The BCCM's ten years of co-operation

In 2023 we are celebrating ten years of the BCCM. This is not only a coming of age for Australia’s first cross-sector advocacy body for co-ops and mutuals, the last decade also represents an epoch-making time for the movement in Australia.

The BCCM was formed in 2013 after the United Nations International Year of Cooperatives. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the BCCM’s formation and provides an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come as a peak body and as a movement built on the principles of co-operation – the original social businesses.

We have come a long way in the last decade by bringing together member-owned businesses from different industries to advocate for our unique business structures and work to improve the business environment for co-operative and mutuals.

We have succeeded in number of important areas across our objectives of advocacy, networking, education and key projects. These achievements include securing enabling legislation to access vital capital, developing education and co-operative development programs to meet the needs of the sector and facilitating the development of sector-wide governance principles, a climate policy and the Mutual Value Measurement Framework© to measure and express mutual value. The benefits our model offers have been noticed by the government, which has tasked the BCCM with significant co-operative development projects in agriculture and social care.

To recognise the achievements of the BCCM over the past decade, each month we’ll be bringing you a story of impact and value from our sector.

Stories of impact and value from our sector

Co-operative leaders join with Dr John Hewson and Senators Chris Ketter, Bridget McKenzie, Nick Xenophon to celebrate the day of the inquiry hand-down in 2016.
26 June 2023

Levelling the playing field – a world class operating environment for co-ops and mutuals

The BCCM celebrates our tenth anniversary in 2023. This month we’re recognising the positive changes we have brought about to the operating environment for co-ops and mutuals in Australia.
15 May 2023

Highlighting diversity and inclusion in Australian co-ops and mutuals

As we continue to celebrate our co-operative decade, this month we are reflecting on our work to define best practice for diversity and inclusion across our sector.  
3 April 2023

The future of care is co-operative

Australia is not alone as a country in being found to be failing our most vulnerable citizens when it comes to care. Several landmark inquiries into our care system have shown Australia faces...
BCCM celebrates 10 years of co-operation
28 February 2023

BCCM celebrates 10 years of co-operation

In 2023 we are celebrating ten years of the BCCM. This is not only a coming of age for Australia’s first cross-sector advocacy body for co-ops and mutuals, the last decade also represents an...

BCCM CEO, Melina Morrison launches the campaign

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Co-operative and Mutual Climate Policy

Co-operative and mutual enterprises are coming together to accelerate action towards tackling climate change.

Impact: Co-operatives in Northern Rivers

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2022 floods crisis

Co-ops and mutuals are well placed to contribute to the immediate emergency response and the longer recovery effort for impacted communities.