Ian Larsson became a Director of Syndal Credit Union Co-operative in 1976. He was Chairman of the Victorian Credit Co-operative Association, 1976-1981 and President of the Australian Federation of Credit Union Leagues, 1977-1981.
He was a foundation councillor of the Institute of Credit Union Directors Victoria; Vice Chairman of the Institute of Credit Union Directors Australia, 1990-1993; Chairman of the Australian Credit Union Historical Co-operative 1993-1996. Ian was awarded CUSCAL’s Distinguished Service Award in 1997.
Ian Larsson provided an oral history interview for the credit union movement in 1992 when he was interviewed by Richard Raxworthy.
The Catholic Thrift and Loan Co-operative was registered on 4 October 1946 and although it was the 12th “credit union” registered in NSW (and co-operative banks were registered in Victoria as early as
In the September 1970 issue of Credit Union Quest, the journal of the NSW Credit Union League, there was a small announcement on Page 6 titled “World Body” which is reproduced here.
Many people working in mutual banks and credit unions today would know of CUSCAL but what about CUFSAL? CUFSAL is an acronym for Credit Union Financial Services Australia Limited and was created in
