Tony Gill has over the past 25 years gained a wealth of knowledge and experience in forming and managing co-operatives. Since 1981, he has assisted in forming 70 co-operatives in the Australian state of Victoria, and has been a director and secretary of 15 and 4 co-operatives respectively. Tony began his co-operative career in 1981 when he established and managed the Ballarat Employment Co-operative Ltd. From 1983 to 1988, he worked as a co-operative development officer within the Victorian Ministry of Employment and Training and the office of the Victorian Registrar of Co-operatives.

In 1989, Tony was employed by the Australian Association of Co-operatives as Victorian Executive Officer and, from 1993 to 1999, he was secretary of the Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd. Tony was also a director of the Co-operatives Council of Australia from 1994 to 1999. Since 1999, Tony has been Director of Co-operative Development Services Ltd and has managed a diverse range of projects for government, private and co-operative clients. Among Tony's achievements was the development of the Victorian Co-operatives Act, which was adopted by the state, territory and commonwealth governments in 1996 as the model for consistent co-operatives legislation around Australia. Click here for further details of Tony Gill's co-operative experience from 1981 to 2006.