About

Co-operatives Victoria is the peak body for Victoria's co-operatives.

The mission of Co-operatives Victoria is: To develop and promote the co-operative movement as a means of satisfying the economic and social needs of people.

The objects are:

• Help improve the performance of member co-operatives in the provision of services to their members.
• Make representation to government on legislation and policies to facilitate the development of co-operatives.
• Promote co-operatives to the public.
• Facilitate and promote the formation of co-operatives.
• Educate co-operative members and the community at large in co-operative principles and practices.
• Facilitate co-operation between co-operatives.

The board of Co-operatives Victoria has six directors - including one independent director. There is one vacancy on the board. Directors serve a three year term. The Chairman Tony O'Shea was first appointed Chairman on 9 October 2002 and has been annually reappointed. The current board membership in alphabetical order is:

Dianne Batterham, Westgate Health Co-operative
J. Niel Black, The Demo Dairy Co-operative Ltd
David Dinning, Independent Director
Shirley Faram, SouthEast Housing Co-operative Ltd
Tony O'Shea, Avoca District Co-operative Ltd

The Secretary of Co-operatives Victoria is David Griffiths.

Co-operatives Victoria subscribes to the co-operative values and principles last adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance in 1995. These principles are derived from those which were established by the Rochdale Pioners in Toad Lane in 1844.