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Appendix 3Ys NED Equity Plan x 4

Change of Director’s Interest Notice

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • 8 pages

Application for quotation of securities - WOW

Appendix 2A (Application for Quotation of Securities)

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • 6 pages

Notification regarding unquoted securities - WOW

Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • 7 pages

Notification regarding unquoted securities - WOW

Appendix 3G (Notification of Issue, Conversion or Payment up of Unquoted Equity Securities)

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • 5 pages

Notification of cessation of securities - WOW

Appendix 3H (Notification of cessation of securities)

  • Dec 17, 2024
  • 4 pages

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This Month

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10 CEOs under the pump in 2025

Overextended stockmarket valuations equal heightened investor expectations. The market has these 10 chief executives in its sights. 

  • James Thomson
Woolworths argued that the retail award’s prescriptive rostering rules prevented it from giving managers the flexibility of a modern workplace.

Overtime rates for retail workers could be axed in employer push

Major supermarkets and other retailers have joined a case to exempt senior staff from award conditions, waive “outdated” smoko breaks and allow split shifts.

  • David Marin-Guzman
Police investigate anti-semetic graffiti overnight at the Newtown Synagogue, in Newtown, Saturday 11th of January 2025. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

Woolworths NZ supermarkets boss to exit

Woolworths’ new CEO has made her first major change; NSW Police arrest 10 people for antisemitic behaviour; wildfire breaks out in LA. How the day unfolded.

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  • Lucy Slade
Endeavour, the owner of the Dan Murphy’s and BWS chains, separated from Woolworths in 2021.

Internal figures show true cost of Endeavour’s split with Woolworths

The retailer behind BWS and Dan Murphy’s has never disclosed the cost of its 2021 separation from the supermarket giant, but it seems more than many expected.

  • Carrie LaFrenz
The ACCC is suing Coles and Woolworths, accusing them of sham discounts.

Woolworths and Coles remain top Aussie brands despite court action

Commonwealth Bank has reclaimed the title of Australia’s most valuable brand after delivering a $10 billion full-year cash profit in 2024.

  • Zoe Samios
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Corporate heavyweights such as Qantas and Coles cop a lot of heat for reporting healthy profits.

Four charts reveal surprising views on Aussie businesses

Voters hate Coles and Woolworths? Think again. Amid a debate on the role of business in society, a new poll unearths some unexpected views on business.

  • Ronald Mizen

December 2024

Robin Khuda, Julie Coates, Shayne Elliott, Chris Ellison, Richard White,  Mike Sneesby.

The good, the bad and the ugly of corporate Australia in 2024

Big deals, big names, big disasters. From AirTrunk to Woolies to our own Nine Entertainment, here are the biggest moments of the year.

  • James Thomson
Fruit processing at SPC Global’s factory at Shepparton in Victoria.

SPC bets Australian-made can outflank cheap Italian tomatoes

Robert Iervasi ran Australia’s biggest beer group selling Victoria Bitter and Carlton Draught. The newest face on the ASX wants to be just as iconic.

  • Simon Evans
About 75 per cent of Australia’s table grapes come from the Sunraysia region near Mildura and Robinvale in north-west Victoria.

Why grapes (for eating) are so expensive

Australians are increasing consumption of table grapes in a near $1 billion industry whose exports to China were unscathed when the wine industry was hit hard by tariffs.

  • Simon Evans
MinRes founder Chris Ellison will still be at the company into 2026.

Drumstick Awards: The five biggest corporate stuff-ups of 2024

From miners to retailers to tech giants, corporate Australia put its foot in it again this year.

  • James Thomson
Amanda Bardwell is the chief executive of Woolworths. The company faces regulatory action in Australia and New Zealand.

Woolworths NZ faces criminal charges for allegedly misleading shoppers

The Commerce Commission was not satisfied that “specials really are special”, leading to legal action against the supermarket and its rival Pak’nSave.

  • Carrie LaFrenz
Striking workers outside the Woolworths distribution centre in Dandenong South last week.

Hit to Woolworths sales from strike grows to $140m, expected to rise

The supermarket giant agreed to a pay deal with the union on Saturday, ending industrial action. But it will take weeks to restock stores and warehouses.

  • Carrie LaFrenz and David Marin-Guzman
Woolworths says it will take some time to restore supplies.

Woolworths scrambles to restock shelves after strike ends

A deal has been struck between the supermarket giant and union workers, ending pickets of key warehouses that have left shelves bare for weeks.

  • Samantha Lock and Adrian Black
Woolworths Metro/BWS on Collins St, Melbourne with empty shelves due to a prolonged strike by warehouse workers.

Woolworths has partial win in union blockade leaving shelves bare

The retailer’s win at the Fair Work Commission could dent an indefinite strike that has cost it more than $50 million.

  • David Marin-Guzman and Carrie LaFrenz
Justine Rowe says Telstra employees take pride in working for a company that prioritises social investment.

Canva, Cotton On and Atlassian among the top 20 corporate givers

The amount of funds donated by the top 50 corporate philanthropists has jumped to $1.7 billion.

  • Sally Patten
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Leah Weckert, Coles chief executive,
has been named one AFR Business People of the Year.

Weckert stamps her mark on Coles amid tumultuous year for supermarkets

Leah Weckert, one of the Business People of the Year for 2024, has fared well amid a barrage of criticism from politicians over grocery prices.

  • Carrie LaFrenz
Plumpton Marketplace, where the biggest tenant is now the landlord.

The $180m mall Woolies liked so much it bought it

Woolworths’ big buy in Sydney’s west shows the price it’s prepared to pay as it jostles with its rivals for the best position in suburbs across the nation.

  • Campbell Kwan and Nick Lenaghan
Amazon has a number of large distribution centres and hopes to be able to do same-day delivery in every major city by 2026.

Amazon is quietly turning into a major rival for Coles and Woolworths

Goldman Sachs estimates it is now the second-largest online retailer in Australia, but sales are still a fraction of the big supermarkets. Will that change?

  • Updated
  • Carrie LaFrenz
Woolworth workers on a picket line outside the company’s distribution centre in Dandenong South on Monday.

Woolworths strike bill tops $50m as disruption spreads to Dan Murphy’s

The nation’s largest supermarket operator has applied for an urgent tribunal order to keep unions from blocking access to distribution sites in Victoria and NSW.

  • Updated
  • Carrie LaFrenz and David Marin-Guzman
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ASX tops 8500; ZIP founder sells $100m in shares; Woolies loses $50m

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