting Aussie hearts and hip-pockets

July

22/07/2019	New financial year a taxing time for Australians
17/07/2019	Westpac supports Sustainability-Linked Loan - first of kind for Australian airport
11/07/2019	Westpac receives APRA response to its culture, governance and accountability self-assessment process
09/07/2019	Westpac notes APRA’s announcement on loss-absorbing capacity
04/07/2019	Westpac Mastercard™ customers can now tap to donate a meal to the World Food Programme
04/07/2019	Blockchain-based platform to transform the bank guarantee process
02/07/2019	Westpac cuts variable home loan interest rates
01/07/2019	Westpac embraces the start of Open Banking
01/07/2019	Westpac welcomes the new Banking Code of Practice

June

19/06/2019	Westpac announces new Business division Chief Executive
14/06/2019	Young Australians lack confidence in STEM skills
04/06/2019	Westpac reduces interest rates for its home loan customers
01/06/2019	Westpac Group and Good2Give launch new Giving Circles at Work trial

May

April

30/04/2019	Westpac 1H19 accounting provisions for authorised representatives
23/04/2019	Aussie home owners brushing up on Home Loans 101
17/04/2019	Westpac commits to 100 percent renewables by 2025

March

26/03/2019	Business confidence in China robust despite macro geopolitical pressures
25/03/2019	Westpac provides an update on provisions for customer payments and related costs expected to be incurred in its 1H19 results
19/03/2019	Westpac resets wealth strategy and announces executive changes
11/03/2019	Money talk off limits in love
11/03/2019	SMEs delay business decisions until after the Federal Election
07/03/2019	Westpac Group replaces all incentives for tellers with pay rise
04/03/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief packages for customers

February

21/02/2019	Westpac comments on Maurice Blackburn responsible lending class action
20/02/2019	Westpac commits $50 million and increases its support for flood-affected farmers in North Queensland
20/02/2019	Emerging industries reshaping Australia’s future economy
19/02/2019	Notice regarding a third-party data breach
18/02/2019	Westpac 1Q19 Update and Pillar 3 Report
13/02/2019	Westpac Disaster Relief Package available as a result of Tasmanian fires
13/02/2019	Westpac Scholars Trust announces 2019 social change fellows
08/02/2019	Westpac provides $250,000 and financial assistance to support the North Queensland community
06/02/2019	Appointment of Margaret Seale and Steven Harker to the Westpac Board
04/02/2019	Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry Final Report
01/02/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief packages for customers in North Queensland
01/02/2019	Westpac provides disaster relief packages for customers in Tasmania