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Australian Unity
Company typeMutual
IndustryHealth, Wealth, Living
PredecessorsManchester Unity International Order of Oddfellows in Victoria, Australian Natives' Association
FoundedDecember 7, 1840; 184 years ago (1840-12-07) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
FoundersThomas Strode, Augustus Greeves, John Marzagor, John Shepperd, William Johnson Sugden
Headquarters
Melbourne
,
Australia
Area served
Australia
ProductsPrivate Health Insurance, Banking, Financial Services, Life Insurance, Retirement Communities, Aged Care, Home Care, NDIS Provider
Number of employees
7500 (2018)
Websiteaustralianunity.com.au

Australian Unity is an Australian mutual company having its origins in the friendly societies movement. It was formed as the Manchester Unity International Order of Oddfellows in Victoria in Melbourne, Victoria on 7 December 1840 by eight men including Thomas Strode, publisher of the Port Phillip Gazette and Augustus Greeves, inspired by Independent Order of Oddfellows Manchester Unity. In 1993, Manchester Unity merged with the Australian Natives' Association to form Australian Unity. Later mergers occurred with Grand United, Lifeplan and Big Sky in 2005, 2008 and 2012.[1] Australian Unity has about 7500 employees across healthcare, insurance and banking (in the guise of Big Sky Credit Union) divisions.

In 2012 Big Sky was merged with Australian Unity to become the banking arm of Australian Unity.[2][3] Ownership of Big Sky Credit Union Limited was transferred to Australian Unity Limited’s subsidiary Lifeplan Australia Building Society Limited and renamed Big Sky Building Society Limited. Members of Big Sky Credit Union became members of Australian Unity.[4][5][6]

The Manchester Unity Building is a Gothic Revival skyscraper in Melbourne, Australia, constructed in 1932 by the Manchester Unity I.O.O.F. in Victoria.[7] The building was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth in 1947.[8]

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References

  1. ^ McDermott, Alex (2015), Of no personal influence : how people of common enterprise unexpectedly shaped Australia, South Melbourne, Victoria Australian Unity, ISBN 978-0-646-93093-0 available at http://asp-au.secure-zone.net/v2/index.jsp?id=861/949/6704&lng=en
  2. ^ "Media release - Big Sky gets bigger". Australian Unity. 1 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Big Sky members vote in favour of Australian Unity deal". Financial Standards. 24 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Big Sky gets bigger". Australian Banking and Finance. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ http://www.professionalplanner.com.au/cut-and-paste/2016/10/25/australian-unity-appoints-institutional-business-development-manager-50578/
  6. ^ http://www.australianunity.com.au/
  7. ^ "Manchester Unity Building". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Manchester Unity Building". The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954). Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 23 August 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
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