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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operational Plan and Budget | Implement Council's Waste Management Strategy. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget | increasing composting and food saving initiatives for residents and support for community food gardens including in schools | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget | Solar power, composting, electric vehicles and cycleways – Installation of solar panels on five Council buildings, increased rates of composting, installation of public electric vehicle charging locations and funding for improved cycleways. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget | Waste Management Strategy Council continues toward a 75 per cent reduction target set by the NSW Government for waste disposed at landfill by 2022. Council has reviewed its Waste Management Strategy and the 2017-2030 Waste Management Strategy details our planning for sustainable waste outcomes up until 2030 in alignment with the NSW Government’s waste targets. The updated Waste Management Strategy aims to build on our strengths and capacity to improve treatment and recovery of waste materials from the various waste streams taking in: • bulky waste collected from the kerbside • food waste and garden organics • recycling from households and public places • illegal dumping and litter • Council’s ‘best practice’ red-lid, yellow-lid and green-lid bins and • Perry Street Recycling Centre. Key programs continue to tackle ‘reverse’ contamination – that is the extent of organic waste material and recyclables being placed in household red-lid rubbish bins, currently comprising around 60 to 70 per cent of material placed in the bin. These programs provide opportunities for Council to assist residents to recycle correctly and place their organic materials into greenlid bins, into household compost systems and/or into specially coloured organic food waste bins in participating units and apartments across Randwick. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget | Implement a range of food safety and environmental health activities. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET 2019/20 | Provide affordable housing for aged residents in vulnerable circumstances | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | North Sydney | Metropolitan |
| OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET 2019/20 | Work in partnership with other levels of government and developers to increase the level of affordable housing in North Sydney | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | North Sydney | Metropolitan |
| OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET 2019/20 | Establish a community garden at Grasmere Reserve, Cremorne | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | North Sydney | Metropolitan |
| OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET 2019/20 | Establish a community garden at Grasmere Reserve, Cremorne | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | North Sydney | Metropolitan |
| OPERATIONAL PLAN AND BUDGET 2019/20 | Support community in the development of community gardens, rooftop and hard surface greening | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | North Sydney | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | Key Performance Indicator Target by 30 June 2022 Total number of affordable housing units transferred to Council or a Community Housing provider | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.1.3.1.1: Implement the Inner West Gardens and Licensing Policy | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.1.3: Create spaces for growing food | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.1.3.1.1: Implement the Inner West Gardens and Licensing Policy | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.1.3.1: Seek and maintain research and on- ground partnerships around growing food in urban areas | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.1.3: Create spaces for growing food | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | % of residential waste collected in red-lid bins that is food and garden organic matter | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.5.3.1.1: Run a trial of new organics services to influence future organics services | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.5.3.1: Provide options for residents to divert organics at home, in the community and through a kerbside service | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 1.5.3: Divert organic material from landfill | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | Reduce to 29% (average of 10kg per week in each red lid bin) from 39% in 2016/17 | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 100% of registered premises/systems inspected each year | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | 2.1.1.4.3: Identify and develop strategies for better education in areas of high community interest or risk such a food safety, companion animals or asbestos awareness | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Budget FY2019/20 | Inspections of registered premises and systems (food premises; mobile food vendors; | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Inner West | Metropolitan |
| Operational Plan and Delivery Program 2019/20 –2022/23 | Meals Services provided to HACC clients | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |
| Operational Plan and Delivery Program 2019/20 –2022/23 | Number of meals provided per annum | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |
| Operational Plan and Delivery Program 2019/20 –2022/23 | Warrumbungle Community Care Warrumbungle Community Care provides community services such as Community Transport, Meals on Wheels, Home Maintenance Services, Social Support Services and Respite Services. Our services are provided to: • Older people who require assistance to live independently at home, and their carers. • Younger people with a disability who require assistance to live independently at home, and their carers. • People who cannot access services without transport assistance. | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |
| Operational Plan and Delivery Program 2019/20 –2022/23 | Number of boil alerts | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |
| Operational Plan and Delivery Program 2019/20 –2022/23 | Potable water is safe for drinking | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |
| Operational Plan and Delivery Program 2019/20 –2022/23 | Sampling is carried out in partnership with NSW Health to ensure public water supplies meet drinking water guidelines | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Warrumbungle | Regional |