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2010 News Archive

• Greater Launches iPhone app

  Date: 27/09/2010

  Greater Building Society customers will be able to locate ATMs, branches and more following the release of its first iPhone app.

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• Greater takes on banks with transaction fee free Ultimate Access Account

  Date: 01/07/2010

  The Greater Building Society has boosted its product offering to take on the major banks by launching a new fee-free savings account & customers have the chance to win $250,000!

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• Greater customers have access to 3100 more ATMs free of direct charges from today

  Date: 01/06/2010

  Greater Building Society customers will have access to more than 3,100 ATMs Australia-wide, direct ATM charges fees from today, and more in the coming months says head of strategy Chris Hodgins.

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• Greater gives people a chance to be on TV

  Date: 01/06/2010

  Star in the Greater’s adverts featuring Jerry Seinfeld!

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• Greater pays tribute to work of HMRI

  Date: 27/05/2010

  The Greater Building Society has today paid tribute to the researchers and staff at Hunter Medical Research Institute on the eve of Medical Research Week.

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• Central Coast woman wins competition to renew wedding vows in Las Vegas thanks to Greater

  Date: 25/05/2010

  A Central Coast woman is set to renew her wedding vows in Las Vegas thanks to Greater Building Society and Star FM.

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• Greater part of it all comes back to our members campaign

  Date: 20/05/2010

  Building societies and credit unions emerge from GFC with 30% growth in new home loans and launch campaign to take on major banks

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• Greater send ten competition winners to Las Vegas

  Date: 19/05/2010

  Ten lucky people are heading off to Las Vegas in October to see Jerry Seinfeld live, thanks to the Greater Building Society and a five radio stations. Get a Greater home loan and you can join them!

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• Greater savers and investors benefit from Budget changes to tax on savings

  Date: 13/05/2010

  The Greater Building Society welcomes the announcement of changes to the taxation of deposits in this week’s Budget as good news for its members with everyday, savings and investment accounts.

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• Greater home loan rates lower than the major banks

  Date: 06/05/2010

  The Greater Building Society today urged people looking for a mortgage or a better deal on their existing mortgage to go beyond the major banks.

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• KOFMs David and Tanya for Breakfast are Waking up in Vegas from May 3 to 7

  Date: 27/04/2010

   

  With the support of the Greater Building Society, KOFM’s dynamic breakfast team – David and Tanya – will be taking their listeners to Las Vegas from May 3 to 7.

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• Great support for Combined Charities Food Appeal but more needed

  Date: 23/04/2010

  The Greater Building Society says the people of the Hunter are generously supporting the Combined Charities Food Appeal but more goods are urgently needed.

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• People believe building societies more responsible than banks but wrongly assume banks are safer

  Date: 16/04/2010

  BrandCentral research reported today in the Australian Financial Review found that customers believe credit unions and building societies behave more responsibly than the major banks but customers are still more likely to take their business to the big four lenders.
  

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• Greater warns customers - Tomorrows change by Woolworths

  Date: 14/04/2010

  The Greater Building Society is reminding its customers and other members of the community that changes by Woolworths to the use of debit cards may cost them money.

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• Using a VISA debit card at Woolworths

  Date: 12/04/2010

  Commencing Thursday 15 April Woolworths will no longer allow cardholders to use VISA debit cards and select “credit” to make a purchase at a store that belongs to the Woolworths Group.
  

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• You can help - Combined Charities Food Appeal

  Date: 09/04/2010

  The Greater Building Society is supporting the Combined Charities Food Appeal in the Hunter region.

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• Greater offers FREE trip of lifetime to Las Vegas with home loan

  Date: 05/04/2010

  How would you like to take the trip of a lifetime to Las Vegas?

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• Treasurer points to benefits of mutuals

  Date: 28/03/2010

  The Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has reminded people about the benefits mutuals like the Greater give to both members and the national financial services sector.

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• Greater introduces Live Chat

  Date: 24/03/2010

  Greater introduces Live Chat. Unique customer service tool in Australian banking.

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• Greater staff get behind inaugural HMRI Cup

  Date: 23/03/2010

  The Greater Building Society says its team is going into this weekend’s (March 27) inaugural HMRI Cup on Newcastle Harbour as the underdog to watch.

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• Greater and Jerry Seinfeld head to Townsville

  Date: 12/03/2010

  Greater and Jerry Seinfeld come to Townsville! Lower rates and free holidays as Greater tackles banks’ dominance.

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• 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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