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Over the past year, the second season of our Meet the Co-op Farmers podcast has offered a fascinating look into the world of farming, fishing and forestry co-operatives, as well as the co-ops and mutuals that work alongside primary producers.

The BCCM has launched its policy blueprint for the Victorian election calling on political parties to commit to measures to support the growth of co-ops and mutuals in the State.

In this month’s podcast, we hear about the co-op helping to create an Australian-owned processing facility for locally grown produce.

In this month’s podcast, we again focus on one of the leading co-operatives in the flood-ravaged Northern Rivers region of NSW – The Casino Food Co-operative.

The Northern Rivers region of NSW is no stranger to floods. But this resilient community has been stretched to breaking point this year, with record-breaking floods reaching heights beyond what anyone had ever imagined.

When the town of Sea Lake was left with no local pub, the community took matters into their own hands, renovating a derelict building and opening The Royal as the Sea Lake Hotel Co-operative Limited.

Discover why co-ops give small farmers a voice and can empower them to collectively address sustainability challenges impacting their businesses and the wider community.

Across Australia we have been shocked and dismayed by the recent flood disaster in Queensland and New South Wales.

In this Meet the Co-op Farmers episode we discover the bank that’s well-known globally as the world’s biggest agricultural bank – Rabobank Australia.