Earthworker Cooperative
Earthworker Cooperative is a grassroots network of worker-owned cooperatives based in Victoria, Australia. Founded as a response to both the climate crisis and economic inequality, its model is to build community wealth by structuring enterprises as worker cooperatives — where employees are co-owners with equal voice, and profits are distributed locally rather than extracted by external shareholders.
The network operates across several domains:
- Earthworker Energy Manufacturing Cooperative (Morwell) — manufactures and installs solar and heat pump hot water systems
- Earthworker Smart Energy Cooperative — integrated energy services, helping households and communities benefit from the energy transition
- HOPE Co-op — supports young adults from asylum-seeking backgrounds
Antony McMullen, who has spoken at Designing Open Democracy events on economic democracy, has been involved with the cooperative ecosystem around Earthworker.
Links
- Website: earthworker.coop
- Energy cooperative: earthworkerenergy.coop