Welcome to the Australian Local Food System Policy Database. This is a collection of policies from New South Wales (NSW) and Victorian local governments that relate to healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems.
For further information about using the database and how it was created see How to use the database. You can search the database by using the fields below. Domain refers to eight broad categories under which various topics are situated. The domains and topics are based on a framework of recommendations for local government action on creating a healthy, sustainable, and equitable food system (also located on the ‘How to use the database’ page linked above).
To cite the database: Reeve B, Carrad A, Rose N, Charlton K & Aguirre-Bielschowsky I (2021) Australian Local Food System Policy Database. Available at: https://law-food-systems.sydney.edu.au/policy-database (access date).
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| Document title | Relevant text in the policy | Domain | Topic | State | Local Government name | Council type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Water bottle filling facilities at council premises/ advocate for same for public locations. 2 Support | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Increase public transport access, and assistance for those requiring it, to local shopping and markets | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | % increase in diversity of farm enterprises (inc. crop diversity, carbon farming and other primary production businesses | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | % increase in diversity of farm enterprises (inc. crop diversity, carbon farming and other primary production businesses) | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | % Increase in production, distribution and consumption of food with >100 food kilometers | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | 6.5 Food Quality and Security Vision The bulk of the food eaten in the shire is healthy, high-quality and locally produced. There is sufficient capacity in place to transition to be wholly self-sufficient in terms of providing for basic nutritional needs of the local population within 2 years§§§. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Council initiates partnerships and supports the development of carbon-farming agriculture in the shire. 4000 hectares to be grown specifically to store carbon. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Develop Council guidelines for land-use planning that include food security issues. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Develop mechanisms to support and encourage sustainable farming practices (eg. with targeted rate relief | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Local agricultural land-use is enhanced to include better eco-system enhancement and management through access to training | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Outcomes 2020 • The quality and quantity of fresh of food consumed per capita in the shire has increased dramatically • The shire’s food security profile has improved dramatically as the capacity to produce and/or procure food produced locally and regionally has increased | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Strategies for achieving the 2020 outcomes • Increase locally or regionally produced high quality fresh food | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Support the CVGA’s Food & Health portfolio development process to provide access to enhancing the development of a knowledge base of best practice for sustainable agriculture. 3 Initiate a partnership to implement a local primary producer’s education program | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Accelerate the development of locally managed edible landscapes in the shire’s communities. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Create a community garden in Dunolly | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Expand the Food Forest project across the shire | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Expand the Street Harvest Program across the shire | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Food Forest – 3 small plantations of fruit trees and vegetables in towns with limited access to fresh produce in Bealiba and Talbot | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Priority Ref Action Type F1 Manage ment All Name Responsible Agency 1 Develop a shire-wide, 20 year, “Edible Landscapes Plan” and commence implementation (including community gardens, edible streetscapes, pocket fruit-tree zones etc.). CGSC Stakeholders FSN, FSPUD, HCI, MEC, Havilah, Maryborough Hospital Compl etion Date Council or other support Docs 2014 Municipal Public Health Plan, Municipal Strategic Plan, Land Management Plan, Transport Plan | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Council continues to work towards community composting | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Create a community garden in Dunolly | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Create and market the availability of a Mobile Tool Library that will to enable communities to have the equipment they need to grow food and maintain gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Develop a Community Local Food Harvest mapping facility through an electronic application and mobilize a local volunteer force to collect, input and maintain the mapping facility. 3 Implement a Maryborough Street Harvest program (local fruit and vegetable harvesting and distribution system which collects excess fruit and vegetables from peoples backyards using volunteers and redistributes it locally amongst the community to people in need via community cooking classes, community centres and emergency relief services) | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | % Increase in production, distribution and consumption of food with >100 food kilometers | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | • Facilitate an increase in the demand for and consumption of locally produced, high quality fresh food (including through education) | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | • Facilitate the development of cost-effective distribution networks for high quality fresh food both in the shire and with the local region | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | 6.5 Food Quality and Security Vision The bulk of the food eaten in the shire is healthy, high-quality and locally produced. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Food Quality and Security (F) …………………………………………………………….……… p.29 6.5.1 Lower local food insecurity from 10.4% to the general Victorian level of 6%‡‡ 6.5.2 % Increase in production, distribution and consumption of food with >100 food kilometers 6.5.3 % Increase in equitable availability of healthy food 6.5.4 % decrease in obesity in the shire, including % decrease in obesity in people under 18 | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Initiate a partnership that supports the development of commercial distribution networks and businesses that support the sale of locally produced fresh food | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |
| CGSC Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2012-2020 | Outcomes 2020 • The quality and quantity of fresh of food consumed per capita in the shire has increased dramatically • The shire’s food security profile has improved dramatically as the capacity to produce and/or procure food produced locally and regionally has increased | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Central Goldfiedls | Regional |