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Earthworker Cooperative COVID-19 Update

Author: Dan MusilOn: Apr 14Categories: Products

Earthworker Cooperative COVID-19 Update

We were still grappling with the effects of the unprecedented bushfire season and the growing public awareness of what our new realities might be in a climate-changed world, before Covid19 dominated our every conversation and thought. Now, we are still...

Morwell Factory Open, Bulk Buy Kicks off!

Author: Dan MusilOn: Jul 02Categories: Products

We were proud to open the doors of the Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative factory in Morwell, to welcome in the community and to host the official launch of the Latrobe Valley Community Power Hub this month. Minister for Energy, Environment...

Meet Redgum, the New Co-op Kids on the Block

Author: eleanorOn: May 14Categories: Products

Earthworker is proud to report that the Redgum Cleaning Co-operative is off to a great start after launching in February this year! A fully worker-owned green cleaning enterprise, Redgum sprung like a mushroom from Earthworker’s network of cooperatively...

Earthworker Energy Factory Update

Author: eleanorOn: May 03Categories: Products

The Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative Factory, situated in Morewell in the Latrobe Valley, is looking shmicko! Production of the first stainless steel cylinders is well and truly underway! Some serious tidying and refurbishing has been happening...

Yearning for Learning: Developing Co-op Curriculum

Author: eleanorOn: Dec 19Categories: Products

On Sunday 19th November Earthworker organisers, along with members of Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative and Redgum Cleaners’ Cooperative, attended a day-long training and education workshop. Below is a reportback from Mark, an Earthworker...

A Co-op is Born: Redgum Gets Ready to Clean in 2018

Author: eleanorOn: Dec 17Categories: Products

The Redgum Cleaning Co-operative is celebrating after holding our official formation meeting on the 22nd of November, and having our formation approved by the Co-operatives Registrar! After ticking a few more bureaucratic boxes, our worker-owned business...

It’s a (Water)mark! Stamp of Approval for Co-op Factory

Author: eleanorOn: Dec 17Categories: Products

Dan Musil gives an update on Earthworker’s manufacturing co-op in Morwell. Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative passed a major milestone this month with attainment of Watermark certification for our solar hot water products, following...

Meet the Organisers (Part 2) – Anna Boddenberg

Author: adminOn: Dec 15Categories: Products

Meet organiser and board member Anna Boddenberg, including what she is looking forward to coming up in Earthworker!

New board, new name, new energy: Former power workers join cooperative factory in Morwell

Author: eleanorOn: Oct 20Categories: Products

On the 22nd of September, organisers of our worker-owned solar hot water manufacturing cooperative in the Latrobe Valley met to elect a new board of directors and to discuss strategy for the project. The AGM at the factory in Morwell marked an important...

Connecting the coops in Earthworker’s ecosystem

Author: adminOn: Oct 08Categories: Products

Getting your head around some of the structural aspects of the Earthworker Cooperative can be an ongoing learning process, therefore, clarifying some common questions may be helpful for fellow members. What is the relationship between a cooperative and...

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