Workers come together to set up a co-op in SA

21 April 2015

Following the announcement late last year by Inghams Poultry Processing Company that it planned to close the Aldinga Turkey processing factory at McLaren Vale in South Australia, a group of workers have come together to ensure the economic and social prosperity of the region. The Fleurieu Poultry Association was formed as a partnership between workers, farmers and the community to establish and operate a viable cooperative business in the Fleurieu Peninsula.

With the support of the National Union of Workers, the workers are in the process of buying or leasing the plant from Inghams in cooperation with local farmers of high quality Australian poultry and members of the community while saving 79 jobs and countless more knock on jobs in the area. The association is currently engaged in a process to receive State and Federal government funding for its operations.

The Fleurieu Polutry Association aims to supply top quality Australian made poultry products to the domestic and international market to support the regional economy, local jobs and a stronger community.