Co-op Advocacy
CBH Group Commits to Co-operation
Feb 7, 2011 - 6:03:04 PM
The co-operative CBH Group has committed itself to remaining a co-operative after assessing various model, The CBH Group has concluded that the co-operative structure provides the best outcome for growers in Western Australia and warns that other grain co-operatives that demutualised lost their focus on growers and, instead, were takenm over by multinational companies seeking to provide returns to external shareholders. Read the CBH Group news release.
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Co-op Governance :
Demutual
Unrest at Former Co-op Continues
Apr 17, 2009 - 12:13:29 PM
Farmer unrest continues at the former co-operative Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory. After the company cut and , then, reinstated milk prices when its suppliers started leaving the company. The Chief Executive Officer, Neil Kearney, has resigned. The warrnambool Standard quotes farmers as calling on the Chairman David Karpin to resign. Go to the Warrnambool Standard site for the full article.
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Co-op Governance :
Demutual
Members Don't Want to be Members
Nov 13, 2008 - 5:01:49 PM
An overwhelming number of members of the dairy co-operative Australian Co-operative Foods Limited ACF)have decided that they do not want to be members of a co-operative anymore. Read the news release from Australian Co-operative Foods Limited about the demutualisation decision.
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Co-op Governance :
Demutual
Australian Cooperative Foods Demutualisation Ballot
Oct 18, 2008 - 12:57:35 PM
Members of Australian Cooperative Foods Limited (ACF) are being asked to vote on the demutualisation of the co-operative. This follows the report from Grant Samuels & Associates which the ACF has described as an independent expert. The co-operative needs 75% or more of its active members to support demutualisation. Read the media release about the ballot.
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