Co-op Events : QLD
Australia's Co-operative Banks
Sep 3, 2011 - 2:33:15 PM
Australia has two new co-operative banks. On 1 September 2011 the MECU credit union became bankmecu. On the 1 October 2011 the Queensland Teachers' Credit Union will become the QT mutual bank. These developments are milestones in the development of co-operative banking in Australia - and competition for the investor owned banks. The Australian Labor Government has popularised the growth and role of co-operatives offering a real challenge to the investor banks and the emergence of two co-operative banks has been significantly influenced by the Australian Labor Government and it is appropriate the Government's encouragement of co-operative banking - the long term consequences of this encouragement could be significant.

Co-op Events : WA
CBH Joins the ICA
Feb 4, 2011 - 6:07:06 PM
The CBH Group co-operative in Western Australia has joined the International Co-operative Alliance. The CBH Group is the second Australian co-operative to join the ICA - both co-operatives are from Western Australia. The other co-operaqtive is the Capricorn Society Limited.
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Co-op Events
Co-operatives in Tasmania
Jan 15, 2011 - 5:45:03 PM
The Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd jas written to all co-operatives in the State of Tasmania proposed a meeting for an agreed time in February 2011 to discuss (a) representation of the co-operative movement in Tasmania and (b) the participation of co-operatives in Tasmania in the International Year of Co-operatives 2012. There are 23 registered co-operatives in Tasmania and there is no co-operative body as there is in the other States - New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia.

Co-op Events : NSW
Co-operative Research Group Seminar
Aug 18, 2010 - 8:28:08 AM
The Co-operative Research Group at the University of Sydney has organised a seminar on 26 August 2010 with Professor Francesco Capalbo and Professor Frank Clarke. Professor Capalbo (Second University of Naples) will address The Co-operative Experience in Italy. Professor Clarke (University of Sydney) will address Co-operative case study: Death of a co-operative.
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Details of the Co-operative Group activities are listed on the website

Co-op Events
Australian IYC Steering Committee
Aug 8, 2010 - 3:29:51 PM
The first Australian IYC Steering Committee meeting will be held in Sydney on Monday 30 August 2010. The Chairman of the Steering Committee is Trent Bartlett.  The Steering Committee is being resourced by Social Business Australia.  The IYC aims at raising awareness on the socio-economic impact of co-operatives, and for promoting the autonomous formation and growth of co-operatives. For more on the International Year of Co-operatives Steering Committee visit the web site of the International Co-operative Alliance.

Co-op Events : VIC
Housing Co-operative History
Aug 8, 2010 - 3:19:26 PM
The SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd in Dandenong, Victoria,will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in October 2010. As part of the celebrations a booklet will be published on the co-operative.  The booklet will outline the experience of rental housing co-operatives since 1985 qand the external and internal challenges over the years. While SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd was formed in 2000, the co-operatives that merged at the time were originally formed in 1985.

Co-op Events : NSW
Blue Mountains 30th
Jul 4, 2010 - 1:51:56 PM
The Blue Mountains Food Co-op Ltd in Katoomba, New South Wales,  is celebrating its 3oth birthday in 2010. The co-operative is Australia's largest organic food co-operative. The co-operative's website: www.bluemtnsfood.asn.au  The email address is: bmfoodcoop@exemail.com.au
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Co-op Advocacy
Standing Up for Co-operation
Mar 6, 2010 - 9:12:31 AM
The Social Business Australia inaugural lecture by the President of the International Co-operative Alliance, Dame Pauline Green, on 15 March 2010 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory,  is an opportunity for Australia's co-operatives to demonstrate their commitment to co-operative values and principles.
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Co-op Events : WA
WA Co-operatives Bill
Oct 18, 2009 - 9:24:41 AM
The Co-operatives Bill 2009 has completed all parliamentary process on 15 October 2009 in the western Australian Parliament. It will now be submitrted to the Governor for Royal Assent. The Chairman of Co-operatives WA, Chris Enright, said that "....the new legislation will align the WA sector with Australia-wide core consistent co-operative business principles."
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Co-op Events : Asia Pacific
Netherlands Co-operative wins Australian Award
Jul 1, 2009 - 3:14:34 PM
The Netherlands co-operative Rabobank has been named best agribusiness bank in Australia for the fifth year running by the Merrill Lynch Business Banking Review.
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