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Primary Connect Proudly Supports Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT Roll-A-Thon! We're delighted to announce that Primary Connect emerged as the fundraising champion at last week's Roll-A-Thon Corporate Challenge!  This incredible event, held at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, challenged teams to raise money while completing as many laps as possible around the stadium on a sports wheelchair within 4 hours. Our team had a fantastic day filled with friendly competition, camaraderie, and a shared passion to support Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT and their mission to promote inclusion and empower people with disabilities through the power of sport. Together, we surpassed our fundraising goals, raising over $15,000 for Wheelchair Sports NSW/ACT. A special shoutout to our fantastic team members who volunteered to roll on the day and to everyone who donated who made the day a resounding success! Tamara Manasserian Dale Acton Richard Gill Geoff Trappett OAM

Meet Erin Mealey, Safety Lead at our Townsville Distribution Centre, in North Queensland. After working for Woolworths Group for 15 years, Erin embraced a new challenge and discovered a passion for learning and understanding logistics in our Primary Connect team. Watch Erin’s story below to see how Woolworths Group empowers the team to grow and explore new opportunities across the business.

We are proud to announce 11 representatives from Woolworths Group’s Property cohort have been accepted into the Property Council of Australia’s 500 Women in Property Program. The program aims to accelerate more women into leadership positions in the property industry, through sponsorship of high-potential talent. Launch events have kicked off this week, of which our 11 participants and their sponsors will begin the program that concludes next year. Our participants are: Sophie McCartney - State Property Manager, Metro Allycia Chant - Property Portfolio Manager - eCom Tayla Beck - Development Manager Sasha S. - Property Portfolio Manager - BIG W Emma Busine - Regional Property Portfolio Manager - Leasehold Kelly Rewi - Finance Manager Kelly Barlin - Senior Business Analyst Kate Ferguson - Manager - Lease Management and Administration Rosie Salter - Regional Property Portfolio Manager - Leasehold Jess Prakash - Assistant Development Manager - Non-Retail Megan Austin - Assistant Development Manager - Non-Retail Every year, sponsors identify and champion women in their organisation to help build their profile, network and create professional development opportunities. Thank you to our overall sponsor of the program, Christine Hogg, alongside individual sponsors Tim Macmillan, Nej Elia, Wesley Dose, Georgia Gullery, Brad Karge, Adam Hay, Deep Dhillon, David Setches, Thomas Stock, Michael Rumble and Thomas Skewes. Congratulations to all involved.

We’re proud to be able to give our outdated and old safety vests a second life as animal beds for our friends at Australia’s largest wildlife rescue organisation WIRES Inc and Animal Rescue Cooperative (ARC), thanks to our partnership with RWW Group. We collected over 60,000 vests from our stores and warehouses across the country and sent them to the team at RWW Group, where they were shredded and used to create durable animal beds.  Last week, we donated 50 beds to WIRES and ARC, which will go to volunteer carers of recovering wildlife and homeless dogs. “We're really happy to be one of the benefactors of this program,” says Kristie Newton, programs manager for WIRES. “We’ve been in partnership with Woolworths for four years and it's been an absolutely fantastic partnership. We're so grateful for their support.” “ARC is very much about recycling and repurposing, so this initiative is very aligned with our values,” says Sarah Jane Tomsett from ARC. “The pet beds will be greatly received by a lot of the dog rescues that we support, especially because it's winter. It's cold and they’ll help keep the dogs warm and comfortable.”  “We were thrilled when Woolworths Group approached us as their workwear supplier with an opportunity to find an eco-friendly solution for the vests,” says Jamie Firth from RWW Group. “We’ve been able to reduce landfill waste, support animal welfare, and promote sustainability within our community.” We look forward to delivering more animal beds in the coming months. Tegan Van Itallie, Mel Williams , Cailtin Cuomo, Jason Williams, Bec Corbett, Kristie Newton, Hannah Moore, Brad Firth, Jamie Firth, Simon Tracey, Ocèane Paulsen

A heartfelt thanks to our wonderful team who have worked tirelessly to support our customers through the Global IT Outage over the weekend. We'd also like to thank our customers for their kind words and care for our team over the last few days. Natalie Davis, Paul Harker, Jeanette Fenske, Matthew Spiteri, Sarah Gooding, Ross Spencer, Mark van den Bosch, Karl Weber, Danny Baldwin

The Woolworths Spring Water 24 pack is getting a fresh new look! At Woolworths Group, we recognise the far-reaching impact we have on the communities in which we serve. In our 100th year of operation in Australia, we’re launching the Woolworths Group Foundation with an initial focus on providing natural disaster relief. When a natural disaster hits, we want the ability to swiftly distribute funds to multiple charities on the ground, through our existing Supporting Those Affected by Natural Disasters (S.T.A.N.D) program and its partners; The Salvation Army, Foodbank, Rural Aid and Lifeline. The Woolworths Foundation will make this easier by providing direct, rapid and impactful support, to those responding to the specific needs of their community. Donations to the Foundation will come directly from Woolworths Group or from our cause-related water range, which raised over $2.4 million from the sale of Woolworths Spring Water in FY23. With the funds raised, the Salvation Army was able to purchase a new fleet of catering trailers, trucks and other equipment to be prepared to assist and serve the community when needed. We understand the role we can play in driving positive change. In addition to the Woolworths Group Foundation, the Group businesses will continue to support various charities and community organisations as we work together for a better tomorrow. You can learn more about the Woolworths Group Foundation here https://lnkd.in/g_-gd-Pw Stevie Wring, Bill Reid, Jeanette Fenske, Kate Langford, Kate Eastoe, Stephen Harrison

We’re proud to be the fresh food partner of the Aussie team heading to the upcoming Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games, and today marks the launch of our “Fresh Fuels the Best in All of Us” campaign. The campaign is inspired by the true story of Paralympic swimmer Col Pearse, whose family helped him create a training pool in the dam on their family farm outside of Echuca, Victoria to train for the Paralympics. “Providing our customers with the best of Australian fresh food is at the heart of who we are and we hope Col’s story and our support for Australia’s athletes at the Games helps inspire the next generation of Olympic and Paralympic champions,” says Woolworths Group Chief Marketing Officer Andrew Hicks. “Since Rio de Janeiro in 2016, Woolworths has been the proud fresh food partner of the Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams. It’s a role we are honoured to play, and we wish all of our athletes every success.” Col Pearse, Andrew Hicks, Jane Saleh, Caroline Squire, Sarah De La Mare, Hayley Mein, Zoe Meredith, Trent Sullivan, Kirsty Mould, Nathan Farebrother, Simone Scoppa, Steve Coll, Lisa Milner, Richard Morgan, Shelley Parsons, Niccola Phillips, Tara Goh, Vanessa Graham, Paralympics Australia, Australian Olympic Committee, M&C Saatchi Group AUNZ

Meet Woolworths Group’s Aimee Wills a merchandising leader at Brisbane’s BIG W, Mount Gravatt, and proud Kukatj Tribe member. Aimee, who started her career with Woolworths Group 17 years ago, celebrated NAIDOC Week with her State Manager, Courtney Palmer, North 1 Area Manager Rina Gibbons and fellow BIG W team members at the Logan City event held at the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct in Queensland on July 9. For Aimee, NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to come together and celebrate the culture, spirituality and rich history of First Nations peoples. “NAIDOC is a way of showing all the beautiful and creative sides of our culture and steering away from the stereotypes,” says Aimee. “Being able to ground and surround ourselves in the art, culture and people is an amazing experience to connect and share it with mob and allies from all over.” Coming from a First Nations family, Aimee says she’s proud of how far Woolworths Group have come in making a meaningful contribution for future generations and driving our employment roadmap forward. “Woolworths Group has particularly made a movement within the workplace when it comes to our BIG W and Woolworths Group First Nations Gathering meetings,” she says. “I love the continuous support from the higher leadership team, who take the time to attend our meetings, have a yarn with us about our ideas and give us the opportunity to be creative within the Group.” Read more about Aimee’s story here https://lnkd.in/gra-sKsC

To mark the start of NAIDOC Week celebrations, more than 100 of our team members came together at our National Support Office in Sydney for a creative collaboration and workshop with Dalmarri Aboriginal art. We have a longstanding partnership with the Indigenous culture and art organisation, and our team members took turns contributing to Dalmarri co-founder Jason Douglas’ latest work, Tree of Knowledge, and sharing their own stories and learnings. “This is a beautiful way to connect people,” says proud Murri Man, Jason. “The Tree of Knowledge is a way to explain how we can all come together as one mob to gain wisdom and continually build on our knowledge base, understanding and empathy.” Committed to facilitating deep connection and engagement between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people, Dalmarri’s very first creative project was for our Group back in 2018. Since then, Woolworths Group has had the pleasure of working on many projects with Dalmarri, including the 12 metre-long mural, Bunga Nuru, installed at the front entrance of Norwest. To learn more about Jason and Dalmarri, read more here https://lnkd.in/gyKR4-Gq Jason Douglas, Dionne White, Laura Patton, Adam Bray, Jacinta Stuckey

NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate and recognise the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Woolworths Group is committed to making a positive impact on First Nations Communities. This week with our amazing team members we are putting together Happy Boxes, filled with essentials to support First Nations women in remote communities.