Woolworths : Regional Report

2022 Regional Report

A closer look at our regional footprint

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Contents

5 Our regional story

12 Our people

21 Our supply partners

35 Supporting our regional communities

Acknowledgement of Country

Woolworths Group acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past and present.

The mural on this page represents a series of artworks produced by Trevor Eastwood and Jason Douglas, two Diversity Dimensions mentors in the Resourcing the Future Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment program. Trevor and Jason invited the team members at Norwest Support Office to co-create this artwork during National Reconciliation Week in 2018 as part of our Reconciliation Action Plan. The heart of this mural represents a shared meeting space surrounded by people gathering to share ideas. This represents Woolworths Group's purpose of creating better experiences together. The large curved lines represent the values running throughout our businesses and stores network across Australia. The multitude of smaller, colourful dots permeating the canvas are a representation of the diversity of Australia and its communities.

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We care deeply about our team, partners and community

At Woolworths Group, everywhere we operate and in everything we do, we are focused on our purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow.

Over the past 12 months, it has been a joy to once again visit our regional stores as travel restrictions have unwound. On recent visits to Darwin, Lismore and Townsville,

I have seen first-hand the positive impact our local teams are having in the communities we serve. I was especially heartened to see the enthusiasm and optimism of our teams in Lismore and Maryborough as they worked around the clock to ensure our stores were ready to open for customers after flood damage.

We are seeing a growing number of Australians move from cities to regional areas as hybrid work has become more accessible. This is a welcome trend and we have voiced our support for the Regional Australia Institute's goal of building robust regional economies and a better quality of life in our regional towns.

As part of the Rebalance The Nation campaign, we have pledged to continue partnering with organisations focused on building regional resilience.

With this population shift, we have an important role to play in ensuring our store and distribution centre network keeps up with growing customer demand. In F22, regional customers accounted for 32%

of Woolworths overall customer base - an increase of 3% since F19. Over the next five years, we have an investment pipeline of over $250m in regional developments and store renewals to help boost local amenity and enhance livability in regional communities.

This year marks more than 90 years for Woolworths in regional Australia and we have enormous respect for the contribution regional communities make to our nation.

In this report, we seek to capture a small "glimpse" of the dedication and care our 48,000+ hard working regional team members demonstrate for our customers on a daily basis. These team members are spread across 400 Woolworths Supermarkets, BIG W Stores and Distribution Centres located in regional Australia. We are proud

to help many young Australians take the first step in their career and employ over 16,500 regional Australians under the age of 25.

In this report, you will read about some of our talented team members and the diverse careers available at Woolworths Group for those living and serving regional areas.

Our National Indigenous Engagement Manager Clint Johnson, based in Western Australia, is working to improve our engagement with First Nations communities and advocating for his people as a proud Ballardong man. Clint recently led a delegation of Woolworths Group leadership to the Garma Festival - an important and meaningful experience for those fortunate enough to be

in attendance.

Based out of Albury, New South Wales, our Value Chain Emissions Manager, Sarah Heazlewood's focus is improving sustainability through our value chain with

a particular focus on Scope 3 emissions. Sarah drives engagement with our suppliers and identifies initiatives that can enable emissions reductions on our journey to meet an emissions reduction target of 19% by 2030.

This report also showcases the strong partnerships we have forged with suppliers and growers in regional Australia.

We are committed to selecting fresh home grown produce wherever possible and 96% of our fresh fruit and vegetables and 100% of our fresh meat, eggs and milk comes from right here in Australia.

To help dairy farmers invest in farms for the future, we launched our $5m Woolworths Dairy Innovation Fund in 2021. Grants from the Fund support on-farm improvements like those being made by Lisa and Eddie Dwyer in Purnim, Victoria, to rollout herd monitoring collars across more than 400 head of dairy cows. And in Tasmania, the Rigney family in

Cressy are introducing new in-line milk sensor technology to help tailor feed and herd management, enhancing consistency and quality over time for their dairy.

We're also partnering with conventional and organic fruit and vegetable growers to help them start a journey to organic farming or grow existing organic production. Our Woolworths Organic Growth Fund has provided more than $7.3m in funding support to 22 Australian farmers, including a $500,000 grant to Red Plateau Organic Produce, who are using their grant to rebuild after the devastating 2019 fires and invest in increased avocado production.

Our regional teams care deeply about the communities they serve.

In F22 we contributed more than $5.2m to our disaster relief partners, thanks to the generosity of our team members, stores and customers in the wake of the devastating floods. Using the funds

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

OUR REGIONAL STORY

OUR PEOPLE

OUR SUPPLY PARTNERS

SUPPORTING OUR REGIONAL COMMUNITIES

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raised, our partners at The Salvation Army and Foodbank were able to serve almost 900,000 meals to those affected. Rural Aid was able to provide essential stock feed, water and counselling services, both face to face and over the phone to impacted farmers. And Lifeline was there to answer a call for help from more than 9,000 people in their darkest moments.

A big part of building a better tomorrow is supporting the next generation. Our Junior Landcare grants total more than $1m in regional Australia and have enabled 36,000 children at over 400 regional schools to engage in hands-on activities focused on sustainable food production, improving waste management practices, enhancing native habitats and learning more about First Nations perspectives.

As we reflect on the last year, we are reminded of the strength and resilience of our customers, team and suppliers. We are grateful for the continued contribution of our suppliers and team members, without whom we could not keep serving our communities.

On behalf of the Woolworths Group team, we are pleased to share with you our F22 Regional Australia Report.

Brad Banducci

CEO

CONTENTS	INTRODUCTION	OUR REGIONAL STORY	OUR PEOPLE	OUR SUPPLY PARTNERS	SUPPORTING OUR REGIONAL COMMUNITIES

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Our regional story

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

OUR REGIONAL STORY

OUR PEOPLE

OUR SUPPLY PARTNERS

SUPPORTING OUR REGIONAL COMMUNITIES