How Can Co-ops Change The World?

 

Are you co-op curious? Join us as we bring together co-operators to celebrate co-op success and potential in Tasmania!

 

Topics covered on the evening include: 

  • What is a co-op, and how is it different from a standard business or not-for-profit?
  • Go behind the scenes with guest speakers from successful Tasmanian co-ops.
  • Could you start a co-op? Q&A with co-op experts.
  • Connect with Tassie’s co-operative sector.

Presenters: 

Ben Davis Yolla Co-operative

Ben Davis is the General Manager of Yolla Co-operative. A farmer-owned rural supplies co-operative operating multiple retail locations in North West Tasmania.

Jason Richards

Photo C. Georgie Burgess

Jason Richards is the Co-ordinator of Resource Work Co-operative. A large worker-owned co-operative, employing 33 workers and operating the South Hobart Tip Shop.

Sam Byrne, FAICD, is the Secretary of The Co-op Federation and co-author of Co-operatives in Australia: A Manual.

Molly Kendall is the communications and business development officer for The Co-op Federation. Molly is a worker-ownership advocate with a social anthropology background in co-operative housing.

 

Learn more about the event and book tickets here!