SPRING is a busy time around the home and garden, and Beerwah’s Co-op has spent the past decade making sure its range keeps pace with the district.
While Coochin Creek Fruitgrowers’ Co-operative celebrates 90 years this month, the Co-op is no longer a store aimed only at commercial growers.
Its Garden Centre, opened in 2020, has become an important part of the business, stocking plants and seedlings alongside potting mixes, sugar cane mulch, fertilisers, garden tools, pots, stakes and lawn and garden treatments.
For bigger jobs, the Simpson Street store carries an extensive irrigation range, including pipe, fittings, sprinklers and drainage products, as well as rural fencing, wire and other property supplies.
Inside, customers will find thousands of hardware lines covering everything from plumbing repairs and adhesives to hand tools, automotive products and everyday maintenance jobs.
The Co-op still retains its rural roots, with commercial fertilisers, seeds, poultry feed and specialist agricultural products also part of the mix.
But one of its biggest strengths remains the service that comes with the sale. Many staff have been with the business for years, giving customers the chance to ask questions, compare options and get practical help rather than simply wandering the aisles.
For those who prefer to shop from home, the Co-op launched its online store last year, offering online ordering and Click & Collect.
Now serving about 30,000 customers each month, the Co-op enters its 90th year looking forward while continuing to offer the service that has kept locals coming back.
