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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Support and promote Traditional Owner food harvesting. 5.4 | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | The Greater Bendigo community has high awareness of the resources required to produce food and how they can influence food systems: – People choose to eat local and in-season foods daily – Households waste less food. – Increased amount of locally produced food retailed locally – Increase participation in growing food in urban spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Support and connect community and school gardens across Greater Bendigo. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Continue to produce and promote publications that support and promote participation in gardening and growing food, such as the publication Home Grown | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Encourage and support urban agriculture by developing policies and guidelines for community gardens, community orchards and nature strip food gardens. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Partner with the traditional owners to develop and publish a ‘Bush Tucker for the Home Garden’ brochure to promote local native foods of the regions | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Raise awareness of the benefits of home gardening and local fresh food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | Support and connect community and school gardens across Greater Bendigo. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | The Greater Bendigo community has high awareness of the resources required to produce food and how they can influence food systems: – People choose to eat local and in-season foods daily – Households waste less food. – Increased amount of locally produced food retailed locally – Increase participation in growing food in urban spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | – Increased amount of locally produced food retailed locally | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| GREATER BENDIGO ENVIRONMENT STRATEGY Action Plan | The Greater Bendigo community has high awareness of the resources required to produce food and how they can influence food systems: – People choose to eat local and in-season foods daily – Households waste less food. – Increased amount of locally produced food retailed locally – Increase participation in growing food in urban spaces | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please  | РEncourage networks that promote local producers | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please  | Greater Bendigo can support the growth of local and home food production, with several farmers’ markets, community gardens and local food networks already well established. The City has also produced the Home Grown booklet, providing a practical guide to growing fresh food at the home scale as well as Food in Greater Bendigo, which provides the location of community gardens. The City will build upon this existing foundation to increase and encourage the production of local and sustainable food in Greater Bendigo. 9 | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please  | #NAME? | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please  | GOALS GREATER BENDIGO IS A HUB FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENT FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS THAT DON'T DAMAGE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS TOP ACTIONS What Council will do: • Support quality commercial scale agriculture and horticulture РSupportive planning decisions РEncourage innovation and the development of sustainable high intensity food production • | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | – Preference caterers who source locally produced food | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy/sustainable LG food procurement policies | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Preference caterers who source locally produced food | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy/sustainable LG food procurement policies | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Connect people to nature by learning, growing and sharing together – Promote publications such as Home Grown, a guide to growing fresh food – Support and connect community and school gardens across Greater Bendigo – Promote ways to share excess fruit and vegetables with neighbours | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Greater Bendigo can support the growth of local and home food production, with several farmers’ markets, community gardens and local food networks already well established. The City has also produced the Home Grown booklet, providing a practical guide to growing fresh food at the home scale as well as Food in Greater Bendigo, which provides the location of community gardens. The City will build upon this existing foundation to increase and encourage the production of local and sustainable food in Greater Bendigo. 9 | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Raise awareness of the benefits of home gardening and local fresh food | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Support and promote Traditional Owner food harvesting – Understand what plants and animals exist on country – Increase and promote planting of naturally occuring bush foods (staples, berries and fruits) in urban plantings. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Support and promote Traditional Owner food harvesting – Understand what plants and animals exist on country – Increase and promote planting of naturally occuring bush foods (staples, berries and fruits) in urban plantings. | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | GOALS GREATER BENDIGO IS A HUB FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENT FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS THAT DON'T DAMAGE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS TOP ACTIONS What Council will do: • Support quality commercial scale agriculture and horticulture – Supportive planning decisions – Encourage innovation and the development of sustainable high intensity food production • Support local urban food production | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Greater Bendigo can support the growth of local and home food production, with several farmers’ markets, community gardens and local food networks already well established. The City has also produced the Home Grown booklet, providing a practical guide to growing fresh food at the home scale as well as Food in Greater Bendigo, which provides the location of community gardens. The City will build upon this existing foundation to increase and encourage the production of local and sustainable food in Greater Bendigo. 9 | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Local and | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | LOCAL AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | The City recognises that the majority of food is, and will continue to be, sourced from commercial scale production systems because these provide affordable food to the most people. It is important that the region's farmers are supported to improve soil carbon, minimise chemical use, protect waterways and improve water use. Choosing locally grown, unprocessed, seasonal food is the most effective way to reduce our environmental footprint, eat healthily and support the local economy | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | 20 YEAR GOALS GREATER BENDIGO IS A HUB FOR RESOURCE EFFICIENT FOOD PRODUCTION SYSTEMS THAT DON'T DAMAGE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS TOP ACTIONS What Council will do: • Support quality commercial scale agriculture and horticulture – Supportive planning decisions – Encourage innovation and the development of sustainable high intensity food production • Support local urban food production – Community gardens and nature strip gardens – Community orchards in community spaces – Encourage networks that promote local producers – Preference caterers who source locally produced food THE GREATER BENDIGO COMMUNITY HAS HIGH AWARENESS OF THE RESOURCES REQUIRED TO PRODUCE FOOD AND HOW THEY CAN INFLUENCE FOOD SYSTEMS – People choose to eat local and in-season foods daily – Households waste less food. – Increased amount of locally produced food retailed locally – Increase participation in growing food in urban spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Connect people to nature by learning, growing and sharing together – Promote publications such as Home Grown, a guide to growing fresh food – Support and connect community and school gardens across Greater Bendigo – Promote ways to share excess fruit and vegetables with neighbours | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |
| Greater Bendigo Environment Strategy, please | Greater Bendigo can support the growth of local and home food production, with several farmers’ markets, community gardens and local food networks already well established. The City has also produced the Home Grown booklet, providing a practical guide to growing fresh food at the home scale as well as Food in Greater Bendigo, which provides the location of community gardens. The City will build upon this existing foundation to increase and encourage the production of local and sustainable food in Greater Bendigo. 9 | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Greater Bendigo | Regional |