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Community Support, Collaboration Signal Resilient Future for Co-operatives
Co-ops create competition and choice for consumers while adhering to seven key principles, among them a concern for community
Pandemic means it’s time to bring co-ops together
During the coronavirus crisis, co-operatives have stepped up to support their members and communities.
Could co-operatives help small businesses and primary producers get through the COVID-19 pandemic?
Currently in Australia there’s more than 200 agricultural co-ops owned by around 20,000 farmers, fishers and foresters.
Time to rethink manufacturing with co-ops | Farm Weekly
Ms Morrison said the co-operative model would help to rebuild these parts of the supply chain within Australia.
Australian Co-operative Farming Hotline launched
A CO-OPERATIVE Farming Hotline has been launched to support Australian farmers, fishers and foresters in establishing farm co-operatives. The Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutual (BCCM) launched the Co-operative Farming Hotline this week, providing envoys,...
BCCM CEO speaks on Rural Queensland Today radio
BCCM CEO Melina Morrison spoke on radio show Rural Queensland Today, discussing the new Co-operative Farming Project
Co-op hotline for farmers
Australia has 230 primary producer-owned co-ops owned by around 20,000 farmers, fishers and foresters
How are co-ops responding to the coronavirus?
We look at how 10 cooperatives across Australia are supporting their communities in the face of an international health crisis
Australia’s BCCM stresses power of co-operation against Covid-19
The apex body has been in talks with ministers to discuss ways to reduce the impact of the virus
Harmonisation of cooperative legislation can be significant boost for co-ops, says BCCM
Last year the Australian Federal Parliament passed landmark legislation for mutuals, the first amendments to the Corporations Act for 18 years that relate to CMEs.
Funding to encourage farm co-ops
The Federal Government has provided support to help farmers set up co-operatives to build their bargaining strength. Agriculture Minister Bridget McKenzie said an industry peak body, the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals, will receive $2.5 million and...
AFR Letters: Member ownership keeps mutuals honest
BCCM CEO, Melina Morrison, had her letter to the Editor published in today's Australian Financial Review (AFR): The idea that mutuals are a cottage industry is amusing but passe. Far from being ‘‘the touchy-feely socialists of the corporate world’’ (‘‘Nice little...