May 2009

Ultimate Brumbies fan experience

SERVICE ONE recently ran a competition, offering Members and the general public the chance to win the Ultimate Brumbies fan experience, comprising tickets to the Captain's Run on Friday 8 May, the ability to toss the coin at the match against the Blues on Saturday 9 May, time in the dugout during the match and a signed jersey and ball. Congratulations to Briana Neil for winning the major prize.

SERVICE ONE also drew six consolation prizes of tickets to the Captain's Run. Congratulations to Anne-Marie Angles, Cholly Bobbin, Gregory Nicholson, Valerie Brennan, Jeff Mansfield and Greg Moores for winning these.

The Brumbies take on the Blues at Canberra Stadium on Saturday 9 May 2009. Find out more about the match.

Canberra International Music Festival

Over the past few weeks, SERVICE ONE ran a competition, offering Members and the general public the chance to win two gold festival double passes for the 2009 Canberra International Music Festival. Congratulations to Dianne Dibley and Bronwyn Halbisch for winning the passes. They will have free access to 23 concerts as part of the festival, as well as the Amazing Space Architecture series - enjoy!

The 2009 Canberra International Music Festival will take place at various Canberra venues over the next few days. For more information on the festival, visit the official website at www.cimf.org.au.

March 2009

Community shows in Cooma and Bemboka

SERVICE ONE recently featured at community shows in both Cooma and Bemboka. On Saturday 14 March, the Cooma Show took place at the Cooma Showgrounds and on Sunday 15 March 2009, the Bemboka Show took place at the Bemboka Showgrounds. As part of our involvement, we offered the opportunity to win a $500 Savings Account.

Congratulations to Kiarna Woolley-Blain from Bemboka for scoring the Savings Account.

CUNA Insurance plasma competition

Congratulations to Maxine Ford, who obtained a quote for a MemberCare personal insurance policy from SERVICE ONE recently. Not only has she secured a great insurance product, but Maxine was drawn to win a Plasma TV, as part of a campaign we were running at the time in partnership with CUNA Mutual Group Australia.

February 2009

Tropfest 2009

A Canberra screening of Tropfest 2009 was held at Stage 88 in Commonwealth Park on Sunday 22 February. Tropfest is the largest short film festival in the world and on Sunday night, the 16 finalists went head to head to stake a claim on the prize pool. While the major prize went to Genevieve Clay for her production 'Be my Brother', Canberra finalist 'NYE' didn't walk away empty handed, claiming the Best Original Score Award.

As part of SERVICE ONE's support of Tropfest, we ran a competition for Members to win the opportunity to watch Tropfest from the comfort of our SERVICE ONE Minis. This was a game of skill, where Members had to tell us in 25 words or less why they are SERVICE ONE's biggest Tropfest fans. Members Petrina Daniel and Louise Murphy came up with the best responses and were the lucky winners.

The 2009 Canberra screening generated a record crowd for Canberra, with over 22,000 people attending! This year was also the first year when the Tropfest Junior competition was screened before the main event. For more information on Tropfest, visit the official site - www.tropfest.com.au.
 

2009 Snowy Hydro SouthCare Base Open Day

SERVICE ONE is a proud supporter of Snowy Hydro SouthCare. This primary provider of aero-medical and rescue helicopter services to the people of the ACT and southeastern NSW held a Base Open Day on Sunday 22 February, to offer visitors the opportunity to learn more about the initiative, and enjoy a fun family day out. SERVICE ONE participated in the event, keeping with the theme of aerial activity by running a competition to win a hot air balloon ride, as well as offering information on our various financial solutions to visitors.

Congratulations to Caroline Morrison, who was drawn from hundreds of entries, winning the hot air balloon ride.

Member Survey competition result

Congratulations to Margaret Smith for winning the $500 Day to Day Account top-up as part of the competition that was run in conjunction with the release of the 2009 Member Survey. Hundreds of replies were received, and numbers were up from last year's response total which is a great result. Thank you to all Members who took the time to complete our most recent Member Survey.

360^o living grand opening

On Saturday 14 February 2009, we held our grand opening for our new 360^o living store at The Marketplace, Gungahlin. This store is a result of an alliance with with local organisations TransACT and ActewAGL, and offers a complete lifestyle retail experience. Hundreds of people joined us for the grand opening, enjoying face painting, balloon artists, giveaways, a sausage sizzle, appearances from Brumbies and Raiders players, an on-site broadcast by MIX106.3 and much, much more.

The sausage sizzle was run by the Lions Club and raised an incredible $2,500 to go towards the Victorian Bushfire Appeal and SERVICE ONE also ran a competition to win a ride for two on the SERVICE ONE hot air balloon. Congratulations to Pat and Denise Garratt, who will be enjoying a dawn flight over Canberra.

2009 Bega Show

SERVICE ONE featured at the 2009 Bega Show, offering visitors the opportunity to win a ride for two on the SERVICE ONE hot air balloon. Congratulations to Keith Pearce, who will be enjoying a dawn flight over Canberra.

January 2009

Closure of SERVICE ONE's Narooma Agency

From close of business Friday 30 January 2009, SERVICE ONE will be closing its Narooma Agency within the Country Energy store. Having opened the SERVICE ONE Narooma Agency in early 2006, the decision to close it was not taken lightly. After an assessment of the viability of the Agency (paying particular attention to the operating costs of running the Agency and the number of Members accessing it), it became clear we could not justify the costs of keeping it open. We are confident we can continue to provide banking services to Members in the Narooma region through personalised service offered by both our Batemans Bay and Bemboka Branches, as well as assistance from the Telephone Response Centre and access to the PhoneLink and eLink facilities. If you would like further information regarding the closure, please contact the Batemans Bay Branch on (02) 4472 6500 or the Telephone Response Centre on 1300 361 761.

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