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  • Standing Up for Co-operation
    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.
  • Co-operative Research in Australia
    A Co-operatives Research Group at the Faculty of Economics and Business, the University of Sydney has been formed and received Faculty funding. Greg Patmore is Director and Leanne Cutcher is Deputy Director of the Group
  • ICA and Twitter
    Ypu can now follow the International Co-operative Alliance on Twitter at http://twitter.com/icacoop ICA is an independent, non-governmental association which unites, represents and serves co-operatives worldwide. Founded in 1895, ICA has 239 member organisations from 89 countries active in all sectors of the economy. Together these co-operatives represent more than 800 million individuals worldwide.
  • Co-operation in Haiti
    The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA)  is mobilising its members and partners to provide emergency relief and reconstruction assistance to co-operators in Haiti following the earthquake on 12 January 2010. Visit the ICA web site at http://www.ica.coop for an ICA news release and access updated information including  an ICA Co-operative Reconstruction Fund.
  • International Year of Co-operatives
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    The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2012 as the International Year for Co-operatives. Co-operatives Australia had urged the Australian Government to support this initiative at the United Nations. For more information go to the web site of the International Co-operative Alliance.
  • Co-operative Tasmania Initiative
    The Tasmanian Greens political party in the Australian state of Tasmania has released a new policy - Co-operative Tasmania. The policy aims to provide practical assistance to local communities seeking to establish a co-operative - including provisions for the government to prevent asset-stripping. The initiative is significant because the last time any government in Australia had policies supporting co-operatives was in the early to mid 1980's when the NSW and Victorian Labor governments were supporting worker co-operaqtives for a short time.
  • An Australian Perspective on the ICA Congress
    Trent Bartlett, the Chief Executive Officer of Australia's Capricorn Society, has been attending the International Co-operative Alliance General Assembly, 19 - 20 November 2009, in Geneva, Switzerland. Read his observations on the General Assembly - the DotCoop Global Awards, the ACT! climate petition, the keynote address, the three thematic sessions and the statutory business.

Co-operatives Victoria and Co-operatives National Law

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Last Updated on Saturday, 06 March 2010 02:16 Written by David Griffiths Saturday, 06 March 2010 02:04

Co-operatives Victoria has made a submission on the proposed Co-operatives National Law. The submission covers -Board Meetings, Co-operative not Cooperative, Co-operative Principles, Directors and Officers Duties and Liabilities, Disclosure Statements, Employee Directors, Federations and Associations, Financial Reporting Requirements, Fines, Model Rules, Registers, Restriction on the use of the word co-operative, Rule Changes, Special Resolutions and Types of co-operatives.
 

Consumer Affairs Victoria Abdicates

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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 05:46 Written by David Griffiths Thursday, 18 February 2010 05:29

Consumer Affairs Victoria has abdicated its responsibility to consult registered co-operatives and other stakeholders on a proposed Co-operatives National Law. The Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement released with the proposed Co-operatives National Law stated: "Each State and Territory will identify stakeholders in their jurisdiction who may be affected by the proposed Cooperatives National law and will ensure that these stakeholders have the opportunity to actively participate in consultation processes." Placing a notice on the Consumer Affairs Victoria web site on the 12 February 2010 - 14 days before the end of the consultation period - with a link to Fair Trading NSW hardly constitutes a rigorous and serious attempt to ensure stakeholders have the opportunity to actively participate in the consultation processes.
 

Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators

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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 February 2010 04:21 Written by David Griffiths Friday, 12 February 2010 01:55

The Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd has made a submission to the Senate Economics Committee Inquiry into Liquidators and Administrators. Submissions closed on 12 February 2010. The reporting date for the Committee is 31 August 2010. The submission is a confidential Committee document protected by Parliamentary Privilege. The submission has been released by the Senate Committee and is available on its web site. A theme of the submission is the role of Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV)?in appointing administrators and a recent disappointing experience of a CAV appointment - from a Government agency that continues to disappoint.
   

Co-operatives Victoria and National Law

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Written by David Griffiths Thursday, 21 January 2010 07:53

The board of Co-operatives Victoria met on 20 January 2010 to discuss the proposed? Co-operatives National Law. The board agreed to prepare a submission and is inviting input from member co-operatives. On the 21 January 2010 a memo was mailed to members inviting this input - following a previous memo of 17 December 2010.
 

Co-operatives National Law

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Last Updated on Sunday, 10 January 2010 01:17 Written by David Griffiths Saturday, 09 January 2010 23:27

Co-operatives Victoria (the Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd) is reviewing the proposed Co-operatives National Law. The board will be meeting on the 20 January 2009 to discuss its approach to the proposed legislation. On the 17 December 2009 a memo was circulated to all members of the Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd. The result of the board deliberations will be communicated on victoria.coop and in another memo to members. Any queries should be directed to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
   

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