Co-operative Federation of NSW Limited

1. Co-operative Federation of NSW Limited Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

2. Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

3. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Turnover $4,690 million Cost of Goods Sold $2,938 million Net profit $71 million Export revenue $391 million Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

4. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Total assets $2,199 million Net assets $967 million after deducting share capital of $287 million Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

5. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Turnover $4,690 million 45% manufacturing 20% retailing 16% wholesaling 8% agriculture, forestry & fishing 4% accommodation, cafes & restaurants Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

6. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Turnover $4,690 million NSW Gross State Product $310,091 million 33% of Australian GDP Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

7. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Turnover $4,690 million Trading co-operatives $3,562 million Non-Trading co-ops $1,128 million Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

8. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Export revenue $391 million Agriculture, forestry & fishing 64% Manufacturing 35% Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

9. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Number of members 1,528,042 But one large co-op has >1.2 million NSW population 30/6/07 estimated at 6.9 million – total Australian population 21 million Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

10. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Number of employees 9,721 Member directors 4,403 Employee directors 68 Independent directors 48 Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

11. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Registered co-operatives 30/6/06 643 Trading 159 Non-trading with shares 302 Non-trading without shares 182 Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

12. Co-operative Federations in Australia State based legislation – state based Federations Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

13. NSW Federation • Provides advice to members • Provides & encourages training • Runs conference every 18 months • Funded by fees based on turnover Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

14. Registered co-operatives across ANZSIC industry sectors 2005-2006Industry Sector 2005-06A Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing 29.5C Manufacturing 15.8D Electricity, Gas & Water Supply 11E Construction 1F Wholesale Trade 44.3G Retail Trade 49.9H Accommodation, Café & Restaurants1 77I Transport & Storage 31J Communication Services 1K Finance and Insurance 7L Property & Business Services 95.5N Education 26O Health & Community Services 48.5P Cultural & Recreational Services 74Q Personal & Other Services 31.5Total 643 Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

15. Agriculture Codes include: Cut Flower and Flower Seed Growing Grain Growing Sheep Farming Beef Cattle Farming Poultry Farming (Meat) Crop and Plant Growing n.e.c. Cotton Ginning Services to Agriculture n.e.c. Services to Forestry Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

16. Manufacturing Codes include: Meat Processing Milk and Cream Processing Dairy Product Manufacturing n.e.c. Fruit and Vegetable Processing Sugar Manufacturing Food Manufacturing n.e.c. Wine Manufacturing Tobacco Product Manufacturing Cardigan and Pullover Manufacturing Wood Product Manufacturing n.e.c. Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing Services to Printing Other Periodical Publishing Book and Other Publishing Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing n.e.c. Fertiliser Manufacturing Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

17. Co-operatives according to geographic location Regional Number of classification co-operatives Turnover Central West 41 $44,537,181 Far West 1 $120,882 Hunter 80.5 $136,895,334 Illawarra 27.5 $41,428,605 Mid North Coast 47.5 $218,880,825 Murray 18 $37,923,781 Murrumbidgee 10 $65,228,471 North Western 30 $30,808,438 Northern 17 $372,888,628 Richmond-Tweed 39.5 $382,904,641 South Eastern 96 $341,584,072 Sydney Inner 134.5 $1,940,846,767 Sydney Outer 71.5 $1,066,725,302 Sydney Surrounds 18 $6,743,452 Other 2 $2,604,217 Total 634 $4,690,120,596 Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

18. Regions in NSW Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

19. NSW Co-operatives – 2006 data Dividends $9 million Rebates $4 million Overview of Co-operatives in NSW Figures quoted from “State of the Sector Report NSW Co-operatives 2006” Registry of Co-operatives and Associations

20. Generalisations Not historically important in Australia, compared to other countries Few new co-ops being incorporated Unrecognised possibility Current ethos is individualism Professionals don’t understand Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

21. Co-operative Activities Organisations that use profits to achieve aims/activities - rather than use activities to achieve profits Profits may not be in co-op but directly in hands of members – may not even be in turnover Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

22. Boards Basically answerable to Corporations Act Tendency to have Board members too long Not enough training Hard to leave personal interests at meeting room door Usually spend too much time on history Often want to manage Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

23. Co-operatives Don’t spend enough time reminding members whythe co-op is a co-op Not many have subsidiaries Tax rules give advantages Government tends to ignore most of the time CCUs Overview of Co-operatives in NSW

24. Co-operative Federation of NSW Limited • Website address • www.coopsnsw.org.au