The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) is the peak body for co-operatives and mutuals in Australia. Co-ops and mutuals are member-owned businesses that trade for surplus to fulfil their purpose. They are social businesses because they put people, not profit, at the centre of the enterprise.
Latest news
23 March 2026
NSW Treasurer joins co‑operative and mutual sector leaders for landmark policy roundtable
The BCCM convened a landmark policy roundtable with the Hon Daniel Mookhey MLC, NSW Treasurer, bringing together sector leaders from across New South Wales.
23 March 2026
Melina Morrison’s address at the opening of the Goulburn community‑owned solar farm
BCCM CEO Melina Morrison delivered an address celebrating the community’s leadership and the national significance of the achievement.
23 March 2026
Goulburn community celebrates Australia’s first community‑owned solar farm and battery
Australia’s first community‑owned solar farm and battery, a landmark achievement in democratic ownership and regional leadership in the clean energy transition.
Events
24 March 2026
Parliamentary Friends of Co-operatives and Mutuals
The Parliamentary Friends of Co-operatives and Mutuals brings together leaders from across the political spectrum to champion Australia’s co-ops and mutuals sector.
26 March 2026
The BCCM and RACT Icons Breakfast
The BCCM and RACT Icons Breakfast launching the International Year of Cooperatives in Tasmania. (Invitation only)
28 April 2026
Mutual Mindset: An Introduction to Co-operatives and Mutuals
A program for employees of co-operative and mutual businesses developed to ensure a consistent level of knowledge across the co-operative and mutual sector.
29 April 2026
Company Secretaries Forum
A forum for co-operative and mutual secretaries to raise and discuss contemporary governance issues and network with colleagues.
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