Marissa Costello is the general manager of one of Australia’s longest-running co-operatives, the Killarney Co-op. Serving the residents of the Queensland town of Warwick and its surrounds, this co-op has been on an impressive journey over the last century.

Marissa Costello and Michael Cavanagh reflect on the first 100 years of the Killarney Co-op, from the early days as a butter factory, to its present setup with multiple retail outlets including a supermarket, an electrical appliances retailer, a hardware, a petrol station, a rural supplies store and a post office. They also talk about the generational legacy of the co-op, as well as how the co-operative movement is placed to offer community-based solutions in our ever-changing world.

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Marissa Costello is the general manager of one of Australia&rsquo;s longest-running co-operatives, the Killarney Co-op. Serving the residents of the Queensland town of Warwick and its surrounds, this co-op has been on an impressive journey over the last century.
Marissa Costello and Michael Cavanagh reflect on the first 100 years of the Killarney Co-op, from the early days as a butter factory, to its present setup with multiple retail outlets including a supermarket, an electrical appliances retailer, a hardware, a petrol station, a rural supplies store and a post office. They also talk about the generational legacy of the co-op, as well as how the co-operative movement is placed to offer community-based solutions in our ever-changing world.
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Links &amp; Resources:
<ul>
<li>Listen to all podcasts &ndash; <a href="https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/">https://coopfarming.coop/podcasts/</a></li>
<li>Read our story on this new meat co-op &ndash; the Killarney Co-op &ndash; <a href="https://coopfarming.coop/stories/australias-most-co-operative-town/">https://coopfarming.coop/stories/australias-most-co-operative-town/</a></li>
<li>Visit the Killarney Co-op website &ndash; <a href="http://www.killarneycoop.com/">http://www.killarneycoop.com/</a></li>
<li>Find out more about co-op farming &ndash; <a href="https://coopfarming.coop/">https://coopfarming.coop/</a></li>
<li>Subscribe to our monthly Co-operative Farming e-newsletter &ndash; <a href="https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter">https://coopfarming.coop/subscribe-to-our-newsletter</a></li>
<li>Contact the Meet the Co-op Farmers Podcast team &ndash; <a href="https://coopfarming.coop/contact/">https://coopfarming.coop/contact/</a></li>
<li>If you or your community want to know more about setting up and running a co-op, contact the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals &ndash; <a href="https://bccm.coop/">https://bccm.coop/</a></li>
</ul>

Presented by www.coopfarming.coop.


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Presented by www.coopfarming.coop. 
 
A candid new podcast series will tell the stories of Australian farmers transforming their businesses and fighting back from the brink by working together. 
 
Featuring leading primary producers, the eight-episode podcast MEET THE CO-OP FARMERS will address some of the biggest issues in farming, put forward solutions aimed at future-proofing Australian family farms and talk to farmers and fishers fighting back with the co-operative model. 
 
Pete Lewis speaks frankly with farmers from all around Australia who are successfully using co-operative farming business models. Through their stories and real-life experiences (warts and all), you will learn how relevant and positive it can be to the farming model and farming in general, and how it literally changes lives. 
 
Interviews with Stuart Crosthwaite (Mountain Milk), Doriana Mangili (Sweeter Banana), Natalie Browning (CBH), Rodger Long (Limestone Coast Fishermen’s Co-operative), Stephen Thandi (Oz Group), Emma Robinson (Beef Collaboration Project), Kerry Murphy (TAFCO) and Larry McHugh (Marquis Macadamias).

A candid new podcast series will tell the stories of Australian farmers transforming their businesses and fighting back from the brink by working together.

Meet the Co-op Farmers

Presented by www.coopfarming.coop.

A candid new podcast series will tell the stories of Australian farmers and regional Australia transforming their businesses and communities and fighting back from the brink by working together. 

Featuring leading primary producers, the podcast MEET THE CO-OP FARMERS will address some of the biggest issues in farming, put forward solutions aimed at future-proofing Australian family farms and talk to farmers and fishers fighting back with the co-operative model.

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Pete Lewis speaks frankly with farmers and communities from all around Australia who are successfully using co-operative business models. Through their stories and real-life experiences (warts and all), you will learn how relevant and positive it can be to the farming model and farming in general, and how it literally changes lives.

Interviews with Stuart Crosthwaite (Mountain Milk), Doriana Mangili (Sweeter Banana), Natalie Browning (CBH), Rodger Long (Limestone Coast Fishermen’s Co-operative), Stephen Thandi (Oz Group), Emma Robinson (Beef Collaboration Project), Kerry Murphy (TAFCO) and Larry McHugh (Marquis Macadamias).

Presented by <a href="http://www.coopfarming.coop">www.coopfarming.coop</a>. A candid new podcast series will tell the stories of Australian farmers and regional Australia transforming their businesses and communities and fighting back from the brink by working together. Featuring leading primary producers, the podcast MEET THE CO-OP FARMERS will address some of the biggest issues in farming, put forward solutions aimed at future-proofing Australian family farms and talk to farmers and fishers fighting back with the co-operative model. In our second series, we uncover more great stories of co-operation in regional Australia. We&rsquo;ll not only be talking to the farmers, fishers and foresters who put the food on our table and get the wood to the mill. We&rsquo;re going to look at what&rsquo;s driving a rediscovery and take up of this tried and tested model of doing business together. Along the way, you&rsquo;ll meet people across our rural communities working together to overcome disasters and crisis and plan for a better future. It&rsquo;s truly inspiring. Pete Lewis speaks frankly with farmers and communities from all around Australia who are successfully using co-operative business models. Through their stories and real-life experiences (warts and all), you will learn how relevant and positive it can be to the farming model and farming in general, and how it literally changes lives. Interviews with Stuart Crosthwaite (Mountain Milk), Doriana Mangili (Sweeter Banana), Natalie Browning (CBH), Rodger Long (Limestone Coast Fishermen&rsquo;s Co-operative), Stephen Thandi (Oz Group), Emma Robinson (Beef Collaboration Project), Kerry Murphy (TAFCO) and Larry McHugh (Marquis Macadamias).

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