A Distributing Cooperative is a very unique type of organisation in the way it has both members and shareholders. You can read more about COA as a cooperative in the About Us page.
If you want to access and use the land owned by COA, you must be a shareholder. To become a shareholder you must own the minimum Member Shares in COA. You cannot be a shareholder without first becoming a Shareholder Member of COA. Refer the COA By-laws for membership provisions. If you only want to access the insurance services offered by COA, the By-laws allow you to subscribe to the relevant COA Insurance Division. COA has just one class of membership called Shareholder Membership, which entitles access to the services provided by the COA Property Division.
COA Property Division
As described in the rules, 'the primary activity of COA, is the acquisition of land for Camping and Outdoor activities, permanent and temporary Accommodation', which you can read more about in the Property Division page.
COA Insurance Division
As a community organisation, COA also provides other services related to COA's activities, which you can read more about in the Insurance Division page.
COA Shareholder Member Entitlements
The Entitlements of being a COA Shareholder Member include:
General Entitlements
- accessing exclusive COA resources and content;
- receiving discounts on services from COA partner organisations; and
- accessing to the COA members-only in-house networking platform.
Property Entitlements
- purchasing shares in COA and using the properties owned by COA for the specified use. Read more about shareholding levels in the About Shares page.
Insurance Entitlements
Programs
- being the representative of an organisation so it can be eligible to buy its own individual, full-spectrum insurance policy from the COA partner broker. Read more about the types of organisation's eligible to participate in Insurance Programs.
Sanctions
- being sanctioned as the Official of COA's activities and being covered with COA's own insurances to organise and or lead COA approved activities. Read more About Sanctions.
