Associates

Our associate members are business partners who serve the sector with advice and expertise including lawyers, accountants and financial advisors. Associate members are also smaller CMEs on a path to full membership of BCCM and other industry peak bodies.

ArchiTeam Cooperative

Membership association for Australian architects working in small, medium and emerging practices.

Year established: 1991

Australian Mutuals Foundation

Vehicle for mutual banks, credit unions and co-ops to support community campaigns.

Year established: 2016
Type: Association

Australian Travel Agents Cooperative Limited

Travel buying group built on transparency, superior buying power and equal profit sharing.

Year established: 1987

Baptist Insurance Services

National insurance scheme organising insurance on properly and other assets in excess of $5 billion and on behalf of over 1,350 constituents.

Year established: 1984
Type: Mutual

Common Equity Housing SA

Provides support services to housing co-ops run by members, resulting in strong communities, social networks and better outcomes for members.

Year established: 2012
Industry: Housing

Community Care Wagin

A place-based, community-owned organisation dedicated to supporting Wagin, WA residents and care organisations to work together to solve local problems and create shared solutions.

Year established: 2025

CoPower

Provides energy services to customer members. Takes action against the climate crisis, build community and tackle poverty.

Year established: 2017

Emerald and District Co-operative Society

Supplies the needs of local residents of the Dandenong Ranges and operates Barry Plant Emerald Real Estate and a Bendigo Bank agency.

Year established: 1945

Eurobodalla Community Care Co-operative

Bringing workers together in a co-op to help meet the challenges of a rapidly changing regulatory environment and growing demand for services.

Year established: 2025

Girudala Community Co-operative Society

Providing programs and services in the areas of health promotion, affordable housing, home care, family wellbeing support, employment and training.

 

Year established: 1974

Glen Innes CARE Co-operative

Member-owned, not-for-profit and driven by the shared vision of local people, service providers and partner organisations.

Year established: 2025

Goulburn Community Energy Cooperative

A 100 per cent community-owned 1.8MW DC solar farm with a 2300KWh battery. The energy produced will when completed, power 300 homes.

 

Year established: 2020

Harvey Water

Delivers non-potable water to members and customer base, located in the premium south west growing districts, 100km south of Perth.

Year established: 1999

Hepburn Energy

Hepburn Energy owns and operates Australia’s first community owned wind farm, leading the transition to a clean energy future.

Year established: 2007

HunterNet

Network of manufacturing, engineering and specialist services companies.

Year established: 1992

Irrigear

Largest network of independently owned water specialist retailers in the country – with owner-operated locations across Australia.

Year established: 2000

Islamic Co-operative Finance Australia Limited (ICFAL)

ICFAL provides Shariah-compliant financial products and services to its members.

Year established: 1998

Latrobe Health Services

Australian-owned not-for-profit registered private health insurer with more than 81,000 members across Australia.

Year established: 1950

MIGA

Specialist insurer offering a range of medical indemnity insurance products and associated services for over 120 years.

Year established: 1899
Type: Mutual

Mountain Milk Co-operative Limited

Mountain Milk Co-operative has created a route to market for dairy farmers in North East Victoria, and handles over 23ML of premium quality local milk.

Year established: 2018
Industry: Agriculture

Murrumbidgee Aged Care Network Co-operative

Supporting aged care providers to continue growing and improving the person-centred care in the communities they serve, now and into the future.

 

Year established: 2025

Najmaa Mutual

Najmaa Mutual is a discretionary mutual providing risk protection products for the Australian Muslim community and also the wider ethical community.

Northern Australia Aboriginal Kakadu Plum Alliance

NAAKPA is an alliance of Aboriginal-owned companies supplying Kakadu Plum fruit and extracts for the Australian market.

Year established: 2018

Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative

Creates meaningful employment for members with cognitive and psychological disabilities. One of Australia’s first social enterprises.

Year established: 1998

Our Ark Mutual

Risk protection for property and/or contents, equipment, money and business interruption.

Year established: 2020
Type: Mutual

Picnic

Designs and operates risk transfer alternatives, including DMFs, for communities, industries and organisations seeking alternatives to insurance.

Year established: 2016
Type: Mutual

PPS Mutual Limited

PPS Mutual Limited is the only life insurer in Australia currently offering profit-sharing life insurance, distributing profits directly to its members. Its products are specifically designed to meet the protection needs of professional members.

Year established: 2016
Type: Mutual

Riverina Co-operative Society

Riverina-based retail co-operative supplying professional services and products to our members and customers.

Year established: 1961
Industry: Agriculture

Stock & Station Agents Co-operative Limited

Formed to provide sound support for members throughout Australia by protecting their cash flow.

Year established: 1994

Terang & District Co-operative Limited

Community owned and operated enterprise meeting the needs of local shoppers, farmers and other trades.

Year established: 1908

The Co-operative Life

The Co-operative Life providse safe, high quality, caring support services for elderly people and people living with disability.

 

Year established: 2013

The Rural Woman Cooperative

Enables connection of rural women and assisting them to improve their wellbeing, agency and/or financial security.

Tranby Aboriginal Co-operative

Australia’s oldest NFP independent Indigenous education provider, working to transform the lives of Aboriginal people & Torres Strait Islanders.

Year established: 1957

Travellers Choice

Travellers Choice represents independent travel agents and was named Australia’s Best Travel Agency Group in 2015 and 2019.

Year established: 1977

Union Co-operative Society

Provides business, residential housing and retail services to members in Paddington, Brisbane.

Year established: 1969

United Housing Co-operative

Not-for-profit community housing provider, operating in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne

Year established: 1985
Industry: Housing