FUEL CO-OPERATIVES IN VICTORIA RESEARCH PROJECT
MAY, 2001
Prepared for the Department of State and Regional Development by Co-operative Development Services Ltd Fuel Co-operatives in Victoria Research Project 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PROJECT STATEMENT ...... 2 2. INTRODUCTION ...... 3 2.1 BACKGROUND...... 3 2.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES ...... 4 3. ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW ...... 5 4. ORGANISATIONS SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA...... 8 4.1 INTRODUCTION...... 8 4.2 CO-OPERATIVES SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA...... 8 4.3 RURAL CO-OPERATIVES SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA ...... 9 4.4 SUMMARY TABLE OF MUNICIPALITIES...... 13 4.5 OTHER ORGANISATIONS SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA..... 15 4.6 CO-OPERATIVES THAT MAY SUPPLY FUEL IN VICTORIA IN THE FUTURE...... 16 5. SUMMARY AND OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION ...... 17 5.1 ADVANTAGES OF AGGREGATION ...... 17 5.2 ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT ...... 17 5.3 CONCLUSION ...... 18 APPENDIX: FUEL CO-OPERATIVE CONTACT LIST
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1. PROJECT STATEMENT
This Report has been prepared specifically for the Victorian Department of State and Regional Development in accordance with the Co-operative Development Services Ltd proposal submitted in January 2001.
The information contained in this Report has been gained from the Rural Community Fuel Co-operative Feasibility Study, existing fuel co-operatives, primary and secondary research, Municipal Economic Development Officers, Office of Consumer and Business Affairs, and other sources. It has been prepared in good faith and in conjunction with the Department of State and Regional Development.
The Report and its contents are not to be referred to, quoted or used by any other party in any statement or application other than by the Department of State and Regional Development, without written approval from Co-operative Development Services Ltd. Neither Co-operative Development Services Ltd, nor its servants, consultants, agents or staff accept responsibility to any other person for the contents of this Report including errors or omissions therein, however caused.
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2. INTRODUCTION
2.1 BACKGROUND
Rural Community Fuel Co-operative Feasibility Study
During August 2000, the Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) approved a grant to the Rural City of Ararat to determine the viability of establishing Fuel Co-operatives in rural Victoria, with a particular emphasis on primary producers and other businesses in the Buangor district.
The Buangor community, DSRD, and the Rural City of Ararat accepted this feasibility study in October 2000. The Report determined that fuel co-operative operational options, which involved the construction and operation of a depot, purchasing of fuel and the responsibility for distribution logistics, were clearly not viable due to unacceptable levels of financial risk.
The Report further concluded that the most efficient options for the Buangor community involved:
θ Harnessing the combined purchasing power (and volume) of bulk users to enable them to purchase fuel at a lower price than that which would be available to small individual purchasers;
θ The use of the co-operative business structure to operate essentially as a broker between bulk users and a fuel distributor; and
θ Oil companies including independents would be encouraged to compete for the contract including responsibility for all logistics.
This model is successfully used by a number of primary producer co-operatives in rural Victoria. The Buangor community had the option of establishing their own fuel broking co-operative or investigating joining similar geographically close co-operatives. At a public meeting, the Buangor community voted to investigate joining the existing Central Highlands Co-operative Ltd.
The Feasibility Study has created considerable interest across the state of Victoria and it has been distributed to regional municipalities and made available on the DSRD web site.
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2.2 PROJECT OBJECTIVES
The Feasibility Study provided information of general value to many rural communities, however it focussed specifically on the Buangor community.
The study identified a number of co-operatives in Victoria that act as fuel brokers – having arrangements with oil companies and fuel distributors to supply and deliver fuel to rural businesses.
This Report identifies:
θ Existing co-operatives that provide fuel to businesses in Victoria and their areas of operation;
θ Victorian co-operatives which could add the provision of fuel to other services provided to their members; and
θ Municipalities in the state of Victoria which are not currently serviced by a fuel co-operative.
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3. ENVIRONMENT OVERVIEW
It is prudent to summarise a variety of petroleum industry issues that applicable to the supply of fuel to rural Victoria.
The following information provides a valuable overview for users of this Report.
θ Recognition that many of the factors affecting the price of petroleum products are outside the control of consumers and fuel co-operatives;
θ The price of petroleum products in Australia can be affected by:
• The strength or weakness of the Australian dollar, particularly in comparison to the US dollar. Oil is bought and sold in US dollars. • The price major oil producing countries charge for oil and prevailing OPEC policy. • Federal Government excise and taxes including the results of the parity pricing system. • Tensions in the Middle East.
θ Petrol pricing is a very emotional topic; however, OECD statistics are available to suggest that Australian unleaded gasoline prices excluding government taxes are amongst the lowest in the world. Including government taxes. Australian prices still rank favourably in world comparisons (Source: International Energy Agency Statistics).
θ The petroleum industry in Australia has experienced significant change over the past two decades and the rate of change, as far as country areas are concerned, is accelerating. The industry has shrunk from eight (8) major oil companies to four (4), two (2) smaller refineries have been shut, and terminals, inland bulk fuel depots and service stations have been significantly rationalised.
θ Increasing competition and resistance from consumers to accept the current increase in oil prices has nearly halved gross marketing margins in Victoria country areas.
θ Low volume consumers and rural areas beyond major regional centres would be expected to benefit less from the squeeze in petrol margins.
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θ Since diesel markets are not the focus of independents, a disparity is developing between petrol prices and diesel prices, particularly for small consumers. This is being reinforced by the impact of petrol and diesel supply and demand factors in the Asian region.
θ Most wholesale petroleum product sales in country areas are undertaken through distributors. Pressure on fuel margins has contributed to the reduction of distributorships. There were 1700 distributors in Australia in 1975 - today, there are around 180. In Victoria, BP, Shell and Mobil have around 10 distributors and this number is likely to be reduced by 50% over the next few years.
θ Distributors are becoming significant businesses, operating seaboard terminals, inland bulk fuel depots, service stations and convenience stores, and providing vehicle supplies, agricultural equipment and other supplies to farm communities. Today, the office of a distributor may be hundreds of kilometres from a customer, even in a relatively small state such as Victoria.
θ The sale price and margins applicable to bulk fuel movements is influenced predominantly by logistics. Considerable logistical cost savings can be achieved by:
• Reducing the number of times fuel is handled between the terminal and the end user; • Efficient use of trucks and human resources; • Use of regular planned delivery patterns based on usage, as opposed to random ordering and delivery; • Larger less frequent deliveries; • Requiring larger end user investment in storage facilities; and • Acceptance of regular delivery patterns to achieve optimum price – irregular deliveries may involve increased price penalty or time delays.
θ Occupational Health and Safety and environmental issues are becoming increasingly important, particularly in regards to old, above ground storage facilities.
θ Generally, larger volumes being offered for tender create additional interest from prospective suppliers and hence greater bargaining power in relation to delivery of logistics and pricing.
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θ A co-operative may provide sufficient volume to be attractive to suppliers, however the risks of price volatility must be borne by the supplier and not the co-operative.
θ Some rural co-operatives supplying fuel have created competition and overall price reduction in their region to the extent that bulk fuel prices available to co-operative members and non members are very similar.
θ Co-operative operational differences exist in relation to the contractual arrangements between fuel suppliers and end users. In some cases the credit terms and payment are directly between the fuel suppliers and co-operative member. In other cases the fuel supplier sells to the co-operative who then on-sells to members. Obviously the level of risk to the co-operative and fuel supplier can vary considerably.
θ Combining regional purchasing power and negotiating deals with fuel suppliers requires expertise. Rural communities should carefully evaluate the benefits of utilising the expertise and services of existing fuel co-operatives as opposed to developing their own.
θ The rationalisation of distributors means individual distributors can service large areas of the state. Consequently a fuel co-operative could have members in areas far removed from the location of the co-operative. The limiting factors are the willingness of individual co-operatives to accept members or account holders beyond their existing geographic boundaries, and the willingness of farmers to join a co-operative outside their area of geographic interest.
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4. ORGANISATIONS SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA
4.1 INTRODUCTION
There are four major oil companies that service the Victorian petroleum market (BP, Caltex, Mobil and Shell) plus independent operators including Diamond Petroleum, Liberty Oil and Trifigura Fuels
The scope of this Report specifies identification of Victorian co-operatives that provide fuel services to members and Victorian co- operatives which could add the provision of fuel to other services provided to members.
The oil companies and independents have therefore been excluded from this report.
Research undertaken has identified two other organisations that provide fuel to rural and regional areas (see section 4.4).
4.2 CO-OPERATIVES SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA
There are 16 known co-operatives operating in Victoria that organise the supply and delivery of fuel to organisations such as primary producers, taxi operators, and local government. Some also retail fuel to the general public.
Victoria's fishing co-operatives located at Apollo Bay, Lakes Entrance, Mallacoota and San Remo arrange for bulk diesel to be delivered (usually direct from an oil terminal) to large storage tanks near wharves for their members' fishing boats. Fuel supply is restricted to fishing boats only. It is not practical for these co-operatives to extend fuel supply services to primary producers or the public in their localities.
Taxi co-operatives in Ballarat and Geelong operate retail fuel outlets, which provide competitive prices to the general public and discounted Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), for their taxi fleets. The taxi co-operative in Bendigo provides discounted LPG for its taxi fleet and retails LPG to the public. The membership of taxi co-operatives is restricted to taxi owners, and it is not practical for these co-operatives to extend fuel supply services to primary producers and other bulk users in their localities.
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A Victorian based national co-operative, Co-operative Purchasing Services Ltd (CPS), acts as a central agency for local government in a number of states, water authorities, co-operatives and community organisations in the tendering and appointment of suppliers of goods and services commonly used by them, including fuel.
CPS has contracts with major oil companies to supply its members with bulk petrol and diesel, and an oil company card for fuel purchases at retail outlets.
Rural co-operatives (not private businesses) are eligible to be members of CPS, and they could utilise CPS's tendering services and contracts to supply fuel for their own use and, subject to the agreement of fuel suppliers, to their members.
There are eight known rural co-operatives that arrange for fuel to be delivered to primary producers. Three of these co-operatives operate retail fuel outlets, with one, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co, having 20 fuel outlets in the major dairying areas in the state. While membership of most of these co-operatives is restricted to primary producers generally or a specific group (dairy farmers), a number allow non-members (account holders) to access bulk fuel supply.
Most of these co-operatives have the potential to expand their fuel services to primary producers in areas not currently covered by a fuel co-operative. Each co-operative is summarised in the following section and contact details are included in the Appendix.
4.3 RURAL CO-OPERATIVES SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA
CANNIE RIDGE CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
Cannie Ridge Co-operative is a farm supply-buying group based south of Swan Hill. Formed in 1995, the co-operative has arrangements with traders in Swan Hill for farm supplies and a Shell Distributor for fuel supply and delivery to 19 farmer members in the shires of Gannawarra and the Rural City of Swan Hill.
The co-operative would consider expanding its membership to other farmers in the above shires, however, it would prefer farmers that are remote from rural towns that have a local fuel supplier.
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CENTRAL HIGHLANDS CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
The Central Highlands Co-operative was formed in 1986 to act as broker for the supply of fuel and rural merchandise to farmers located in the Ballarat region. The co-operative currently has 22 members located across a broad geographic region including the Shires of Moorabool, Pyrennes, Rural City of Ararat and City of Ballarat. Membership of Central Highlands is restricted to primary producers only.
The co-operative has a long-standing arrangement with a Shell Distributor to supply and deliver fuel to its members in the above municipalities. As the Distributor services an area greater than the location of current members, the co-operative has indicated that it would consider expanding its membership to include farmers in the Central Goldfields, Golden Plains, Hepburn and Northern Grampians shires that are within the distributor's service area.
CEPA CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
CEPA was formed in 1963 to provide agricultural supplies to the poultry and pig industries in the Bendigo region. Following the decline of poultry industry some years ago, the co-operative has extended its range of products, including the supply of fuel, to cater for numerous other agricultural industries in the region.
Today, CEPA has about 1000 members, mainly from within Greater Bendigo, the southern end of the shire of Loddon, and Mount Alexander shire, and operates a retail farm and hardware supply outlet in the City of Bendigo.
CEPA has an arrangement with the Ampol/Caltex Distributor in Bendigo to supply and deliver fuel to its farmer members and other bulk users who are account holders with the co-operative. Members also have access to a fuel card, which can be used at Ampol/Caltex fuel outlets around Australia. Discounts can be obtained at 6 Ampol/Caltex fuel outlets in Greater Bendigo.
The Distributor also services the shires of Central Goldfields, Northern Grampians, West Wimmera, the Rural City of Horsham and part of the shires of Pyrennes (north) and Yarriambiack (south). CEPA would consider accepting members or account holders within the area serviced by the Distributor.
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TATURA MILK INDUSTRIES
Tatura Milk Industries is a dairy processor located in the northern Victorian town of Tatura. Its 500 dairy farmer members are located mainly within the Greater Shepparton and Campaspe shires. In addition to processing milk products, Tatura Milk operates a farm supply outlet in Tatura and retails fuel at its store.
Tatura Milk has an arrangement with a Shell Distributor to supply fuel to its dairy farmer members and other farmers who are account holders at the co-operative.
MILDURA CO-OPERATIVE FRUIT CO. LTD
Mildura Co-operative Fruit Co. was formed over 90 years ago to package and market fruit grown by its members in the Mildura area. Today, the co-operative has over 3,000 members and operates 7 hardware retail outlets in Mildura and surrounding towns, and at Nyah within the Rural City of Swan Hill.
The co-operative has an arrangement with a BP Distributor to supply account holders (members and non members) at their retail outlets with a BP Fuel Card for use around Australia. The co-operative also arranges on farm delivery in the Rural City of Mildura.
MURRAY GOULBURN CO-OPERATIVE CO. LTD
Murray Goulburn is Victoria's largest dairy processor. Formed in 1952, Murray Goulburn has 4,500 dairy farmer members across the major dairy regions in Victoria, covering the Shires of Bass Coast, Campaspe, Corangamite, Gannawarra, South Gippsland and Wellington.
In addition to processing and marketing milk products, Murray Goulburn operates 26 retail farm supply outlets, with 20 selling retail and bulk fuel. Murray Goulburn has an arrangement with Shell to supply and deliver fuel to its truck depots, retail outlets, dairy farmer members and other bulk users (account holders) in the above municipalities.
WARRNAMBOOL CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED
The Warrnambool Co-operative was formed as the Allansford & District Artificial Breeders Co-operative in 1960 to provide herd insemination services to local dairy farmers.
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Today, the co-operative is a multi-million dollar business providing a range of retail (farm and department store), fuel supply (retail and bulk), herd improvement and milk harvesting services to 8,000 members, mainly from within the shires of Corangamite and Moyne, and the City of Warrnambool. The co-operative has recently extended its services into the Shire of Colac-Otway.
The co-operative has an arrangement with a Shell Distributor to supply and deliver fuel to its retail outlet in Warrnambool and farmer members in the above municipalities. The Distributor has indicated that it could also service farmers in the shires of Glenelg, Southern Grampians and Surf Coast.
RUPNORTH CO-OPERATIVE LIMITED
The Rupnorth Co-operative was formed in 1970 to provide farm and fuel supplies to grain and other farmers within the old Dunmunkle Shire (Minyip, Rupanyup and Murtoa), now the southern end of the Yarriambiack Shire. The co-operative has about 70 members, all of whom are farmers located in the Buloke, Hindmarsh, Horsham, and Yarriambiack shires. Other businesses can join the co-operative if they demonstrate that they would purchase more than $2,000 worth of goods from the co-operative's preferred suppliers per annum.
The co-operative has an arrangement with a BP Distributor to supply and deliver fuel to its members. BP also supplies a fuel card, which can be used by members at BP retail fuel outlets throughout Australia. As the distributor operates throughout most of rural Victoria, it is possible for Rupnorth to have members anywhere in the state (except metropolitan Melbourne and the area serviced by Leahy Petroleum). The co-operative, however, has indicated that is more likely to consider expanding its membership in the above shires than to solicit members in other areas.
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4.4 SUMMARY TABLE OF MUNICIPALITIES
Municipalities with or without a fuel co-operative presence
Municipalities without a fuel Municipalities with a fuel Municipalities that could be co-operative presence co-operative presence serviced by existing co-operatives Alpine Ararat Glenelg (Warrnambool) Baw Baw Ballarat Golden Plains (Central Highlands) Cardinia Bass Coast Hepburn (Central Highlands) Delitite Buloke Mitchell (CEPA) East Gippsland Campaspe Northern Grampians (Rupnorth) Glenelg Central Goldfields Southern Grampians (Warrnambool) Golden Plains Colac-Otway Surf Coast (Warrnambool) Greater Geelong Corangamite West Wimmera (Rupnorth) Hepburn Gannawarra Hume Greater Bendigo Indigo Greater Shepparton Latrobe Hindmarsh Macedon Ranges Horsham Melton Loddon Milawa Mildura Mitchell Moorabool
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Municipalities without a fuel Municipalities with a fuel Municipalities that could be co-operative presence co-operative presence serviced by existing co-operatives Moira Moyne Mornington Peninsular Mount Alexander Murrindindi Pyrennes Northern Grampians South Gippsland Southern Grampians Swan Hill Strathbogie Warrnambool Surf Coast Wellington Towong Yarriambiack West Wimmera Whittlesea Wodonga Wyndham Yarra Ranges
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4.5 OTHER ORGANISATIONS SUPPLYING FUEL IN VICTORIA
VICTORIAN FARMERS FEDERATION
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) have negotiated a fuel scheme with independent supplier Diamond Petroleum exclusively for members of the VFF. Within this arrangement the VFF have negotiated the agreement but, like rural co-operatives, they do not take any risks in terms of the purchase of the fuel or responsibility for delivery logistics. Individual VFF members can purchase a tanker load of fuel consisting of five compartments of 7,000 litres each (total 35,000 litres). Alternatively VFF members can group family, friends or neighbours to purchase compartments of 7,000 litres. Payment for fuel is made at time of placing orders.
The VFF option with Diamond is considered appropriate for members who are large consumers of fuel. The VFF and Diamond Petroleum fuel scheme to reduce Victorian Farmers’ fuel costs is regarded as only moderately successful and requires a considerable amount of organisation and co-ordination by end users.
MAPS GROUP LTD.
MAPS originated in 1985 when fourteen (14) of the inner Melbourne municipalities agreed to joint purchasing on common use items, in order to obtain quality products at a better price through aggregated volumes. MAPS is now a public company limited by shares and operates in a similar manner to, and competes with Co-operative Purchasing Services Ltd. MAPS has contracts with the major oil companies to supply its shareholders and other users (government departments, local government, Universities, TAFE, water authorities, libraries and other statutory authorities) with bulk petrol and diesel, and an oil company card for fuel purchases at retail outlets. MAPS has not considered co-operatives as a market for its services, however, an approach by a rural co-operative to utilise the MAPS fuel service for its members would be considered on its merits and be subject to the agreement of fuel suppliers.
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4.6 CO-OPERATIVES THAT MAY SUPPLY FUEL IN VICTORIA IN THE FUTURE
A number of rural co-operatives in Victoria were contacted to establish interest in fuel supply to farmers in their areas. Three expressed a willingness to explore a fuel service (outlined below), while others did not, primarily for the following reasons:
θ A reluctance to expand into activities (including fuel) outside their core business. θ Concerns about the effect on the economy of small rural towns if the co-operative competed against a local fuel supplier.
CHARLTON GRAINS CO-OPERATIVE LTD
CHARCO is a grain marketing co-operative based at Charlton in northwest Victoria. Formed in 1995, CHARCO has 60 grain grower members located mainly in the southern end of the shire of Buloke. The co-operative would be interested in exploring the possibility of organising fuel for its members and grain transport operators in the shire.
EUROA CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
Euroa Co-operative operates a farm supplies retail outlet in northern Victorian town of Euroa. Formed in 1952, the co-operative has about 220 members, mostly primary producers from within the shire of Strathbogie. The co-operative was recently approached by a fuel distributor to supply its members, and is waiting further details before deciding whether or not to proceed with a fuel service.
TOBACCO AND ASSOCIATED FARMERS CO-OPERATIVE LTD
TAFCO operates a farm supplies retail outlet in the northeast Victorian town of Myrtleford. Formed in 1987, it has 320 members, mostly primary producers in the shires of Alpine and eastern riding of the Rural City of Wangaratta. The co-operative had a fuel service in the early 1990's, where members names were given to a local fuel distributor who then arranged for supply and delivery to farms. The service generated fierce competition and discounting between the then 3 local distributors.
After Caltex merged with Ampol, only 2 local distributors remained resulting in the service being withdrawn by the fuel distributor. The co- operative may consider reviving the fuel service for farmers in the above shires.
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5. SUMMARY AND OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION
5.1 ADVANTAGES OF AGGREGATION
Research has identified the competitive advantages of harnessing the combined purchasing power of aggregated volumes to achieve lower fuel prices than that which would be available to small individual purchasers.
The advantages of aggregation may be available to rural businesses by:
θ Joining an existing rural co-operative that arranges fuel supply; or
θ Forming a new local branded structure (which may be a co-operative) that could either: • Broker a fuel deal with a fuel supplier; or • Utilise the services of either Co-operative Purchasing Services or the MAPS Group, subject to agreement of oil companies.
5.2 ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rural councils, in particular their Economic Development Officers, could play an important role in assisting their business constituents access more competitively priced fuel.
This assistance could be provided by:
θ Promoting the advantages of organisations that aggregate purchasing power, particularly to primary producers;
θ Identifying existing fuel co-operatives that service their municipalities and commencing negotiations with these co-operatives to assist with the promotion of their services, e.g.: • Access to database of primary producers; • Providing venues for meetings, etc;
θ For areas not serviced by existing co-operatives, auspicing the application for relevant government funds to undertake a feasibility study and implementation plan for the formation of a fuel co-operative within their municipality.
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5.3 CONCLUSION
This Report has identified existing Victorian co-operatives that arrange fuel supply and their areas of operation, existing rural co-operatives that may add fuel services to their other activities, and areas of the state not currently serviced by a fuel co-operative.
Of considerably more importance is the identification of an opportunity for local government to promote and facilitate a valuable service to their constituents.
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Appendix
Contact List
Name: Cannie Ridge Co-operative Ltd. Address: 14 Pritchard Street, Swan Hill, Vic, 3585 Telephone: (03) 5457 3237
Name: Co-operative Purchasing Services Ltd Address: Suite 2, Level 2, 420 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South Vic 3152 Telephone: (03) 9801 2811 Fax: (03) 9801 6722 Email: [email protected] Internet Site: www.cps.asn.au
Name: Central Highlands Co-operative Limited Address: 40B Armstrong Street North, Ballarat Vic 3350 Telephone: (03) 5332 8855 Fax: (03) 5332 8856 Email: [email protected]
Name: CEPA Co-operative Limited Address: 4 -10 Stanley Street, Bendigo Vic 3550 Telephone: (03) 5443 6072 Fax: (03) 5443 8014 Email: [email protected] Internet Site: www.cepa.com.au
Name: MAPS Group Address: Level 1, The Glasshouse Suite 2, Burwood Road, Hawthorn, Vic, 3132 Telephone: (03) 9818 1488 Fax: (03) 9818 0898 Email: [email protected] Internet Site: www.mapsgroup.com.au
Name: Mildura Co-operative Fruit Co. Ltd Address: 23 - 53 Eighth Street, Mildura,Vic Telephone: (03) 5023 0021 Fax: (03) 5022 2949 Email: [email protected]
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Name: Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd Address: 140 Dawson Street, Brunswick, 3056 Telephone: (03) 9387 6211 Fax: (03) 9387 5741 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.devondale.com
Name: Tatura Milk Industries Address: PO Box 213, Tatura, Vic, 3616 Telephone: (03) 5824 6200 Fax: (03) 5824 2534 Email: [email protected]
Name: Warrnambool Co-operative Society Limited Address: 259 Timor Street, Warrnambool, Vic 3280 Telephone: (03) 5561 9500 Fax: (03) 5561 9580 Email: [email protected]
Name: Rupnorth Co-operative Limited Address: 603 Howard Street, Ballarat, Vic 3350 Telephone: (03) 5332 4765 Fax: (03) 5331 9848
Name: Victorian Farmers Federation Address: 24-28 Collins Street, Melbourne, Vic 3000 Telephone: (03) 9207 5555 Fax: (03) 9207 5500 Email: [email protected] Internet: www.vff.org.au
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