KURRI KURRI CO-OP SOCIETY LTD  (Victoria)

From out of the ashes of the Ash Wednesday fires of 1983, like a phoenix, was born the Kurri Kurri Co-operative.

With a name derived from the Aboriginal expression for "the very first", a group of like-minded people set out to purchase remaining pockets of bushland, often close to national parks and reserves, to prevent their development. These blocks also preserve a valuable source of local flora and fauna for future generations.