When you consider how your super is invested you may think of stocks, fixed interest options or bonds, but did you know your super may also be supporting vital infrastructure and property assets? Assets such as the Woolworths Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre (MFDC) keep our economy moving, but our share in this new facility also keeps our investment portfolio diversified to help manage risk.

So, what is the MFDC? At one-and-a-half times the size of the MCG, you could describe it as a really big fridge, but it’s so much more than that. The state-of-the-art facility which opened in Truganina in late 2020, brings fresh fruit, vegetables and chilled goods to Victorians from more than 500 suppliers. It has the latest in banana and avocado ripening technology, along with world-class refrigeration systems to ensure increased freshness. 

The MFDC is not only helping to provide better quality food, but it’s also doing its part to reduce the movement of trucks around the city. Building the facility in Truganina in Melbourne’s west means it’s closer to more Woolworths’ suppliers. This has the knock-on effect of taking around 600 trucks off the West Gate and a further 3,000 trucks from Melbourne streets.*

It’s also striving to be awarded a Five Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia due to the solar panel system on the roof, charge points for electric trucks, and transport efficiencies which should save more than 400,000 litres of fuel each year. 

So, next time you pick up some strawberries and cream from your local Woolies supermarket, enjoy knowing that your goods are as fresh as possible and you may be actively supporting your super.

* https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/page/media/Latest_News/woolworths-breaks-ground-on-135m-melbourne-fresh-distribution-centre-development

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