POWER GROUP PURCHASING ©™ – Governance Five©™
Public Record Evidence
Ethical Governance in Practice · Transparent Participation · Verified Social Value
When Governance Meets Grassroots™ · Power Group™© Humanitarian and Non-Commercial Extension
POWER GROUP PURCHASING™ © - BODY OF EVIDENCE
Official Record of Authorship, Demonstration, and Continuous Governance (2010 - 2025)
Independently authored and continuously governed by C. Kechagias (ABN 30 492 616 774) - Use under licence only.
About the Framework
Power Group Purchasing™ © and the Governance Five™ process - Govern → Engage → Aggregate → Deliver → Evolve™ © - constitute an Australian-authored governance and stakeholder-engagement system defining how ethical decisions are structured, recorded, and delivered with transparency. Created in 2010 and continuously governed under the same ABN, it aligns transparency, accountability and measurable ESG-based outcomes across community, enterprise, institutional and government settings.
Applies the same governance principles to peace-building, reconciliation, inter-faith and inter-community dialogue and humanitarian cooperation - where outcomes are measured in trust and understanding rather than transaction or profit.
Founding Ethic and Philosophy
The guiding principle When Governance Meets Grassroots™ expresses the Framework’s central ethic - that structured participation and transparent governance strengthen trust and deliver tangible social, environmental and economic benefit. It recognises that whenever an organisation claims to create jobs, deliver community uplift, or achieve ESG impact to justify a decision, it is exercising governance - and those claims must be fair, traceable and auditable.
Community-Governed Public Record (2010 - 2014)
Between 2010 and 2014, the Power Group Purchasing™ © Governance Five™ System was publicly demonstrated through programs established and governed by its author, C. Kechagias (ABN 30 492 616 774). Operating as a social-enterprise model of governance, each initiative followed the five-stage flow to enable representative participation and independent supplier evaluation under open governance.
These initiatives combined community representation and procurement integrity with professional oversight to ensure fairness and measurable public benefit. They were independently reported through A Current Affair (Nine Network), Today Tonight (Seven Network) and regional press coverage documenting transparent, stakeholder-led outcomes.
Measured Outcomes - Social Value · ESG Impact · Sovereign Capability
Results included community savings and equitable access to fair offers, environmental benefit through energy-efficiency participation and transparent decision-making.
Australian-based coordination and call-centre operations (2012 - 2014) created local employment and training roles supporting household engagement and supplier verification.
Earnings from one initiative were re-invested into the next, demonstrating a circular, purpose-led model of governance and shared prosperity.
This record confirms that the Framework was lawfully established and continuously governed by its originator since 2010. All materials and terminology are protected under the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and international treaties.
Public Demonstration and Evidence of Use
Early applications validated the Governance Five™ method across civic and enterprise settings through visible community campaigns and structured tenders. These programs were televised and published in news and professional journals and remain verifiable as part of the public record of authorship and practical application.
Intellectual Property Scope and Legal Boundary
Power Group Purchasing™ © Governance Five™ System and Framework is a defined intellectual-property system covering its authored five-stage flow, documentation, terminology and licensing structure. Protection arises under the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
The Framework does not claim ownership of generic policy themes such as "social value," "ESG," or "sustainable procurement." Those remain public principles. However, any entity replicating the specific five-stage structure, terminology or licensed documentation must obtain a licence or authorisation from the Governance Custodian. This preserves ethical use and lawful authorship recognition within public-interest frameworks.
Summary: The System protects its defined methodology and governance structure - not the general public-domain policy ideas it helped pioneer. All applications of its flow, language or licensing remain subject to formal authorisation.
Legal Protection and Licensing
The Governance Five™ methodology and all associated materials are protected by law. Any structured, funded or commercial application requires a valid licence from the Governance Custodian. Licensing ensures traceability, accountability and authorship integrity in every use case.
When Governance Meets Grassroots™ · Power Group © - Humanitarian and Non-Commercial Extension
Detailed Stage Record - Governance Five™ in Practice (2010-2013)
This section traces the documented origin, lawful application, and evolution of the Power Group Purchasing™ © System and Framework - a governance and stakeholder-engagement system designed for ethical, transparent, and auditable decision-making.
© 2010 - 2025 Power Group Purchasing™ - Governed and authored by C. Kechagias (ABN 30 492 616 774). All rights reserved under the Commonwealth of Australia Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) and international treaties.
List of Community Groups listed 2014 www.powergrouppurchasing.com
Includes independent community groups that I helped organise into structured participation models, as well as others formally structured through community associations with independent evaluation and selection teams representing community interests.
🟦 SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Discount Drug Stores – Fostered by Head Office
Forest Place Villages – Fostered by Forest Place Group
Gumeracha, Lobethal, Woodside and Birdwood – Fostered by Local Residents
Police Association of South Australia – Members, Family and Friends (Fostered by PASA Buying Guide)
🟩 VICTORIA
Box Hill United SC – Club Supporters, Members, Visitors, Family and Friends
Barwon Heads & Ocean Grove – Fostered by Barwon Heads Association Inc. (BHA) and Ocean Grove Community Association Inc. (OGCA)
Bass Coast – Fostered by Grantville & District Ratepayers and Residents Assoc
Baxter & Langwarrin South – Fostered by Local Residents
Bayside Melbourne – Fostered by Local Residents and Traders
Buloke Region (Including Surrounding Towns) – Fostered by Local Businesses & Residents
Cardinia Shire and City of Casey – Fostered by The Beaconsfield Progress Association and the Cardinia Shire
Chirnside Park – Family and Friends Welcome / Fostered by Local Residents
Discount Drug Stores – Fostered by Head Office
Gannawarra Region – Fostered by Koondrook Development Committee
Greensborough & Diamond Valley Region – Fostered by Local Residents
Hartwell, Camberwell, Glen Iris and Ashburton – Fostered by Local Residents
Invermay & Surrounds – Fostered by The Invermay Progress Association
Mirboo North – Fostered by Local Residents
Mornington Peninsula Region (Excluding Red Hill Ward) – Fostered by Local Residents and Traders
Neerim and District – Fostered by Neerim District Community House (including Neerim, Drouin, Warragul, Buln Buln, etc.)
Ocean Grove & Barwon Heads – Fostered by BHA & OGCA
Police Association of Victoria – Members, Family and Friends
Portarlington & Surrounds – Fostered by The Portarlington Community Association
Red Hill Ward – Fostered by The Red Hill Ward Consultative Group (including Somers, Merricks Beach, Shoreham, Flinders, etc.)
Somers - Fostered by the Somers Residents Association (2010-2012)
Solar Feed-in Tariff Group – Fostered by Local Residents
West Gippsland – Fostered by Local Residents
Torquay & Surrounds – Fostered by The Torquay Commerce and Tourism Committee
Traralgon South & District – Fostered by Traralgon South and District Association
Waverley Bridge Club – Fostered by Members
Werribee / Hoppers Crossing / Wyndhamvale – Fostered by Local Residents
Yarra Valley Dandenong Ranges – Fostered by Local Residents, Farmers, Businesses
🟨 NEW SOUTH WALES
Armidale / Tamworth / Uralla / Guyra – Fostered by Tiny Town Childcare Community, Armidale
Bland Shire – Fostered by Bland Shire Council
Nambucca – Fostered by The Nambucca Valley Community Services Council, Nambucca River Co-Op, Nambucca Chamber of Commerce
Net Meter Solar Group – Fostered by NSW Net Meter Solar Residents
Port Stephens & District – Fostered by Local Residents
Tallong, Marulan, Big Hill and Surrounds – Fostered by Local Residents
🟥 QUEENSLAND
4556 – Buderim, Forest Glen, Kunda Park, Mons, Sippy Downs, Tanawha – Initiated by Local Residents
Bulimba, Hawthorne and Balmoral – Fostered by Bulimba Golf Club
Carindale & Eastern Suburbs – Fostered by Local Community
Discount Drug Stores – Fostered by Head Office
Forestdale – Fostered by The Forestdale Community Energy Group
Ipswich City – Fostered by Harvest Rain Christian Care and Ipswich City Council
Renewable Energy Bulk Buy for SE QLD – Fostered by Green Street (www.greenstreet.net.au)
Scenic Rim – Fostered by Local Residents
Stanley & Upper Brisbane Catchment Community – Fostered by Local Residents
Military Service – Body of Evidence
Australian Army Service Record (Veteran ADF – Ready Reserve, Active Reserve, Regular Army, 1994–2004)
Non-Commissioned Officer – Corporal, Royal Australian Infantry Corps
Served a decade in the Australian Army across the Ready Reserve, Active Reserve, and Regular Army, beginning under the five-year Ready Reserve Scheme alongside tertiary studies and progressing from Rifleman to Section Commander and Instructor.
Selected for both Reserve and Regular Army leadership roles, contributing to Australia’s post-INTERFET capability uplift, high-readiness training, and national support operations.
Key Contributions
- 1994–99: Completed Ready Reserve Scheme – combined tertiary study with national service commitment, developing strong leadership and discipline foundations.
- 1998–2002: Army Reserve – Readiness and Training Support – supported integration of Reserve personnel into Regular Army readiness and backfill programs, strengthening national training capacity and operational preparedness during high-readiness cycles.
- 2000: Section Commander, Operational Search Company – supported national security readiness for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (Operation Gold).
- 2001: Completed the Army Basic Reconnaissance Patrolman Course, achieving advanced reconnaissance, navigation, and fieldcraft skills for small-unit operations.
- Mid-2002 – Mid-2003: Instructor (Regular Army), Army Logistic Training Centre (ALTC), Bandiana (Victoria) – delivered combat-skills and small-unit tactics training to non-combat support soldiers of the Regular Army as part of Australia’s post-East Timor (INTERFET) capability uplift.
- 2003: Supported national emergency operations during the Alpine Fires, contributing to community protection and logistics coordination.
This record forms part of the professional and public documentation supporting Chris Kechagias’s veteran status and the ethical service foundation underpinning the Power Group Purchasing™ © 2010–2025 Governance and Stakeholder-Engagement System.
