Co-operative Contradiction
Co-operative Profiles 1981-86
David Griffiths (Copyright to and Cmp.)
Brief profiles of the 36 pre-co-operatives and co-operatives funded under the Co-operative Development Program between 1981-86.
Name Business Activity Co-op Type Location Outcome Backyard Press Printing Worker Prahran Ballarat Employment Kiosk, tree planting, cleaning, craft exchange Worker Ballarat Did not survive. Ballarat FM Radio Station Community Ballarat Feasibility only Ballarat Trading Ballarat Did not survive. Bendigo Trading Vegetables, fresh fruit and health food Community Bendigo Did not survive, Box Hill Workforce Box Hill Did not survive. Bootstrap Trading Manufacturer Community Maryborough Did not survive beyond CDP Broadmeadows Broadmeadows Did not survive. Brunswick Italo Restaurant Worker Brunswick Did not survive.
Brunswick Work Printing and food Brunswick Did not survive. Collingwood Co-operative Collingwood Feasibility only Correct Line Typsettting and graphic services Worker Fitzroy Surviving 2002. Essendon Job Generation Essendon Feasibility only Fast Forward Worker Melbourne Feasibility only Frankston Motor Cycle Motor Cycle Park Community Frankston Surviving 2002. Gay Publications Co-operative Ltd Publisher Worker Fitzroy Geelong Community Contracting Community Geelong Did not survive. Geelong Wholefoods Wholefood retail Community Geelong Surviving. General Services Did not survive. 3CCC Goldfields Radio Station Community Harcourt Surviving. Glass Glow Manufacturing Did not survive. Hodja Publishing Community Richmond Did not survive. Inner Urban Manufacturing Community Did not survive. Loch Ard Handicraft, recycling and health food Community Warrnambool Did not survive Malvern Star Bicycles Worker Feasibility only Mandurah Health food Worker Terang Feasibility only Maryborough PARC Manufacture adult tricycles and wheelchairs Community Maryborough Did not survive Open Channel Video production Community Fitzroy Surviving Public Images Art Public Murals North Williamstown Did not survive Shepparton Disabled Manufacture of craft products Worker Shepparton Feasibility did not proceed Stawell Packaging and sales of horticultural products and bird seed. Community Stawell Feasibility only Sybylla Publishing and printing Worker Fitzroy Surviving 3PBS-FM Radio Station Community St. Kilda Surviving Turkish Womens' Handicraft carpets and handicrafts Worker Melbourne Feasibility only VAPS Wanderfood Mobile Health Food Worker West Melbourne Did not survive W.R.Renovations Construction Worker Did not survive
24 July, 2004