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Latest News

• Greater maintains lower home loan interest rates than major banks

  Date: 04/03/2010

  Consumers urged to check rates and vote with their feet
  

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• Greater future for Gold Coast athletes

  Date: 26/02/2010

  The Greater Building Society is supporting local athletes, coaches and sporting administrators via a new sponsorship deal with the Gold Coast Academy of Sport.

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• Greater’s Lismore branch reopens after nearby fire

  Date: 23/02/2010

  The Greater Building Society’s branch in Strand Arcade Lismore will reopen at 9am on Wednesday 24 February after a fire in a neighbouring café on Monday forced its closure.

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• Greater’s first branch of the future opens in Lambton

  Date: 11/02/2010

  The first of the Greater’s new look branches has opened at Lambton (91 Elder Street) this week.

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• Make the New Year resolution to refinance

  Date: 21/12/2009

  Greater Building Society chief executive officer Don Magin says one of the best New Year resolutions people can make is to refinance their mortgage.

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• Central Coast woman takes her mum to meet Jerry in Vegas

  Date: 08/12/2009

  Central Coast woman takes her mum on trip of a lifetime to meet Jerry Seinfeld in Las Vegas

  Leah Thornton from Wyong is taking her mum Judy to Las Vegas to meet US comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld in December thanks to the Greater Building Society.

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• 4 Dec 09 Greater increases interest rates by 0.25%

  Date: 04/12/09

  The Greater Building Society today announced that it will pass on the increase in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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• Meet Jerry Seinfeld in Las Vegas Promotion Winner

  Date: 03/12/2009

  The winner of the Greater's "Meet Jerry Seinfeld in Las Vegas" promotion is L. Thornton of the Central Coast.

  The Greater would like to congratulate Miss Thornton and wish her well on her trip to Las Vegas this Christmas.

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• Greater in great shape to take on the major banks

  Date: 24/11/2009

  The chief executive of one of Australia’s largest building societies says his organisation is in great shape to continue to take on the major banks following today’s announcement of strong end of year financial results.

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• Greater launches online accounts

  Date: 16/11/2009

  Seinfeld success leads Greater to launch its first online investment accounts

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• Free Gold Coast Home Renovation Evening

  Date: 09/11/2009

  Greater and HIA team up to help Gold Coast renovators.

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• Mayumarri Business Breakfast

  Date: 10/11/2009

  Put WOW into business marketing and help a Hunter charity

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• Gold Coast woman wins trip of a lifetime to meet Jerry Seinfeld in Las Vegas

  Date: 05/11/2009

  A Southport woman is off to Las Vegas to meet US comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld in December thanks to the Greater Building Society and Gold Coast radio station Hot Tomato.
   

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• More of the Hunter’s best Olympic hopes given funding

  Date: 05/11/2009

  Getting ready for London 2012

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• Greater increases interest rates

  Date: 04/11/2009

  Greater increases interest rates by 0.25%

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• Greater offers 50 cents a litre petrol discount

  Date: 01/11/2009

  Greater takes it up to the major banks 50 cents a litre off petrol for home loan customers

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• Greater supports Hunter rugby

  Date: 28/10/2009

  The Greater has today signed a two year deal with Newcastle and Hunter Rugby Union (NHRU) to be the naming rights sponsor for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

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• Greater the first to reach a million dollar milestone in support of HMRI

  Date: 14/10/2009

  The Greater Building Society is the first organisation to reach a million dollar milestone in its support for Hunter Medical Research Institute.

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• Greater to the rescue of local surf club

  Date: 9/10/2009

  The Greater Building Society has come to the rescue of Mona Vale Surf Lifesaving Club (MVSLC) as its new major sponsor in a deal worth $25,000.

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• Greater increases interest rates by 0.25%

  Date: 09/10/2009

  The Greater Building Society today announced that it will pass on this week’s increase in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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• 2009 Customer Satisfaction Survey Terms & Conditions

  Date: 02/10/2009

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• Greater agrees with Choice - Banks should lift their game

  Date: 01/10/2009

  Greater agrees with Choice

  Banks should lift their game on service and fees

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• New Branch Manager for Port Macquarie

  Date: 01/10/2009

  Glenn Perez has been appointed as manager of the Greater Building Society’s Port Macquarie branch.

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• Greater shows how to put WOW into marketing

  Date: 16/09/2009

  The Greater Building Society’s head of marketing John Dwyer had a clear message for people attending the monthly Maitland Business Chamber member meeting – have a “WOW” factor in your marketing.

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• Greater helps provide new lead for researchers in the race against stroke

  Date: 16/09/2009

  With funding from the Greater Building Society, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) Stroke Research Group has a new lead in the race against stroke as it develops a ‘tissue clock’ that could overturn the time barrier to treatment.

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• Filming of next anticipated Jerry Seinfeld commercials filmed in Morpeth today

  Date: 15/09/2009

  Morpeth will feature in the next series of anticipated Greater Building Society “Ask a Greater Customer” commercials starring Jerry Seinfeld, with filming taking place in the town today.

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• Seinfeld lifts building society's profile

  Date: 14/09/2009

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• New Branch Manager for Greenhills

  Date: 07/09/2009

  Gavin Hall has been appointed as manager of the Greater’s Greenhills Shopping Centre branch

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• Greater the best for long-term investments

  Date: 21/08/2009

  Greater the best for long-term investments
  Wins Australian Financial Review Smart Investor Blue Ribbon Award

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• Help for Central Coast First Home Buyers

  Date: 07/08/2009

  Help is at hand for Central Coast first home buyers wanting to take advantage of the record financial assistance on offer to achieve the “Great Australian Dream” of home ownership.

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• Greater doubles funding for our next Olympians

  Date: 29/07/2009

  Applications for Greater Building Society Sports Scholarships Now Open

  Hunter athletes with an eye on the 2012 London Games have an opportunity to gain more financial support for their preparations with the Greater Building Society today announcing it has doubled its funding of its annual Sports Scholarships.

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• Greater secures new source of funding in preparation for growth

  Date: 17/07/2009

  The Greater Building Society has secured a new source of funding with the Australian government's central borrowing authority confirming it will buy securities in its residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) deal.

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• New Greater website has exclusive behind the scenes footage from the commercials starring Jerry Seinfeld

  Date: 13/07/2009

  The Greater Building Society has today launched a new look website containing a link to exclusive behind the scenes footage from the shooting of its new commercials starring Jerry Seinfeld.

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• Jerry Seinfeld joins the Greater

  Date: 09/07/2009

  Jerry Seinfeld is to be the new face of the Greater Building Society.

  Chief executive officer Don Magin said that in a coup for the Greater it had signed the comedy legend and actor to star in its new multi-year, “Ask a Greater Customer” marketing campaign.

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• Malcolm McDonald appointed to Greater Board

  Date: 26/06/2009

  Wyong based chartered accountant and businessman Malcolm McDonald has been appointed to the Board of the Greater Building Society.

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• New branch managers for Warrawong and Dapto

  Date: 20/04/2009

  The Greater Building Society has appointed two new, highly experienced branch managers in the Illawarra region.

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• Greater supports members experiencing financial hardship

  Date: 07/04/09

  The Greater Building Society is pleased to see that the banks are proposing to take a leaf out of the book of building societies and help customers who experience financial hardship.
  

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• Greater appoints Travelworld as FREE holiday partner

  Date: 13/03/2009

  The Greater Building Society has appointed Hunter-based travel company, Travelworld, as its new partner for its Greater Getaways holiday reward program.

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• Russell Ware appointed to Greater Board

  Date: 23/02/2009

  Professional company director and business consultant Russell Ware is the newest member of the Board of the Greater Building Society. Mr Ware replaces Greg Walls, who retired from the Board in December last year.

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• Greater trainees start

  Date: 23/02/2009

  The Hunter based Greater Building Society's managers of the future start work next week (Monday February 23). A total of nine trainees have been selected for the Greater's nationally accredited Traineeship Program.

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• HIA First Home Buyers Seminar - Newcastle

  Date: 13/02/2009

  Greater and HIA help Hunter first home buyers with "Great Australian Dream"

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• HIA First Home Buyers Seminar - Central Coast

  Date: 13/02/2009

  Greater and HIA help Central Coast first home buyers with "Great Australian Dream"

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• Greater passes on official reduction in interest rates in full

  Date: 04/02/2009

  The Greater Building Society today announced that it will pass on the full amount of yesterday's reduction in official interest rates by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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• Should I Break my Fixed Rate Loan?

  The turmoil in financial markets in late 2008 was viewed as positive news for most borrowers as it resulted in some very dramatic reductions in home loan interest rates over a short period of time.

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• Central Coast woman takes her mum on trip of a lifetime to meet Jerry Seinfeld in Las Vegas

  Leah Thornton from Wyong is taking her mum Judy to Las Vegas to meet US comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld in December thanks to the Greater Building Society.

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