Prospective Members CCW Safeguarding Your Future To take the worries out of your future, CCW Co-operative Limited offers security of fruit supply, including premium and non-premium varieties for wine and non-wine markets, plus a host of other member benefits. CCW, the largest grape supply Co-operative in Australia, annually supplies approximately 200,000 tonnes of grapes to the nation’s largest wine company, Constellation Wines Australia (formerly Hardy Wine Company). The Co-operative is committed to providing as much fruit as possible to Constellation Wines Australia. How To Join The only pre-requisites for becoming a member of CCW, is that you must be a lessee, owner or occupier of a vineyard. Send the completed Application for Membership form (see below) and a cheque for $300 as shareholding requirement to CCW, PO BOX 238, Berri, 5343. Your application is then submitted to the Board of Directors, you will be officially notified of your membership approximately one month after nomination, together with a copy of the Rules. Please note, companies will need to complete additional information, and forms detailing this information are available below. If a prospective member has acquired property from an existing CCW member, current contractual obligations and quota allocations for those properties may be transferred to the new member. CCW’s administration staff are available during business hours from Monday to Friday, at the CCW office at Berri Estates Winery, Old Sturt Highway, Berri. The staff would be happy to help if you require any assistance with the Membership Application, amendments to your shareholding or anything else relating to CCW. Grape Supply Agreement Grape Supply Agreements are available for members and are offered on the following terms. •   5 Year Rolling Contract • 10 Year Rolling Contract • 15 Year Rolling Contract Further information relating to these agreements is available from the Secretary and/or CCW Viticultural Officers. It should be noted that grower members of CCW who have grape supply agreements will receive priority for fruit intake to those who have not committed their fruit for long term supply. Grape Payments Grape payments for fruit delivered are paid on a pool basis and a nominated price is determined annually. A payment procedure exists whereby the nominated value of the fruit for any given vintage is paid in full by 31 December following delivery. It should be noted that the nominated price may not necessarily be paid as the fruit is pooled and operating expenses and other costs of the Co-operative are required to be met. These costs are generally met out of other income and the Co-operative maintains investments to provide for such income. Grape payments are made on the following basis: • 1/3 of the value of fruit calculated on nominated prices payable by the 7th of the month following the month of delivery. • The remaining 2/3 is to be paid in seven (7) equal payments starting on 5th July and thereafter at the end of each month up to and including December. • Payments shall be made by electronic transfer to a nominated bank account and should shareholders not have banking facilities readily available an administration charge will be made for each cheque drawn. • Grape payments may also be credited to a 30 Day (at call) Deposit account or 12 Month fixed term deposit account. Under Australian Taxation Law CCW is obliged to deduct tax at the appropriate rate if your tax file number is not lodged in accordance with the Reportable Payment System (RPS). Further details are available from this office. Quota Entitlements Where a property is being purchased from a previous shareholder of CCW, the previous shareholder is required to complete the necessary “Transfer of Quota Entitlements Form”, (see below) and attach it to the application for shareholding. Deposit Accounts Shareholders have the opportunity to participate in a deposit scheme which provides a good return on funds deposited with the Co-operative. The deposits are held unsecured. Interest rates are declared for each quarter and are varied by the movement in the Commonwealth Bank 90 Day Commercial Bill Rate. The Co-operative operates 30 Day (at call) Deposit accounts, which provide for easy access of funds upon written notice 30 days in advance of the date requiring those funds. Longer term deposits are taken for a 12 Month Term, however, interest is required to be reinvested for the term of the investment. Further information on deposit accounts is available from the Secretary. Public Corporate Documents Application for Membership form (Form 1) Transfer of Quota Entitlements form (Form 2) Transfer of Shareholding form (Form 3) Company 'Appointment of Representative ' form Company ' Supplementary Information' form Company 'Letter for company with no seal' form