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WOOLWORTHS EMPLOYEES’ CREDIT UNION

Message from SteveWECU completed their 47th year of operating during 2018 with another successful and innovative period.

Membership numbers grew by more than previous years but more importantly the support from our existing and new Members has increased greatly over the 12 months, recognizing our attractive and very competitive financial offers that are available to Members and their families.

WECU was awarded the prestigious Canstar Award during the year for our Investment Loans and our 9.45% Outstanding Value – Low Rate Credit Card. Our $5,000 Student Scholarship Award was issued to a worthy

young student. A new Business Development Consultant was placed in Adelaide to complement our Business Development Team and to grow our South Australian and Tasmanian Membership which is already taking off.

The Directors, Management and Staff would like to wish all of our Members and their families a Merry Christmas and a Safe and Happy New Year.

Best wishes Steve Sampson General Manager

In this issue

• Message from Steve

• 2018 $5,000 Scholarship Award Winner

• Woolworths CEO meets the Team at Norwest

• WECU Team Member Benefits

• WECU New Car Loan Promotion

• Australian Unity Members Discount offer

• New Staff Members

• QBE National Awards

• Winner QBE $2,000 Travel Voucher

“ Remember, once a WECU Member, always a WECU Member”

Congratulations Jessica!

$5,000 Scholarship Award2018

Scholarship winner Jessica Nikolovski receiving the $5,000 Student Scholarship Award from the Woolworths Group Chief People Officer, Caryn Katsikogianis.

Jessica has a very high level of commitment to academic excellence, as well as pursuing co-curricular activities, volunteering and still working part time at Woolworths.

She will be pursuing a career in Science majoring in a Health based area as she would like to better understand health inequalities. She is confident that she will be able to form a meaningful and interesting career that can focus on benefitting the community in terms of creating and working on solutions to social health concerns.

Clearly Jessica is a very worthy recipient of our $5,000 Student Scholarship Award and we hope this award will assist her to achieve her educational goals.

522-550 Wellington RoadMulgrave VIC 3170Phone: 1300 665 553Fax: 03 9263 2866

1 Woolworths WayBella Vista NSW 2153Phone: 1300 665 553Fax: 02 8885 0337

Woolworths Employees’ Credit Union Limited (ABN 67 087 651 803 AFS/Australian Credit Licence 240720) www.wecu.com.au

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Woolworths Group CEO meets the Wecu Team at Norwest

L to R : Stephen Cook (WECU Business Development Manager), Brendan Flynn (WECU Norwest Branch Manager), Allison Micallef (WECU Norwest Branch Member Relations Officer), Diane Micallef (WECU Norwest Branch Member Relations Officer), Ros Carr (WECU Business Development Consultant), Tony Parle (WECU Chairman), Brad Banducci (Woolworths Group CEO) and Steve Sampson (WECU General Manager).

The WECU Team welcomed Brad Banducci to their Branch at Norwest in September to meet the staff and discuss the many Financial Team Member Benefits on offer to all Team Members and their families.

It was a great meeting with many strong and positive outcomes to continue the 47 year relationship between WECU and the Woolworths Group.

At WECU we are an exciting part of the recent launch of the Woolworths Group team member benefits program.

We are listed under our Brands on the team benefits portal and we are looking forward to providing some great Banking and Financial Services special offers to all Woolworths Group team members and their families across all divisions.

Also keep an eye out for our Financial Education pieces including handy Banking tips.

To take advantage of this exciting program and for any enquiries on the WECU team benefits program or offers please contact National Business Development Manager Stephen Cook on 0409 199 839 or at scook2@woolworths.com.au

Team Member

Benefits

WECU servicing Woolworths Group team members for nearly 50 years.

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1 Woolworths Way, Bella Vista NSW 2153Phone: 1300 665 553Fax: 02 8885 0337

Phone: 1300 665 553 Website: www.wecu.com.au Woolworths Employees’ Credit Union Limited (ABN 67 087 651 803 AFS/Australian Credit Licence 240720)

522-550 Wellington Road, Mulgrave VIC 3170Phone: 1300 665 553Fax: 03 9263 2866

522-550 Wellington RoadMulgrave VIC 3170Phone: 1300 665 553Fax: 03 9263 2866

1 Woolworths WayBella Vista NSW 2153Phone: 1300 665 553Fax: 02 8885 0337

Woolworths Employees’ Credit Union Limited (ABN 67 087 651 803 AFS/Australian Credit Licence 240720) www.wecu.com.au

Debbie Yallop Debbie has over 37 years experience in the Banking Industry, including 10 years with NAB and more recently, Vic Teachers and Bank Australia.

Debbie’s area of expertise is in Term Deposits, Deceased Estates and Retail Banking, along with a professional approach to members and their banking needs.

Debbie’s enthusiasm to build relationships with our members is her prime objective. She brings with her a positive outlook and a vision for the future at WECU as we move forward.

Debbie is a valuable asset to our team at Mulgrave.

Kerryn Keating Welcome our new Credit Controller.

She brings with her extensive experience and knowledge in the Consumer Finance area, particularly with membership based organizations.

Kerryn is a valuable asset to our team at WECU and is based at our Mulgrave branch.

Victoria Neville Victoria has recently been appointed as our Business Development Consultant for South Australia and Tasmania.

Victoria was born and raised in Adelaide.

Having previously been a Branch Manager at Bank SA Victoria brings with her a wealth of Banking and Financial Services experience and has a passion for meeting Financial needs and lifestyle goals.

Victoria’s home base is at Woolworths Support office at Gepps Cross in Adelaide and she also visits Tasmania on a Quarterly basis.

Please contact Victoria on 0437 544 188 or at vneville@wecu.com.au to discuss the great WECU team benefits on offer for all Woolworths Group team members and their families.

QBE WinnerOn Thursday the 1st November 2018 at the QBE Insurance National Awards night at Walsh Bay Diane Micallef our Loans Officer who is based at WECU Norwest Branch won the prestigious 2018 Personal Loan Consumer Credit Insurance National Achiever of the year award for the Mutual Banking Sector.

Diane was competing against finalists from a number of the largest Mutuals in the country and we are very proud of Diane’s achievement.

To be recognised in this way shows Diane’s commitment to her members and their financial well being.

An outstanding achievement for Diane and Wecu. Di can be contacted at dmicallef@wecu.com.au or on 02 8885 3482 for any loans and insurance enquiries.

Everyone needs a Holiday campaign winner!Congratulations to WECU member Adam Redshaw, the Deli Manager at Woolworths Hornsby store, Adam was the winner of our October 2018 QBE Insurance promotion.Adam receives a $2,000 - Flight Centre voucher.WECU partners with QBE for all your Insurance needs.

QBE$2000 Winner

NEW STAFF MEMBERS