OTHER CO-OPS

FOOD CO-OPS IN AUSTRALIA
(that have websites)

NEW SOUTH WALES

Blue Mountains Food Co-op, Shop 1, 2 Ha'Penny Lane, Katoomba
Manly Food Co-op, 21b Whistler Street, Manly
Green Tucker Food Co-op, Shop 4, 51 Arthur Street, Forestville
Thoughtful Foods Food Co-op, University of NSW, Kensington
Sydney Uni Food Co-op, Wentworth Building, Sydney University, Darlington
Broadway Food Co-op (UTS), Level 2, Tower Building, Sydney University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo
Flame Tree Food Co-op, 3/374 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul
Happy Bellies, Ground floor, Building 11, University of Wollongong

ACT

ANU Food Co-op, cnr Kingsley Street and Barry Drive, Acton

VICTORIA

Friends of the Earth Food Co-op, 312 Smith Street, Collingwood
Melbourne University Food Co-op, 1st Floor, Union House, University of Melbourne, Parkville
Organarchy (aka RMIT Food Co-op), Level 4, Building 8, RMIT City campus, 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne

QUEENSLAND

Maple Street Food Co-op, 37 Maple Street, Maleny
Community Foods, 74 Shields Street, Cairns

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

*Flinders Organic Food COOP

TASMANIA

*Source food COOP- UTAS, Sandy Bay Campus

*Hobart Organic Food COOP- behind the building at 225 Murray St.

Like-minded food-buying groups

Beanstalk, Croatian Wickham Sports Club, Albert Street, Wickham (Newcastle), NSW
FIG (Food Integrity Group), in the clubhouse next to the grandstand in Bill Sohier Park, Ouimbah (Central Coast) NSW
Jura Books, Petersham (Sydney), NSW
Jura Books offers weekly boxes of mixed, seasonal organic fruit+veg and welcomes help ordering, sorting, delivering boxes or publicising the group.
James Cook University Organic Food Co-op (buying group), Townsville, Qld
Candelo Bulk Wholefoods Cooperative, 34 Church Street Bega, NSW (02 6492 2597). A not-for-profit workers' co-op (owned by a group of local shareholders who work in the business) stocking bulk groceries (much of it organic) and fresh organic fruit+veg, some locally-grown; bulk discounts, BYO bags and jars. (No website as yet.)

Other Sydney co-ops

Reverse Garbage, Marrickville, NSW
Reverse Garbage is a not-for-profit co-op that sells industrial discards, off-cuts and over-runs to the public for creative and practical uses, reducing the amount of waste going to landfill.
The Bower, Marrickville, NSW
The Bower is a not-for-profit co-op that collects – and sometimes repairs – and resells goods diverted from the Sydney metropolitan municipal waste stream, whilst educating the community about waste reduction.

	OTHER COOPERATIVES
REGULAR EVENTS Workshops at The Watershed TheTHE WARTERSHED has regular hands-on workshops, where you can learn practical tips to live more sustainably in the garden and around the house, meet like-minded folk in your community and share low-cost solutions and alternatives. And they're free. complete list of workshops Bookings are essential, call 9519 6366 or e: watershedinfo@ marrickville.nsw.gov.au to secure your place. MORE INFO To download The Watershed's guide to worm farming, click here. Starting a co-op	FOOD CO-OPS IN AUSTRALIA (that have websites) MAP and Links NEW SOUTH WALES Blue Mountains Food Co-op, Shop 1, 2 Ha'Penny Lane, Katoomba Manly Food Co-op, 21b Whistler Street, Manly Green Tucker Food Co-op, Shop 4, 51 Arthur Street, Forestville Thoughtful Foods Food Co-op, University of NSW, Kensington Sydney Uni Food Co-op, Wentworth Building, Sydney University, Darlington Broadway Food Co-op (UTS), Level 2, Tower Building, Sydney University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo Flame Tree Food Co-op, 3/374 Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Thirroul Happy Bellies, Ground floor, Building 11, University of Wollongong ACT ANU Food Co-op, cnr Kingsley Street and Barry Drive, Acton VICTORIA Friends of the Earth Food Co-op, 312 Smith Street, Collingwood Melbourne University Food Co-op, 1st Floor, Union House, University of Melbourne, Parkville Organarchy (aka RMIT Food Co-op), Level 4, Building 8, RMIT City campus, 360 Swanston Street, Melbourne QUEENSLAND Maple Street Food Co-op, 37 Maple Street, Maleny Community Foods, 74 Shields Street, Cairns SOUTH AUSTRALIA Flinders Organic Food COOP TASMANIA Source food COOP- UTAS, Sandy Bay Campus Hobart Organic Food COOP- behind the building at 225 Murray St. Like-minded food-buying groups* Beanstalk, Croatian Wickham Sports Club, Albert Street, Wickham (Newcastle), NSW FIG (Food Integrity Group), in the clubhouse next to the grandstand in Bill Sohier Park, Ouimbah (Central Coast) NSW Jura Books, Petersham (Sydney), NSW Jura Books offers weekly boxes of mixed, seasonal organic fruit+veg and welcomes help ordering, sorting, delivering boxes or publicising the group. James Cook University Organic Food Co-op (buying group), Townsville, Qld Candelo Bulk Wholefoods Cooperative, 34 Church Street Bega, NSW (02 6492 2597). A not-for-profit workers' co-op (owned by a group of local shareholders who work in the business) stocking bulk groceries (much of it organic) and fresh organic fruit+veg, some locally-grown; bulk discounts, BYO bags and jars. (No website as yet.) Other Sydney co-ops Reverse Garbage, Marrickville, NSW Reverse Garbage is a not-for-profit co-op that sells industrial discards, off-cuts and over-runs to the public for creative and practical uses, reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. The Bower, Marrickville, NSW The Bower is a not-for-profit co-op that collects – and sometimes repairs – and resells goods diverted from the Sydney metropolitan municipal waste stream, whilst educating the community about waste reduction.	The People's Kitchen Weekly free or by donation vegan dinner. All welcome to come eat or get involved with making the meal. WHEN Every Wednesday from 7pm (earlier if you’d like to help with prep) WHERE 22 Enmore Road (100m from Newtown station and just along from Alfalfa)
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