Tasmanian Co-operatives
The co-operative sector in Tasmania consisted of 28 co-operatives (excluding
financial mutuals) in 2012.
1
Little is known about the history of co-operatives in Tasmania, however,
co-operatives appear to have emerged in the fruit and dairy industries
in the late 19th century.
2
Today, co-operatives in Tasmania are involved in a range of economic and social
activities. The majority are
non distributing co-operatives
in the accommodation and hospitality,
arts and recreation,
and housing industries. The balance are
distributing co-operatives
in the agriculture, manufacturing, transport, retail
and wholesale trade industries.
The first specific legislation for co-operatives in Tasmania was the
Co-operative Industrial Societies Act 1928.
In 1996,
the
state government agreed to adopt the national
Co-operatives Laws Agreement,
and replaced its earlier act with the
Co-operatives Act 1999.
Under the Australian Uniform Co-operative Laws Agreement, co-operatives in
Tasmania are now
regulated under the
Co-operatives National Law (Tasmania) Act 2015.
The following are links to Tasmanian co-operatives with websites.
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ELECTRICITY, WATER and WASTE SERVICES
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Waste Collection and Disposal Services
Resource Work Co-operative Society Ltd
Dairy Product Manufacturing
Betta Milk Co-operative Society Ltd
Wood Product Manufacturing
Dorset Renewable Co-operative Ltd
Residential Property Operators
(Housing co-operatives)
Cohousing Co-operative Society Ltd
Art and Craft Outlets
Designer Crafts Co-operative Society Ltd
Food Retailing
Source Community Wholefoods Co-operative Ltd
Hardware, Building and Rural Supplies
Yolla Producers Co-operative Society Ltd
Grocery and Liquor Wholesaling
Tasmanian Independent Retailers Co-operative Society Ltd
Business and Professional Association Services
RPH Australia Co-operative Ltd
1. Bulletin on Co-operatives National Law, Office of Consumer Affairs & Fair
Trading, Tasmania 2012.
2. Gary Lewis, The Democracy Principle: Farmer Co-operatives in Twentieth
Century Australia, 2006.
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Electricity, Water and Waste Services