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
20 August 2024
Protecting communities is life blood of co-ops and mutuals
Listen to Melina on ABC NSW Country Hour as she discusses how co-operatives and mutuals are ideal partners in disaster recovery and reconstruction.
16 August 2024
BCCM gives evidence to The Joint Select Committee on the NSW Reconstruction Authority
The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals has appeared today before a parliamentary hearing into New South Wales’s disaster preparedness. In response to the major floods of 2022, the NSW.
30 July 2024
Co-op housing on The Project
The Project covered co-op housing last night showing the growing interest in affordable housing models that offer an affordable and desirable alternative to private renting.
International Year of Cooperatives in 2025
UN Resolution calls for a second International Year of Cooperatives in 2025.
BCCM launches $7m social care program
The Care Together Program is Australia’s first co-operative and mutual enterprise support program in social care.
The Bunya Fund
Find out how your co-op or mutual can help address the funding and advice gap for early-stage co-operative and mutual enterprises or initiatives.
Upcoming events & training
24 September 2024
Company Secretaries Forum
A forum for co-operative and mutual secretaries to raise and discuss contemporary governance issues and network with colleagues.
22 October 2024
Chairs’ Forum
The only cross-sector meeting for the Chairs of Australia’s leading co-operative and mutual enterprises.
22 October 2024
Taste of Australia Dinner and Honour Roll
The 2024 BCCM Taste of Australia Dinner and Honour Roll will take place in Perth.
23 October 2024
2024 BCCM Leaders’ Summit
The BCCM will host the Leaders' Summit in Perth on 23 October 2024.
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