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24/07/2017 $5million social benefit bond to tackle youth homelessness in Queensland
Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac) has partnered with Social Outcomes to support Churches of Christ in Queensland, raise AUD 5 million via a social benefit bond to fund the Youth CONNECT program in Queensland over 6.5 years.

Media releases 2017

20/07/2017	ABA fifth progress report highlights good progress towards ABA reforms
10/07/2017	Westpac’s 2017 Innovation Challenge opens for game-changers in professional services
10/07/2017	Successful blockchain trial for bank guarantees
05/07/2017	Westpac to back social innovators with $50,000 fellowships

30/06/2017	Westpac supports ground breaking research in Australia
30/06/2017	Westpac launched its new ‘Lite’ VISA card
27/06/2017	Westpac boosts spend to $10 million for Indigenous Australian businesses
22/06/2017	Media Statement on South Australian bank levy announced 22 June 2017
20/06/2017	Westpac adjusts home loan interest rates
19/06/2017	Westpac begins search to back Australia’s future leaders with $2 million in postgraduate scholarships
15/06/2017	Westpac signs Statement of Commitment, FX Global Code
09/06/2017	Westpac announces implementation of background check protocol
08/06/2017	SME confidence softens as Federal Budget impact disappoints
01/06/2017	Westpac joins the Climate Bonds Initiative as part of its AUD25 billion lending commitment to climate change solutions

29/05/2017	Backing Australian small business
26/05/2017	Westpac Named Australian Financial Institution of the Year
25/05/2017	Westpac supports objectives of FX Global Code
22/05/2017	Impact of new major bank tax on Westpac
10/05/2017	New bank tax hits all Australians
08/05/2017	Westpac Group 2017 Half Year Results Announcement
01/05/2017	Westpac Foundation to award $2 million in funding to local not-for-profit organisations
01/05/2017	New Australian research supports need to make maths a national priority

30/03/2017	Westpac provides $100,000 in assistance to cyclone-affected communities
30/03/2017	Westpac awards 35 Young Technologists Scholarships
28/03/2017	Introducing ‘Westpac Keyboard’: Australia’s new social banking solution
28/03/2017	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by Tropical Cyclone Debbie
22/03/2017	Westpac awards 37 Asian Exchange Scholarships
17/03/2017	Westpac announces changes to variable interest rates
15/03/2017	Westpac enters into an enforceable undertaking with ASIC
15/03/2017	Westpac backs new entrant into the health insurance payments market
14/03/2017	Deputy CEO Phil Coffey To Retire
14/03/2017	SMEs confidence steady in the lead up to EOFY
01/03/2017	Westpac to defend ASIC civil penalty proceedings in relation to responsible lending practices

27/02/2017	Westpac backs 10 social change innovators with $50,000 fellowship
16/02/2017	Westpac supports early career researchers with $2.4 million fellowship
14/02/2017	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by severe flooding in the Swan Valley, WA
13/02/2017	Westpac provides disaster relief package for customers affected by bushfires in New South Wales
07/02/2017	Westpac collaborates with start-up surgical partners to provide financial management solutions to medical practices
01/02/2017	Westpac Foundation to award $1.5 million in funding to Australian social enterprises

25/01/2017	Westpac Group extends support to families affected by Melbourne’s Bourke Street Tragedy
25/01/2017	Westpac awards over $2 million to help 22 young Australians become future leaders
20/01/2017	ABA third progress report highlights progress towards ABA reforms
16/01/2017	Vanguard Laundry Services set a new cycle for social change
01/01/2017	New Year Financial Head Start