What does WAMMCO membership mean for you?

As a member of WAMMCO International, you’re part of something special. A highly successful, democratically functioning cooperative, WAMMCO gives you ready access to global markets, industry research and data, extensive networking opportunities and, via the WAMMCO bonus scheme, significantly increased financial returns for your farming enterprise. As an active member, you are entitled to:

  • Participate in and receive payment for any pool bonuses that are declared
  • One vote in any matter/s determined by WAMMCO (regardless of the number or type of shares you hold)
  • Receive any dividend/s that are declared
  • Participate in any winding up activity
  • Preferential access (over non-member farmers) to available slaughter space
  • Preferential access (over non-member farmers) to forward contracts on a “first come-first served basis”
  • Participate in and receive payment for any pool bonuses that are declared
  • One vote in any matter/s determined by WAMMCO (regardless of the number or type of shares you hold)
  • Receive any dividend/s that are declared
  • Participate in any winding up activity
  • Preferential access (over non-member farmers) to available slaughter space
  • Preferential access (over non-member farmers) to forward contracts on a “first come-first served basis”
WAMMCO International is the trading name for the Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative Limited, registered in Western Australia under the Co-operative Act 2009. Our principal activities are the acquisition, processing and marketing of prime lamb.

The Co-operative is wholly owned by WAMMCO’s farmer-members and it exists solely for the purpose of providing and maximising benefits to our active members. It is controlled by a Board of Directors made up of both producer members, who are elected by active members; and of appointed independent directors, whose appointment is confirmed by active members. Each member is entitled to one vote, regardless of the number of shares held.

As with any organisation, an appropriate governance framework is in place for conducting and managing all business activities. The Approved Rules of the Co-operative (as at December 2022) can be downloaded here.

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Interested in becoming a member?

If you would like to become a member, please complete and return the Shareholder Application Form (accessible in the link below). You can download the form to print/complete and then mail it to us at this address:

Company Secretary
WAMMCO International
PO Box 4059
VICTORIA PARK WA 6100

For additional information, or to discuss your membership with WAMMCO further please contact the Company Secretary Bruce Ede on 08 9262 0913 or by email at bruce@wammco.com.au

Bonuses

Since inception, WAMMCO has paid more than $68 million in Pool Bonuses to our Co-operative membership.

For details on how to be included in these bonuses, see our Shareholder Application Form.

Year paid Basis of payment Bonus paid Average per kg
2024 $1.20/kg qualifying lamb, 60c/kg qualifying mutton $21,800,000 $1.08
2023 60c/kg qualifying lamb, 30c/kg qualifying mutton $8,300,000 $0.55
2022 80c/kg qualifying lamb, 40c/kg qualifying mutton $8,400,000 $0.76
2021 20c/kg qualifying lamb, 10c/kg qualifying mutton $2,000,000 $0.19
2020 20c/kg qualifying lamb, 10c/kg qualifying mutton $2,000,000 $0.19
2019 30c/kg qualifying lamb, 15c/kg qualifying mutton $2,750,000 $0.28
2018 50c/kg qualifying lamb, 25c/kg qualifying mutton $4,300,000 $0.47
2017 20c/kg qualifying lamb, 10c/kg qualifying mutton $2,250,000 $0.19
2016 20c/kg qualifying lamb, 10c/kg qualifying mutton $2,350,000 $0.19
2015 40c/kg qualifying lamb, 20c/kg qualifying mutton $3,600,000 $0.37
2014 50c/kg qualifying lamb, 25c/kg qualifying mutton $3,600,000 $0.47
2013 40c/kg qualifying lamb, 20c/kg qualifying mutton $1,800,000 $0.37
2012 - - -
2011 3% of the value of qualifying lamb and mutton $550,000 $0.15
2010 - - -
2009 3% of the value of qualifying lamb and mutton $750,000 $0.12
2008 5% of the value of qualifying lamb and mutton $1,000,000 $0.15
2007 5% of the value of qualifying lamb and mutton $1,000,000 $0.16
2006 5% of the value of qualifying lamb and mutton $850,000 $0.14
2005 5% of the value of qualifying lamb and mutton $825,000 $0.16
Total - $68,125,000 -

Disclaimer

The information provided above is supplied for general information purposes. If you have any doubts or concerns, we encourage you to seek independent advice from your financial and/or investment advisor

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