30 July 2013
Daily Telegraph | 30 July 2013
Governments should look to use co-operatives and mutuals to provide public services such as child and aged care, transport and housing, the head of the country’s largest co-operative has said.
Andrew Crane, chief of grain handler CBH Group, made the comments at the launch of a national business council for the sector.
The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals opened in Melbourne yesterday. It aims to raise public awareness about the sector.
Mr Crane said there was greater scope for co-operatives and mutuals to provide in-demand public services.
“One of the areas we see a real opportunity for growth is in public-sector mutuals,” Mr Crane said.
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