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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| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Eligible local food businesses assessed on healthy menu criteria to improve nutritional value of food offered. | Health and Wellbeing | Encourage existing retailers/caterers to sell healthy, sustainable and affordable food | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Minimum of 50 eligible food businesses assessed for Taste for Health status each year. Achievement of status reported each year. | Health and Wellbeing | Encourage existing retailers/caterers to sell healthy, sustainable and affordable food | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Promote water as the easiest available choice beverage at all Council-run events. Mobile water trailer station provided for public use at all Council-run major outdoor events (Party in the Park, Groove and Graze, Carols in the Park). | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Support and encourage the use of community gardens within Glen Eira. Promote and support participation in Glen Eira’s existing community gardens (where appropriate) through Glen Eira News and social media. Plan and commence Moorleigh Community Garden with community working group in 2018–2019. Transition over to community-run, Council supported model in 2019–2020. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Continue to promote and encourage residents to grow their own food through Neighbourhood Sustainable Gardening Program (NSGP). | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Increase participation in Council’s Neighbourhood Sustainable Gardening Program (NSGP) by 50 new participants every year. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Support and encourage the use of community gardens within Glen Eira. Promote and support participation in Glen Eira’s existing community gardens (where appropriate) through Glen Eira News and social media. Plan and commence Moorleigh Community Garden with community working group in 2018–2019. Transition over to community-run, Council supported model in 2019–2020. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | workshops annually to promote sustainable living such as energy, water, biodiversity, waste and recycling and climate change. These are to be provided in line with Council’s Neighbourhood Sustainable Gardening Program (NSGP). | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | 202 food samples analysed per year. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Analyse food samples from registered food businesses | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Conduct 800 food safety assessments for at least 95 per cent of all registered food businesses. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | Inspect registered food businesses to assess compliance with National Food Safety Standards. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA BENTLEIGH BENTLEIGH EAST BRIGHTON EAST CARNEGIE CAULFIELD ELSTERNWICK GARDENVALE GLEN HUNTLY MCKINNON MURRUMBEENA ORMOND ST KILDA EAST MUNICIPAL PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING PLAN ACTION PLAN JULY 2018–JUNE 2020 | PRIORITY FIVE — ENHANCE PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION OBJECTIVE: TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY FROM TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASE AND ASSIST THE COMMUNITY TO RESPOND TO AND RECOVER FROM NATURAL DISASTERS. STRATEGY 2018–2020 ACTIONS 6.1 Protect the community from illness through education and enforcement of public health standards at local food premises, rooming houses, tattooists, beauty therapy businesses and local swimming and spa pools. Undertake food safety risk assessments of registered food businesses selling ‘high-risk foods’ (aged care facilities, childcare facilities, restaurants, cafes, takeaway premises) to identify and mitigate food safety risks. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PLAN 2017–2021 | • State Government inclusion of social and/or affordable housing outcomes in development sites over which they have decision-making influence, including but not limited to level crossing removals value capture sites. • Increased State Government responsiveness to legitimate community concerns around the operation of rooming houses. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PLAN 2017–2021 | Access to affordable, safe, accessible and diverse housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PLAN 2017–2021 | State Government leadership in facilitating and enabling the provision of social and affordable housing by supporting ‘Outcome 2’ policies in Plan Melbourne that seek to increase the supply of social and affordable housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PLAN 2017–2021 | We will proactively seek opportunities to incorporate social and/or affordable housing outcomes in urban renewal sites. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY PLAN 2017–2021 | Our aspiration is to create neighbourhoods where people can access the goods and services they need, within 20 minutes of where they live, travelling by foot, bicycle or public transport. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| GLEN EIRA SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY 2019–2023 | HOW CAN COUNCIL RESPOND? The strategies and actions described in this document represent a mix of measures that include advocating, partnering, planning, and providing. Advocacy A co-ordinated response from all levels of government is required. Council will also pursue advocacy efforts to: • Encourage the State Government to support provisions that enable residential development to include a component of affordable housing, either cash or product. • Encourage more Commonwealth and State government investment in affordable housing. • Encourage the provision of affordable housing on surplus government land. Partner Partnerships with Registered Housing Agencies and property developers will be critical to achieving an increase in housing stock as part of redevelopment and rezoning of larger sites. Council will continue working regionally with Melbourne metropolitan councils and peak housing bodies to further affordable housing. Plan In its planning role, Council can seek to leverage more social and affordable housing through the planning system, such as: • negotiating voluntary affordable housing contribution on sites that are rezoned; • • seeking affordable housing contribution for identified uplift locations, where a limited amount of additional height is permitted in exchange for significant community benefit; and local planning policy to encourage affordable housing. Provide Council will seek opportunities to expand its role in direct investment and possibly the deployment of Council land and capital towards direct provision of affordable housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Glen Innes Severn Community Strategic Plan  | 2.4 ED 4 eone an ppor e arlral eor a e o nan loal nr n e  2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 ED 4.1 ED 4.2 ED 4.3 Have a particular focus on the maintenance and renewal of Council’s rural local roads network. Investigate the current role of the Saleyards contributing to the local economy on a direct and indirect basis. Based on the outcome of ED 4.2 above, develop a capital works masterplan for the Saleyards. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Community Strategic Plan  | Saleyards, | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Community Strategic Plan | 2.4 ED 4 eone an ppor e arlral eor a e o nan loal nr n e 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 ED 4.1 ED 4.2 ED 4.3 Have a particular focus on the maintenance and renewal of Council’s rural local roads network. Investigate the current role of the Saleyards contributing to the local economy on a direct and indirect basis. Based on the outcome of ED 4.2 above, develop a capital works masterplan for the Saleyards. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Community Strategic Plan | Saleyards, | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Community Strategic Plan | 2.4 ED 4 eone an ppor e arlral eor a e o nan loal nr n e 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 ED 4.1 ED 4.2 ED 4.3 Have a particular focus on the maintenance and renewal of Council’s rural local roads network. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Delivery Program 2017-2021 | ED 4 Recognise and support the agricultural sector as the most significant local industry within the LGA. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Delivery Program 2017-2021 | ED 4.2 Investigate the current role of the Saleyards contributing to the local economy on a direct and indirect basis. ED 4.2.1 Undertake a cost benefit analysis of the economic value of the Glen Innes Saleyards to the LGA. ED 4.2.2 Consider the future of the Glen Innes Saleyards and determine the level of subsidisation Council may wish to provide to maintain the Saleyards' on-going viability. ED 4.3 Based on the outcome of ED 4.2 above, develop a capital works masterplan for the Saleyards. ED 4.3.1 Consider the cost and benefit of sealing the current carpark at the Saleyards to determine if it is viable to undertake. ED 4.3.2 Upgrade the existing signage at the Glen Innes Saleyards. ED 4.3.3 Investigate the cost of fencing and restricting access to the Saleyards to address potential lost revenue from the trans-shipment of stock. DDPRS 2017-19 Glen Innes Selling Agents Association. DDPRS DDPRS 2017-18 2018-19 Glen Innes Selling Agents Association. Glen Innes Selling Agents Association. A report for Council's consideration on the viability of sealing the current Saleyards carpark is prepared by February 2018. The carpark is sealed by 30 June 2019, if found to be a viable and affordable project to pursue. The existing Saleyards signage is replaced with fresh, new signage by 30 June 2018 and is consistent with Council's remote signage policy. Additional revenue from the trans-shipment of stock is realised from 1 July 2019, if the cost of fencing and restricting access to the Saleyards are not found to be cost prohibitive. DDPRS DDPRS 2017-18 2017-18 | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Delivery Program 2017-2021 | 2017-21 Various community organisations. A Family Picnic Day is held annually, is accessible and free to the whole community and promotes positive interactions and learning and gives an opportunity for feedback on gaps or concerns around children and family services in the community. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Delivery Program 2017-2021 | CS 3.5.2 Hold a free annual Family Picnic Day which delivers a day of fun, education, food, information, inclusion, equality and healthy activities through collaborative partnerships – to promote family participation and social interactions to all community members. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Delivery Program 2017-2021 | CS 8.1.4 Encourage, assist and work with community groups to increase awareness of childhood obesity. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| Glen Innes Severn Delivery Program 2017-2021 | Information is regularly distributed, and collaboration exists with external agencies to increase the community's awareness of healthy food and fitness options for children. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |