Melbourne Co-operative Governance Professional Development Workshop

An intensive day of professional development for new and experienced directors, managers and members of co-operatives. Even "co-op curious" folk will get a lot out of this workshop.

Our beautiful Melbourne venue is the Millarri Murnmut rooftop room at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre which overlooks Melbourne CBD.

Topics covered on the day include: 

• National and International Co-operative Landscape
• Co-operative Principles and Values
• Co-operatives National Law Compliance
• Directors' Roles and Responsibilities
• Good Governance Principles and Conduct
• Conflicts of Interest
• Strategic Planning and Risk Management 
• Co-operative Financial Statements and Reporting
• Effective Board Meetings.

Learn and network with other co-operative leaders from this vibrant and growing sector in THE tailored, practical program specific to co-operatives!

Presenters: 

Sam Byrne FAICD is the Secretary of The Co-op Federation and co-author of Co-operatives in Australia: A Manual (all participants receive a copy). 

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.

About Us:

The Co-op Federation is a co-operative. We are a membership-based, not-for-profit peak body supporting, representing and promoting co-ops in Australia.

Included:

All course materials are provided. Tea, coffee and lunch are also included in the ticket price.

Practicalities:

Tickets are fully refundable. However, please carefully check Covid19 restrictions which may affect your travel and attendance.

Accessibility - There is a lift in the building to access Millarri Murnmut room (level 5) but the entry door measures only 78cm so smaller walkers would fit but not large manual wheelchairs. The closest fully accessible bathroom is via lift on level 2. More detailed accessibility and parking information is here.

For more information contact The Federation on (02) 9057 5155 or at info@fed.coop

Bonus Co-op Events and Networking:

Join us for an optional networking beverage after our workshop, bringing together participants and other Victorian co-operatives. 

Many other fun co-op events will surround this course during our Melbourne Knowledge Week activities in partnership with Earthworker Co-operative! Keep an eye on our Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn or sign up to our newsletter for updates.

We look forward to meeting you soon!