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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plastic Wise Events and Markets on Council owned/managed land | Some plastics are both a greater risk to the environment and/or are more easily avoided or replaced. Recognising this, the following products are not used, sold or distributed (unless an exemption is granted for health, wellbeing or safety reasons): Single use plastic bags, including promotional or event participant bags; single use plastic plates, bowls, cups, straws, cutlery, food containers and sachets; single use/disposable items and plastic packaging used for promotional items, giveaways and merchandise; plastic bottled water (also refer to 7.2.6 about the provision of drinking water); and balloons. 7.2.4 Some plastics remain a risk to the environment; however they are currently less easily avoided or replaced. Recognising this, if they cannot be eliminated immediately, event organisers demonstrate a shift away from the following (unless an exemption is granted for health, wellbeing or safety reasons): Single use, plastic lined and/or plastic lidded cups used for hot or cold drinks (e.g. takeaway coffee cups); single serve drinks (in addition to water) that are packaged in plastic bottles, e.g. soft drink, juice, milk, etc. (Note: also refer to Council’s Local Law 2, section 4.1.2 Glass Free Areas). soft plastic packaging including cling wrap, wrappers, bags and similar; and single use or limited use plastic items used in event infrastructure and promotion, including cable ties, course markings, decorations and giveaways. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Surf Coast | Regional |
| Plastic Wise Events and Markets on Council owned/managed land | This policy is Council’s commitment to eliminating single use plastic items at events, markets and organised sporting activities held at all sites owned and managed by Council. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Surf Coast | Regional |
| Plastic Wise Events and Markets on Council owned/managed land | Exemptions Exemptions to this policy will be made for valid health, wellbeing or safety reasons, or where there is no practical alternative product or option currently available. All exemptions require prior written approval from Council’s Coordinator Events – to be arranged through a Council officer associated with the event. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Surf Coast | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | Implementing a communication and education campaign that encourages the community and traders across the Shire to progressively reduce single use plastic items, bottled water and plastic bags. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | This purpose of this Policy is to formalise council’s commitment to reducing or eliminating single use plastic within council operations and civic events. The Policy also sets the direction to promote broader shire-wide uptake of similar initiatives, via education, lobbying, incentives and support for community groups working on similar objectives. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | • Providing alternatives to bottled water in Indigo Shire towns, via water fountains with water bottle refill functionality. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | Council aims to be a leader in sustainability, and will demonstrate its commitment by reducing single use plastics as far as practicable within council operations. Furthermore, council has a role to encourage, educate, and support businesses, clubs and communities within Indigo Shire to also reduce their consumption of single use plastics. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | Council will take a leadership role in the reduction of single use plastics, by eliminating single use plastics in council’s operational control, advocating for legislative changes, and influencing and enabling responsible consumption practices in the Shire. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | This purpose of this Policy is to formalise council’s commitment to reducing or eliminating single use plastic within council operations and civic events | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | To meet this Policy, Indigo Shire Council commits to: • Progressively reducing, and eventually eliminating, single use plastic bags, single use plastic water bottles, single use plastic cutlery and crockery, soft plastic food wrapping, plastic straws and balloons within council operations and at all Council-managed and civic events. • Implementing a communication and education campaign that encourages the community and traders across the Shire to progressively reduce single use plastic items, bottled water and plastic bags. • Providing support and assist organisations or individuals (external to council) to voluntarily comply with this Policy, when undertaking events and/or during their normal operations. • Providing alternatives to bottled water in Indigo Shire towns, via water fountains with water bottle refill functionality. • Implementing responsible procurement practices and working with suppliers and contractors to avoid soft plastic packaging in purchased products wherever possible. • Support and enable community groups that are driving Plasticwise and other related programs in the community. • Implementing a sound stewardship model to ensure appropriate disposal of products that council purchases and uses, including: o Ensuring the correct waste receptacles to enable source segregation of the various waste streams generated at each event are available and well signed. o Ensuring that composting occurs if compostable alternatives to single use plastics are selected. o Collecting soft plastic packaging from council operations and events (where it could not practicably be avoided, i.e. purchased products where no alternative was available) and ensuring the soft plastics are delivered to a soft plastics collection point. ADVOCACY Council also commits to advocating for Government policy change to reduce plastic bags and bottled water. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Plasticwise Policy 2018 | Exemptions may be granted for plastic products that are required to meet health and safety requirements, or where there is no other practical alternative product or distribution method available. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install a phased Active Park at Jackman Drive and Watts Way, commencing with a playground and community garden and culminating in a wheels park. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Amenities include, but are not limited to, furniture, shelter, barbeques, bins, toilets, drinking fountains, and car parking. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Drinking fountains | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install drinking fountain at Apex Park. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install drinking fountain at Kiewa Memorial Park. Install drinking fountain at Kiewa Valley Swimming Pool Reserve Park. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install drinking fountain at Stanley Recreation Reserve Park. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install drinking fountain. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install water fountain | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install water fountain. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install water fountain. Improve accessibility. Install water fountain. Improve accessibility. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Recommendations and opportunities 1. 2. Install drinking fountain at Indigo Creek Park, Barnawartha. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Recommendations to meet hierarchy Install water fountain. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Short term, install water fountain. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Review and Strategy | Install a phased Active Park at Jackman Drive and Watts Way, commencing with a playground and community garden and culminating in a wheels park. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Indigo | Regional |
| Play Space Strategy | Located close to public transport and associated facilities such as access paths, drinking fountain, rubbish bin and seating area | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Waverley | Metropolitan |
| Play Space Strategy | Located close to public transport and associated facilitiessuch as access paths, shade, picnic tables, drinking fountain, rubbish bin and seating areas. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Waverley | Metropolitan |
| Play Space Strategy | Located close to public transport and include associated facilities such as car parking, access paths, public toilets, BBQs, drinking fountain, picnic shelters, rubbish bins and seating areas. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Waverley | Metropolitan |
| Play Space Strategy 2011 | Provide drinking fountains within easy access of regional and neighbourhood play spaces as per the site specific recommendations. Not required at local play spaces. Locate drinking fountains outside key play area in close proximity to play space. Do not include a dog bowl in the water fountain design for any water fountain located within five metres of a play space. Provide accessible fountains for children of all ages and abilities. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Play Space Strategy 2011 | provision of shade, seating, water fountains | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |