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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Denise Hitchens, Donnybrook, WA<p>IF THIS GOES AHEAD IT HIGHLIGHTS THAT THE gOVT IS NOT ON OUR SIDE....</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Sigrid Lublow [Signature #1096]</title>
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      <title>Mr Michael Reville [Signature #1095]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Reville, Maryville, NSW<p>St George has been an ethical investor.  Please sustain this important choice in Australian banking.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Nadene Ballantyne [Signature #1094]</title>
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      <title>Mrs Joan YEEND [Signature #1093]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Joan YEEND, BLAKEHURST, NSW<p>I have been a St George customer and share holder for over 30yrs. and have always been proud that our St george area had our own Building Scty. and then Bank. The staff are always so courteous and friendly it will be so sad to lose &quot;our icon&quot;</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 06:06:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Luke Brailey [Signature #1092]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Luke Brailey, Belmore, NSW<p>I have worked for St.George Bank for over 5 years, we cannot risk the takeover, it will cost jobs which ultimately will lead to unemployment.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>David Pritchett [Signature #1091]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[David Pritchett, North Turramurra, NSW]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 11:37:29 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Graham Ianson [Signature #1090]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Graham Ianson, Kelso, NSW<p>I will withdraw my funds from the bank if the merger takes place.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Carmel Edgerton, Young NSW]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 07:26:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Samantha Lloyd [Signature #1088]</title>
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      <title>Ms April Williams [Signature #1087]</title>
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      <title>Dianne Boehm [Signature #1086]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Dianne Boehm, Loxton, S.A.<p>I am very happy with the sevice and staff of my branch.  I strongly oppose this takeover  as past experience with Westpac was very unpleasant.  Please consider all the staff in these hard economic times.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Laura Jarema, Plympton, South Australia<p>I love Bank SA because they are local and friendly and supportive, i want to support local business and therefore keep my money safe!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:55:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Gregory Harrison, Doonside, NSW<p>Job Security, something WESTPAC cannot guarantee!<br />
What happens to my EA wage aggreement?  Do i get docked my annual wages just because WESTPAC have a no negotiation policy?</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:05:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Melissa Cutting, Pooraka, SA]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:44:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Tiffany Parkins [Signature #1079]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:06:24 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:47:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:20:39 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:55:14 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:52:34 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:51:10 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:25:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 11 Oct 2008 03:15:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Lynne Halley [Signature #1065]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lynne Halley, Dee Why]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:47:33 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Sophie Tsaoucis [Signature #1064]</title>
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      <title>Mr Michael Busch [Signature #1063]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Busch, Kogarah, NSW<p>Gail you Suck????</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:38:38 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Jeff Purcell [Signature #1062]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Jeff Purcell, Kogarah<p>She left STG in a mess with her outsourcing and maximum profit at all costs, providing lack of direction to whole departments and replacing any one who spoke out of line with her yes men and when she went, they also left, castrating the leadership. She instigated cost cutting to the extreme&rsquo;s, outsourcing jobs to India and she would have done the IT Dep. but failed. She often spoke of employee loyalty and how it matter, it&rsquo;s a pity she didn&rsquo;t practice what she preached. What a great Leader !!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #1061]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Adelaide<p>It is difficult to conclude (even despite recent economic turmoil), that the St.George Bank Group would not have been able to forge an effective future for itself, staff, customers and community without this merger.<br />
The independent assessment simply finds the offer &ldquo;fair and reasonable&rdquo; &ndash; neither outstanding nor compelling.<br />
The long term beneficiaries of this transaction are likely to be only large shareholders who will undeniably benefit from this consolidation of value.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #1060]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Sydney<p>Job cuts are inevitable...does the Government really want to pay the dole to an extra 5000+ people? There are people who are paying off mortgages and other things with their jobs at St. George; it will mean the end of their dream if the merger occurs!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Chris Vaughan [Signature #1059]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Chris Vaughan, Penshurst, NSW]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:16:56 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Anonymous [Signature #1058]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Littlehampton, SA<p>This is not a merger it is a takeover abd therefore totally unacceptable as people are already losing their jobs at St. George</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, San remo]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:35:59 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>ms Pamela Howarth [Signature #1055]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ms Pamela Howarth, Windaroo, QLD]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Margaret Kovaleff, Goolwa<p>I support fight to stop merger with WPC. We are a strong bank in our own right and in current falling market do not think merger would provide best result for us.</p>]]></description>
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