Outstanding news!

Westnet and Sony Pictures are giving members the chance to win one of 30
in-season double passes to see Terminator Salvation, the latest instalment in the Terminator movies and surely the most anticipated sequel this decade, only in cinemas on 4 June 2009.

In the year 2018 we have been fighting for a long time. We are outnumbered by machines, but humans have a strength that cannot be measured. John Connor (Christian Bale) leads the Resistance, remnants of humanity struggling to survive extermination by Skynet’s Terminator legions.

Now the war is changing. Skynet is rounding up human prisoners and conducting experiments. At the centre of this mystery lies Marcus Wright (WA’s own Sam Worthington), a man with a shadowy past and the key to unlocking Skynet’s plan for the final solution to the human question.

Forget the past – this season the end begins.

For your chance to win one of 30 in-season double passes to Terminator Salvation, simply make sure you click the Enter button in the Westnet Newsletter in your inbox, or via MyWestnet. Entries are limited to one per Westnet username. The competition closes at 12.01am (WST) on Wednesday 27 May 2009.

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Westnet and Sony Pictures are giving members the chance to win one of 30 in-season double passes to see Year One, the hilarious new comedy featuring jack Black and only in cinemas 18 June.

Described by Jack Black himself in an interview with MTV as ‘a funny look at biblical tales’, Year One cleverly humanises the adventures of the caveman. When a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers (played by Jack Black and Michael Cera) are banished from their primitive village, they set off on an epic journey through the ancient world.

For your chance to win one of 30 in-season double passes to Year One, simply make sure you click the Enter button in the Westnet Newsletter in your inbox, or via MyWestnet. Entries are limited to one per Westnet username. The competition closes at 12.01am (WST) on Wednesday 27 May 2009.

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Westnet and Mute are giving members the chance to win one of 10 copies of the latest album from music industry stalwarts, Depeche Mode, their critically acclaimed Sounds of the Universe.

Sounds of the Universe is the twelfth full-length album from Depeche Mode and they’re here to remind you why you love them, joining the ranks of the many 80’s and 90’s bands who are releasing albums against the stream of new wave pop artists. It’s clear in this package they have fine-tuned their sound into a tight machine. They’ve revisited the best of their sound from the end of the 80’s and tied it up with flaming human emotion and full-bodied guitar.

The album packs a raft of analogue synths and crunchy guitar rifts. Depeche Mode have been creating these early electro sounds since most of today’s musical generation were just a glint in the milkman’s eye, so you can bet they know how to do it better than anyone.

For your chance to win one of 10 copies of Sounds of the Universe, simply make sure you click the Enter button in the Westnet Newsletter in your inbox, or via MyWestnet. Entries are limited to one per Westnet username. The competition closes at 12.01am (WST) on Wednesday 27 May 2009.

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Westnet and EMI are giving members the chance to win one of 10 copies  of the latest album from Ben Harper, White Lies for Dark Times, which sees him team up with Relentless7.

In a sea of disposable, throwaway music, Ben Harper and Relentless7 have made a true folk rock album. White Lies for Dark Times is a cohesive collection of music which is as raw, unrelenting and thunderous as Ben Harper has ever delivered.

For your chance to win one of 10 copies of White Lies for Dark Times, simply make sure you click the Enter button in the Westnet Newsletter in your inbox, or via MyWestnet. Entries are limited to one per Westnet username. The competition closes at 12.01am (WST) on Wednesday 27 May 2009.

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Welcome to the very first edition of our brand new look Newsletter!

A few months back, we asked your feedback on our Newsletter and have taken all those comments on board – and here’s the result.

A shorter, cleaner, more succinct piece of goodness delivered to your inbox featuring all the bits you loved and none of the stuff you didn’t. Now, instead of scrolling through an entire newsletter, you have the option of skimming through the introductory paragraph and, if it tickles your fancy, clicking on it to read the full-length article.

Don’t forget, the Westnet Newsletter is now interactive! So, if you’ve got a question or comment about an article, you can post it – we have a team of armed experts ready, willing and able to answer anything you throw at us! Simply click the No Comments link with the two little arrows next to it at the bottom of an article, type your reply and hit Submit Comment.

This month we’ve got a fleet of great articles and two massive competitions giving away Keith Urban’s impressive back catalogue as well as passes to see Defiance starring Daniel Craig.

Remember, if you have any comments or recommendations for the Westnet newsletter please email us at newsletter@westnet.com.au. We trust you will enjoy our April edition and we wish you the best of luck for our competitions!

Remember when calls used to be free?

Join Westnet Phone now and you’ll get free local calls for a whole year*!

Plus, you can also save up to $120 a year by bundling your existing internet plan with Phone.

Our Phone plans have a great range of call caps on National, Mobile and International calls, and start from just $29.95 a month.

So with free local calls also included with this offer you’ll be able to chat for hours (and hours and hours…)!
Simply call 1300 554 360 and quote the promo code FREE CALLS.

Or you can simply click here to sign up online.

You’ll be able to keep your existing phone number and there’ll be no downtime to your service.

For more information simply click here!

This offer is for a limited time only, so sign up before 29 May 2009 and keep in touch with Westnet Phone.

*capped at a maximum of 60 local calls per month

Important Information
Free Local Calls offer is valid for new Westnet Phone members who sign up for 12 months between 23 March and 29 May 2009. The offer is capped at a maximum of 60 local calls per month for 12 months. The offer is for local calls only and does not cover line rental, national calls, calls to mobiles, international calls or 13/1300 calls. Valid on Westnet Optima and Premium plans only, offer excludes Westnet Home Lite plan and Westnet Business Phone plans. Free Local calls value will be issued in the form of a credit equivalent to the cost of first 60 local calls each month for a period of 12 months. If the Phone service is disconnected or customer moves to an ineligible Phone plan within the first 12 months, a $100 cancellation fee will apply. Westnet’s General and Phone terms and conditions also apply. For full promotion terms and conditions click here.

…just by calling someone who cares!

How would you like to visit your long distance loved ones rather than just calling them?

Easter brings a time when we all get the chance to phone our long distance family and friends, so in celebration of this special time of the year we’re launching an exciting new competition for you, our Westnet Phone members.

For every national long distance call you make using Westnet Phone over the next two weeks, you’ll be entered into a draw to win a $1500 Flight Centre Gift Card!

Plus, if you make more than five national long distance calls over the competition period, we’ll double your entries in the prize draw!

Think of what you could do with a $1500 Flight Centre Gift Card:

• fly locally to visit those relatives you don’t get to see as often as you’d like,
• take your adventure to an international destination for a wonderful holiday, or
• a city break in one of our great Aussie capitals!

Plus, if you make more than five national long distance calls over the competition period, we’ll double your entries in the prize draw!

Entry is Easy!

For your chance to win this great prize, simply make a national long distance call between the 2nd April and 17th April 2009, and you’ll get an automatic entry!

Remember, the more calls you make, the more chances to win.

For information, click here.

Happy Easter from the Westnet Phone Team.

Important Information
The competition commences on 2nd April 2009 at 0630 WST and concludes on 17th April 2009 at 1700 WST. Entry is open to all existing Westnet Phone members that make a long distance national call in Australia during the competition period. However, employees and their immediate families of Westnet and its associated agencies and business partners are not eligible to enter. Participants are automatically entered into the competition when they make a long distance national call during the competition period using a Westnet Phone service. Entries into the competition is limited to one (1) entry per Westnet long distance call made during the competition period. Customers who make five (5) or more long distance calls during the period automatically double their chances of winning (ie they will receive 2 entries for each call made). The winner will be determined on 23rd April and will be notified via email and mail. There is one (1) prize to be won. The prize consists of a Flight Centre Gift Card valued at $1500. The prize cannot be redeemed for cash or any other service. This competition is authorised under NSW Permit No: LTPS/09/01746; ACT Permit No: ACT TP 09/00739. For full competition terms and conditions, click here.

We really do appreciate your loyalty, and last month we thought it was time to reward you by offering three lucky members 12 months free internet.

All you had to do was tell us in 25 words or less what you would do with the extra money you’d save if you won a whole year’s free internet courtesy of yours truly.

The three winners were:

• B. Brandon of Tamborine, NSW
• B. McDougall of Beckenham, WA
• L. Jansen, Pearsall, WA

And the winner of the $500 Westnet Account Credit:

• F. Nolle of Chirnside Park, VIC

Congratulations everyone, and a HUGE thank you to all those who sent through their entries. The whopping number of entrants told us one thing more than anything – we need to reward you guys more often, and we’ll be looking to do that as soon as possible.