Food co-ops in Australia
Produced by the ASEN Food Co-op Working Group.
So where are all the Food Co-ops in Oz?
This is a work in progress -please help us make this a more comprehensive resource!
The ASEN Food Co-op Working Group is in the process of putting together a list of all the Food Co-ops in Australia. This is what we know so far – apologies if your food co-op has been missed&/or some of the details are incorrect. If we’ve left your food co-op off the list, or you have some more details &/or info to give us please let Monika know (willhof [at] yahoo.com) so we can update the list.
Campus or Uni based Food Co-ops
NSW & ACT
* The Broadway Food Co-op (also known as the UTS Food Co-op) located on Level 2 of the Tower Building at UTS, opposite the lifts. Phone 02 9514 1418, fax 02 9514 1157, www.sustainability.uts.edu.au/foodcoop/foodcoop.html
* The Sydney Uni Co-op, (also known as the Sydney Students Food Co-op) located in Level 4 of the Wentworth Building, University of Sydney, Phone 02 9660 5222
* Thoughtful Foods, the UNSW Food Co-op which was previously known as Pigweed. Located in the backyard of the Roundhouse, behind Eats@the Round as you head towards the Lifestyle Centre (Uni-gym) on Lower Campus. Phone 02 9385 6097, www.thoughtfulfoods.unsw.edu.au.
* Happy Bellies at the University of Wollongong, just next to the Student Association, looking out onto the duckpond between the SRC and Security Office.. happybellies@yahoogroups.com
* Sustenance at the University of Newcastle, located near NUSA (Newcastle University Student Association) http://www.nusa.org.au/cms/sustenance
* Better Health Food Co-op (Also known as Seasons Food Co-op or the UWS Food Co-op) Earthcare Building, Hawkesbury Campus, University of Western Sydney www.seasons.unssa.org.au
* Macquarie Uni has a food co-op working group
* Australian National University Food Co-op, (ANU Food Co-op) located in Cnr Kingsley Street & Barry Drive, Action ACT 2601 Phone 02 6257 1186, fax 02 6262 9311, www.anu.foodco-op.com
QLD
* Hot Banana (Griffith Uni Food Co-op) Community Centre, Griffith Uni Nathan Campus Phone 07 3735 7603 www.hotbanana.org
* James Cook University in Townsville: organic veggie box buying group, ask at the James Cook University student association, http://www.jcu.edu.au/studentassoc/enviro/organic.html
* University of Queensland Food Co-op (the UQ Food Co-op) is in the process of starting up!
VIC
* Organarchy (also known as the RMIT Food Co-op), Level 4, Building 8, RMIT, Phone 03 9925 9791 foodcoop@rmit.edu.au
*Wholefoods, is a non-hierarchical café, restaurant and grocery and the Monash Uni (Clayton) Food Co-op does organic veggie boxes
*The Melbourne Uni Food Co-operative. Located on the 1stst Floor, Union House, University of Melbourne, Parksville, Phone 03 9347 8716. yourfoodcoop@gmail.com, www.musu.org.au/environment/env0504.hmtl
*La Trobe Food Co-op and Wholefood Café In the Agora, Bundoora campus, Melbourne 03 9479 1525 1111 is trying to restart after being closed down
SA
* Flinders Uni Organic Food Co-op – happens just outside the front of Wholefoods store
* Adelaide Uni Magill Campus Food Co-op has just started up
WA
* Murdoc Uni Food Co-op is starting up at the moment
TASSIE
* Source Sustainability Centre & Community Wholefoods (including the UTas Food Co-op) is opening up as part of a new sustainability centre on the Hobart campus very soon! French St, Sandy Bay (behind Tas Uni Union building). source-wholefoods[at]utas.edu.au
NT
* Planet Organic Darwin (Charles Darwin University Food Co-op) Building 31, Casuarina Campus, Darwin NT (08) 8946 7736
Community based Food Co-ops
SYDNEY & NSW
* Alfalfa House Food Co-op (Sydney’s oldest food co-op) at 113 Enmore Road, Enmore (just opposite the Enmore Theatre), phone 02 9519 3374, fax 02 9565 5053 www.alfalfahouse.org,
* Manly Food Co-op, at 21 Whistler St, Manly, phone 02 9977 0177
* The Green Tucker Box at 5/51 Arthur Str, Forestville, www.greentucker.org.au, Phone 02 9453 1133 or 02 99770 9241
*Beanstalk Organic Food Co-op in Newcastle www.beanstalk.org.au/index2.html, Distribution Centre is at Albert Str, Wickham (Croatian Club), Phone 0423 654 316
* Blue Mountains Food Co-op in Katoomba is located in Shop 1-2 HaPenny Lane under the PostOffice shop, Katoomba, phone 02 4782 5890, www.bluemtnsfood.asn.au
* Angophora Food Co-op in the Blue Mountains
* Armidale Food Co-op 160 Rusden Str, Armidale, phone 02 6772 5445, www.armidalfoodco-op.org/index.html
* The Bangalay Tree (Ulladulla Food Co-op) is in the process of starting up in the Illawara north of Woolongong, possibly in Ulladulla. thebangalaytree.org, food@thebangalaytree.org
* The Queanbeyan Food Co-op located in the Schools as Community Centres building on the grounds of Queanbeyan Public School, Isabella St. gbnfoodcoop@hotmail.com , 02 6297 9046
* Jura Books Food Co-op Phone: 02 9550 9931, 440 Parramatta Rd Petersham NSW 2049
Melbourne & VIC
* Friends of the Earth Food Co-op in Melbourne, 312 Smith Str, Collingwood, phone 03 9419 8700, www.foe.org.au/campaigns/foodcoop/foodcoop.html
* St Kilda Organic Food Co-op in Port Phillip
* Warrnambool Co-operative Society, 259 Timor Str. Warrnambool, phone 03 5561 9500
* Wholefood Co-op in Geelong at McLarty Pl. Geelong, Phone 03 5221 5421
* Healsville Food Co-op www.healsvillefoodco-op.com almost closed down but now in the process of rebuilding
* Moreland Veggie Co-op. morelandveggieco-op@gmailc.om
CAIRNS & QLD
* Community Foods in Cairns, located at 74 Shields St Cairns, Phone no. 07 4041 5335 , www.comfoods.org.au PO Box 7483 Grafton
* Maple Str Food Co-op in Maleny which has many co-ops including a food co-op at 37 Maple Str, Maleny, 07 5494 2088 www.maplestreetco-op.com.au,
ADELAIDE & SA
* Goodwood Waste Not Want Not Co-op in Clarence Park, 107 Goodwood Road, http://www.thegreendirectory.com.au/eco-friendly-clients/WasteNot-WantNot/The-Waste-Not-Want-Not-Shop.html
* Clarence Park Food Co-op, corner East Ave and Canterbury Tce, Blackforest, phone 05 8292 8166 or 05 8297 6240
* Inner Southern Food Co-op
HOBART & TASSIE
* Hobart Organic Co-op located in the back of the Resistance Centre, Hobart
PERTH AND WA
* Lockridge Food Co-op A new food co-op is hopefully starting up in Lockridge, a low income area in Perth
