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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | We want to ensure that: • people are enabled to undertake activities like composting, rainwater collection and recycling. • people are enabled to reduce their waste from food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | We want to ensure that: • people know how and where they can grow food (eg. nature strips, public places, community gardens and temporary spaces). | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | We want to: • celebrate and share the diverse nutritious food cultures of Moreland. • enable members of the community to produce and sell nutritious food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | • people know how and where they can undertake other urban agriculture activities (eg. bee keeping and aquaculture). | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | learn about topics ranging from water efficiency and fruit tree grafting to keeping chooks and quails | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Community food hubs/ Community food centres Community food hubs and community food centres have recently emerged as a model for supporting food security. They are designed to promote social inclusion and empowerment and the human right to adequate food. Community food hubs and community food centres vary in terms of scale and functions, however core to their mission is supporting and working with local and regional food producers and suppliers. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 1: Locally sourced food is an integral part of Moreland’s economic personality, success and strength | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 1: Locally sourced food is an integral part of Moreland’s economic personality, success and strength. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Markers of progress and success: – Council food policies prioritise procurement of contractors who source food locally | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Outcome: Locally grown and raised food is a central, celebrated part of the Moreland community identity | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Some of the food businesses grow their own food locally | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Support and promote local markets to facilitate opportunities for community members to sell their locally produced food | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Use digital platforms, for example, ‘my smart garden’ to educate the community about: – food and labour swap initiatives, farmers markets and other ways of sourcing locally grown food | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | AD. Provide financial support to local businesses and community organisations for food system projects relevant to – re-purposing food ‘waste’ | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | composting, rainwater collection, recycling and meal planning to reduce waste | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | delivers programs to reduce household food waste | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 2: People are enabled to responsibly grow food, produce waste, conserve nutrients and keep food and soil healthy | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 2: People are enabled to responsibly grow food, produce waste, conserve nutrients and keep food and soil healthy. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Green Mile The Green Mile is a project run by Council and its subsidiary organisation, the Moreland Energy Foundation, which works with more than a dozen businesses in East Brunswick to make Lygon Street a sustainable shopping destination. The project supports local businesses to reduce their energy usage, to increase their use of plants and green facades to cool their buildings, and to increase vegetation along the street. Research shows that shoppers will travel a greater distance to visit a shopping precinct that is sustainable, green and shaded, spending more time and money there. Some of the food businesses grow their own food locally and many are linked with community gardens, social enterprises and individual residents to dispose of their food waste sustainably. Find the Green Mile project on morelandzerocarbon.org.au/lygon-st-green-mile | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | In order to maintain these skills we must facilitate the opportunities for members of the community to learn about all aspects of the food system including production, distribution, retailing, consumption and nutrient recovery, as well as the broader health, ecological, economic, political and cultural impacts of the food system. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Investigate sustainable methods to manage and reuse waste product | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | The Moreland community has the knowledge and skills to grow, access, utilize and recycle nutritious food | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | We want to ensure that: • people are enabled to undertake activities like composting, rainwater collection and recycling. • people are enabled to reduce their waste from food. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 1: Locally sourced food is an integral part of Moreland’s economic personality, success and strength | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 1: Locally sourced food is an integral part of Moreland’s economic personality, success and strength. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | • new food-focused enterprises thrive. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Use digital platforms, for example, ‘my smart garden’ to educate the community about: – food and labour swap initiatives, farmers markets and other ways of sourcing locally grown food | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Community food hubs/ Community food centres Community food hubs and community food centres have recently emerged as a model for supporting food security. They are designed to promote social inclusion and empowerment and the human right to adequate food. Community food hubs and community food centres vary in terms of scale and functions, however core to their mission is supporting and working with local and regional food producers and suppliers. | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | fresh produce at Coburg Farmers Market. | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Support and promote local markets to facilitate opportunities for community members to sell their locally produced food | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |