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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV2040 STRATEGY | Neighbourhoods will be planned so that people can access most of their everyday needs within a 20-minute walk, cycle or local public transport trip of their home. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | Using the principles of 20-minute neighbourhoods, Moonee Valley’s residents will have access to services and community facilities within a pleasant 20-minute walk of their homes. Adopting a place-based approach means the diverse and complex needs of residents, workers and visitors will be considered at the neighbourhood level. Emphasis is given to the service and community facilities needs for Council’s disadvantaged and targeted populations. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | .5.1 Skill residents, early years services and schools to grow their own food and create climate resilient biodiverse gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | Support and enable community food assets, such as community gardens and urban agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | 14.5.3 Create spaces for food growing and sharing in public spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | As the anchor for the neighbourhood, Boeing Reserve accommodates sporting fields including baseball diamonds, a community hall and community garden. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | Support and enable community food assets, such as community gardens and urban agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | .5.1 Skill residents, early years services and schools to grow their own food and create climate resilient biodiverse gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | 14.5.3 Create spaces for food growing and sharing in public spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | As the anchor for the neighbourhood, Boeing Reserve accommodates sporting fields including baseball diamonds, a community hall and community garden. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | Increase education and awareness of healthy eating and food growing | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | Support and enable community food assets, such as community gardens and urban agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | .5.1 Skill residents, early years services and schools to grow their own food and create climate resilient biodiverse gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Food supply and food system resilience | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | 14. Divert all food waste from landfill | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | 15.2.2 Put leading practice infrastructure and systems in place to dramatically reduce the amount of organic waste and recyclables sent to landfill, such as enabling recycling away from home, accessible recycling hubs, organic waste recycling services for every household and litter infrastructure | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | 15.2.3 Work at a regional scale to develop new infrastructure for waste recovery, such as recycling, biological and mechanical treatment and energy recovery | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MV2040 STRATEGY | 15.2.5 Proactively improve our waste contracts and systems to increase recovery rates as options become viable, such as recycling soft plastics, polystyrene and other wastes currently disposed to landfill | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| My Smart Garden | My Smart Garden is a sustainable gardening program managed by three local councils in inner west Melbourne – Moonee Valley, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. We are building the resilience of local people living with a changing climate and scarcer resources. Since 2011, our program has grown a network of over 1500 urban gardeners who are now gardening ‘smarter’: that is, harvesting and using water e~ciently, growing food, using organic pesticides, recycling wastes, planting habitat and using vegetation to shelter their homes. The My Smart Garden program https://www.mysmartgarden.org.au/About-Us 1/2 12/27/2019 About Us provides skills-based workshops, best-practice gardening resources and builds community connections around sustainable urban gardening. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| My Smart Garden | My Smart Garden is a sustainable gardening program managed by three local councils in inner west Melbourne – Moonee Valley, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. We are building the resilience of local people living with a changing climate and scarcer resources. Since 2011, our program has grown a network of over 1500 urban gardeners who are now gardening ‘smarter’: that is, harvesting and using water e~ciently, growing food, using organic pesticides, recycling wastes, planting habitat and using vegetation to shelter their homes. The My Smart Garden program https://www.mysmartgarden.org.au/About-Us 1/2 12/27/2019 About Us provides skills-based workshops, best-practice gardening resources and builds community connections around sustainable urban gardening. | Sustainability and Environment | Food supply and food system resilience | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| My Smart Garden | My Smart Garden is a sustainable gardening program managed by three local councils in inner west Melbourne – Moonee Valley, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. We are building the resilience of local people living with a changing climate and scarcer resources. Since 2011, our program has grown a network of over 1500 urban gardeners who are now gardening ‘smarter’: that is, harvesting and using water e~ciently, growing food, using organic pesticides, recycling wastes, planting habitat and using vegetation to shelter their homes. The My Smart Garden program https://www.mysmartgarden.org.au/About-Us 1/2 12/27/2019 About Us provides skills-based workshops, best-practice gardening resources and builds community connections around sustainable urban gardening. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| My Smart Garden | My Smart Garden is a sustainable gardening program managed by three local councils in inner west Melbourne – Moonee Valley, Hobsons Bay and Maribyrnong. We are building the resilience of local people living with a changing climate and scarcer resources. Since 2011, our program has grown a network of over 1500 urban gardeners who are now gardening ‘smarter’: that is, harvesting and using water e~ciently, growing food, using organic pesticides, recycling wastes, planting habitat and using vegetation to shelter their homes. The My Smart Garden program https://www.mysmartgarden.org.au/About-Us 1/2 12/27/2019 About Us provides skills-based workshops, best-practice gardening resources and builds community connections around sustainable urban gardening. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moonee Valley | Metropolitan |
| MyCoffs | COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN | We address the causes of disadvantage – (A1.3) Outcomes: Council’s role – Partner, Advocate • we explore innovative solutions to affordable accommodation provision | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Coffs Harbour | Regional |
| MyCoffs | COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN | our area is a leader in sustainable agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Coffs Harbour | Regional |
| MyCoffs | COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN | the environmental impact of agricultural production is minimised | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Coffs Harbour | Regional |
| MyCoffs | COMMUNITY STRATEGIC PLAN | Value of agricultural production Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Value of Agricultural Commodities Produced | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Coffs Harbour | Regional |
| Nambucca Regional Economic Development Strategy 2018 Р2022 | 3. Protectand Enhance the Region’s Endowments Supporting Tourism and Agriculture | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Nambucca | Regional |
| Nambucca Regional Economic Development Strategy 2018 Р2022 | Further develop the regions “Clean and Green” image for the agribusiness and tourism sectors. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Nambucca | Regional |
| Nambucca Regional Economic Development Strategy 2018 – 2022 | Nambucca Tourism and Agribusiness Branding Strategy | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Nambucca | Regional |
| Nambucca Regional Economic Development Strategy 2018 – 2022 | The Vision is to be a region strengthening key activities such as manufacturing tourism and agriculture and strongly enhancing its social and natural resource endowments to make Nambucca an attractive place to live and prosper. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Nambucca | Regional |
| Nambucca Valley: Living at its best 2027 Community Strategic Plan | • Housing – Housing across the Nambucca Shire provides choice and is affordable. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Nambucca | Regional |