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 |
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| Don’t Waste It! Waste Management Strategy 2018-28 | We will develop and implement trials for community composting and other communal food recycling opportunities for commercial premises. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Don’t Waste It! Waste Management Strategy 2018-28 | We will partner and explore the feasibility of a Sustainability Hub to better address our future waste and recycling needs, which may include: • supplying recycled water to public spaces • access to Advanced Waste Treatment | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Don’t Waste It! Waste Management Strategy 2018-28 | We will seek grant funding to trial insinkerators within existing apartments | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Don’t Waste It! Waste Management Strategy 2018-28 | Case study South Melbourne Market converts food waste to compost Port Phillip Council’s commitment to excellence in waste management was recognised in 2017 through winning two prestigious environmental awards for a waste reduction project at South Melbourne Market, which it owns and runs. The project demonstrated that it is possible to successfully divert organic waste from landfill on a large scale, and is a template for communities, consumers, traders and Council working together for the future. The South Melbourne Market successfully diverts organic waste from landfill on a large scale, via two processes. The first uses a GAIA recycling machine which via a fermentation and dehydration process produces a nutrient rich fertiliser known as SoilFood™ This machine takes 8.4 tonnes a week of waste products such as fish offal, coffee, leftovers from cafes, citrus, onion, breads and non-edible waste that can’t be used by the food banks. This process produces over a tonne a week of fertiliser. Over a year GAIA also harvests 300,000 litres of waste water which is stored in tanks and then used for wash-down and irrigation purposes. To date the market has diverted over 950 tonnes from landfill. The market also has large-scale vermicomposting of green waste, resulting in a specially formulated, organic garden fertiliser called Market Magic. Keen gardeners can purchase both fertiliser products from the Market office or nursery and florist traders. | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Drinking Water Management System | The Drinking Water Management System (DWMS) demonstrates Glen Innes Severn Council’s (GISC) compliance with the NSW Public Health Act 2010 and Public Health Regulation 2012 requirement to develop a Quality Assurance Plan in accordance with the Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011 (ADWG). | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality | Abstract The purpose of this Policy is to outline Gunnedah Shire Council’s commitment to ensuring that the drinking water it supplies, is both safe to drink and is of high quality | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Gunnedah | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY | OBJECTIVES Lithgow City Council is committed to managing its water supply effectively to provide a safe, quality product that consistently meets appropriate drinking water standards developed in accordance with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and other regulatory requirements. This policy identifies the measures that council will undertake to maintain drinking water quality. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Lithgow | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY | . Policy Objectives Council is committed to managing its water supply effectively to provide a safe, quality product that consistently meets appropriate drinking water standards developed in accordance with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and other regulatory requirements. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Tenterfield | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY | Objective To implement and maintain a Drinking Water Management System consistent with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines Framework for Management of Drinking Water Quality to effectively manage risks to the drinking water quality. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Gilgandra | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY | OBJECTIVE: To set out the approach Tamworth Regional Council will use to supply customers with drinking water that is safe, aesthetically pleasing and meets with standards and regulations. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Tamworth | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY | POLICY OBJECTIVES To demonstrate Gosford Council's commitment to providing drinking water that meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, and consumer and other regulatory requirements. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Central Coast | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality | Drinking Water Quality Policy Objective This policy describes Council’s commitment to drinking water quality and how this will be achieved. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Tweed | Regional |
| Drinking water quality | The purpose of this policy is to define our commitment to and priorities for the supply of safe, high quality drinking water to our customers. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality | Policy objective The objective of this policy is to ensure safe and high quality drinking water is supplied to our customers in accordance with Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. Policy statement Council is committed to effective management of drinking water supplies to provide high quality drinking water which consistently meets or exceeds Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, customer’s expectations and regulatory requirements. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Mid-Coast | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | POLICY OBJECTIVE To demonstrate and detail Councils committment to providing Public drinking water supplies fully compliant with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011. The Policy extends to Councils Town water supplies in Crookwell, Gunning, Taralga and Dalton | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Upper Lachlan | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY | 1. PURPOSE Narromine Shire Council (“Council”) is committed to the sustainable supply and management of safe, high quality drinking water in the community. This policy provides a basis for the operation of Council’s water supply involving catchments, storages, water treatment facilities and the distribution system. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Narromine | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY | OBJECTIVE 1. Kyogle Council is committed to managing its water supplies effectively to provide a safe, high-quality drinking water that consistently meets the NHMRC/NRMMC Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, and consumer and other regulatory requirements. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Kyogle | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | . Maintain an appropriate contingency planning and incident response capability | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Cabonne | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | 11 Policy Statement Cabonne Council provides Drinking Water Services to domestic and commercial customers in Molong and Mullion Creek. Council is committed to provide safe and high quality water that complies with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG). The provision of safe drinking water is achieved through the operation of water treatment processes operated by skilled and qualified water operators. Council is committed to operate in accordance to Council’s Drinking Water Management System that is consistent with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. Policy Statements 1. Council is committed to provide safe, high quality drinking water which consistently meets the requirements in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. 2. Council will use a risk based approach to identify and manage potential threats to water quality from | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Cabonne | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | Purpose Greater Hume Shire Council is committed to managing its water supply effectively to provide a safe, quality product consistently meets appropriate drinking water standards developed in accordance with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and other regulatory requirements. To achieve this Greater Hume Shire Council will implement and maintain a Drinking Water Management System to effectively manage the risks to drinking water quality | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Greater Hume | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY | OBJECTIVE This policy sets out Lachlan Shire Council’s commitment to the effective management of drinking water and the associated distribution system, to provide responsible, safe and sustainable drinking water that meets the evolving needs of our customers, shareholders and communities. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Lachlan | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | Purpose Implementation of a Drinking water Quality Management System 1 The policy states Council’s commitment to: • • Meeting applicable and other regulatory requirements including consumer expectations in relation to potable drinking water. • managing its water supply catchments, treatment and supply assets to provide safe, high quality drinking water, which consistently meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) Providing safe, high quality potable water utilising best practice water quality management in accordance with the ADWG The ADWG, whilst not mandatory, is a scientific based framework for good management of drinking water supplies that when implemented, provides assurance that safe, quality and aesthetically pleasing potable water is delivered to customers at the point of supply. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Coffs Harbour | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | 1. STRATEGIC PURPOSE This policy expresses Snowy Valleys Council’s (Council) strategic intent to deliver and improve public amenities and infrastructure which meets an acceptable community standard. 2. POLICY STATEMENT Council is committed to the sustainable management and supply of safe, high quality drinking water that protects public health and consistently meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) and other regulatory requirements. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Snowy Valleys | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | 1 PURPOSE To provide a commitment to the sustainable management and supply of safe, high quality drinking water. The policy provides a basis for the operation of Shoalhaven City Council’s water supply involving catchments, storages, water treatment facilities and the distribution system. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Shoalhaven | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | Purpose Eurobodalla Shire Council’s policy was developed to support the provision of a water supply service which delivers potable quality water to its customers. Given the risk to public health of unsatisfactory water quality, it is of paramount importance that preventative risk management systems are developed, implemented and managed to ensure the protection of human health | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | AIMS OF POLICY The aim of this policy is to ensure that all reticulated drinking water supplied within the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area is supplied according to the framework described in the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines, and meets the quality parameters stated in those guidelines. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY | Walcha Council is committed to managing its water supply effectively to provide a safe, quality product that consistently meets appropriate drinking water standards developed in accordance with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and other regulatory requirements. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Walcha | Regional |
| DRINKING WATER QUALITY POLICY | BACKGROUND Development of a drinking water quality policy is an important step in formalising the level of service to which the drinking water supplier is committed and in increasing focus on water quality management throughout the organisation. OBJECTIVE This policy sets out Warren Shire Council’s commitment to the effective management of drinking water and the associated distribution system, to provide responsible, safe and sustainable drinking water that meets the evolving needs of our customers, stakeholders and communities. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Warren | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | Purpose The purpose of this policy is to support the provision of Cootamundra-Gundagai Regional Council’s water supply service by outlining how Council will effectively manage the risks to drinking water quality. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Cootamundra-Gundagai | Regional |
| Drinking Water Quality Policy | 1. Purpose Warrumbungle Shire Council’s mission in the delivery of water services is to: Prudently manage scarce water resources. Provide quality, cost effective water services that meet health and environmental standards and satisfy the social and economic needs and aspirations of the community in accordance with the Community Strategic Plan. Maintain commitment to the Orana Water Utilities Alliance (OWUA), providing a unified approach to the sustainable delivery of water supply and sewerage services and to achieve and maintain gazetted Best Practice by the earliest feasible date. This policy outlines the responsibility of Warrumbungle Water for managing Council’s water supply to provide safe, high quality drinking water to connected properties in each town across the shire. 2. Objectives of the Policy In accordance with Council’s commitment to the provision of safe, high quality drinking water, this policy aims to: Outline Council’s responsibilities in the provision of drinking water Ensure compliance with the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines (ADWG) 2011 Support Warrumbungle Water’s Strategic Business Plan 2013 Support Warrumbungle Water’s Drinking Water Management System (DWMS) 2014 | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |