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Co-op Advocacy : ICA
Use of the Official IYC 2012 Slogan
Mar 12, 2011 - 8:20:03 AM
The Chairman and Secretary of Co-operatives Australia, David Griffiths, has urged co-operatives in their planning for the launch of the International Year of Co-operatives on 1 January 2012 that they incorporate the official IYC slogan in their marketing, newsletters, emails and in anything that the co-operative uses to communicate - Co-operative enterprises build a better world. Co-operatives Australia, as the national body for State Co-operative Federations,

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 : 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 Federations : CCA
Australia's Top 100 Co-operatives, Credit Unions and Mutuals
May 31, 2009 - 2:19:47 PM
Co-operatives Australia has published a list of top 100 co-operatives, credit unions and mutuals by annual turnover. Co-operatives Australia is the national body for State Co-operative Federations in Australia. It is an unincorporated body with membership by the Co-operative Federations of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia. Go to the Co-operatives Australia site to download the Co-operatives Australia list and a media release.
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Co-op Federations : ICA
International Co-operative Alliance President has died
May 8, 2009 - 7:52:17 AM
The International Co-operative Alliance has announced the death of its President, Ivano Barberini. Mr. Barberini was the pillar of the global co-operative movement, committed to its values and principles, working to promote the movement until the very end. Go to the ICA web site for more information.
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Co-op Federations : CCA
Co-operatives Australia and the Prime Minister
May 4, 2009 - 12:20:37 PM
Co-operatives Australia has written to the Australian Prime Minister, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, supporting the call by the Board of the international Co-operative alliance (ICA) to each of the G20 governments, that the G20 at its meeting in April 2009 in London examine every option in seeking to overcome the current financial crisis, and asking that they give serious consideration to the advantages of the co-operative model of business.
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Co-op Governance : Legislation
Co-ops Bill back in Parliament
Mar 18, 2009 - 5:37:40 PM
Co-operatives WA, the peak industry body representing Western Australian co-operatives, has welcomed the return of the Co-operatives Bill to State Parliament.
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Co-op Advocacy : Australia
"Co-ops shout above corporate chorus"
Mar 14, 2009 - 11:25:07 AM
Co-operative Federation of New South Wales has issued a news release about "co-ops shout above corporate chorus" - arguing that capitalist pundits calling for 'business as usual' are missing the point. Read the news release.
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Co-op Federations : CCA
Co-operatives Australia
Jan 14, 2009 - 6:36:54 PM
Cooperatives Australia is the new name for the Co-operative Council of Australia adopted at a meeting on 29 November 2008 at the Garden Terrace, Stamford Plaza, Sydney airport, Mascot, New South Wales.
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Co-op Advocacy
Co-operatives on the ABC
Jan 10, 2009 - 9:13:19 AM
On the 02 January 2009 the Australian Broadcasting Commission's 7: 30 Report ran a story on co-operatives - Co-operative movement weathers economic storm. Read the full transcript and/or watch the video on the ABC site.
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