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 |
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| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | 40 posters installed at Bankstown Central encouraging shoppers to bring their reusable bags | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | HIGHLIGHTS • Launch by the Casino branch of the RichmondUpper Clarence Library of a seed library (a bank of seeds held in trust for the community can be borrowed, planted and then harvested and returned) in a joint initiative with Council’s FOGO (food and organics) project. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | 62 per cent reduction in takeaway litter across two sites in Padstow | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Norco Primex Field Days | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Events – ‘Paddle Against Plastic, Kayak tours of the Cooks River and Wolli Creek, ‘Beat the Bottle’ at Cooks River, | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Educational garden at Casino Library designed to create awareness and highlight the problems associated with contamination from collection through to processing | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Phase out of single use plastics across Council operations commenced | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | A new seed library was launched in April 2019 at the Casino Library by Mayor Robert Mustow. The seed library is a partnership with Richmond Valley Council and is now available at all library branches. The new service has proven to be popular with 1454 seed loans in the first three months. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Critical to maintaining the great reputation of the festival, is a requirement for all stallholders to attend one of Council’s free, award-winning safe food handling workshops. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Educational garden at Casino Library designed to create awareness and highlight the problems associated with contamination from collection through to processing | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Expanding award-winning food safety workshops to local school canteens | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | HIGHLIGHTS • Launch by the Casino branch of the RichmondUpper Clarence Library of a seed library (a bank of seeds held in trust for the community can be borrowed, planted and then harvested and returned) in a joint initiative with Council’s FOGO (food and organics) project. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | FOOD SAFETY Council has been a long-standing champion for food safety awareness. From our award winning Food Safety Workshops, to Scores on Doors, to Scores on Schools, and now in 2018-19, Council has expanded its work to provide allergen awareness in school canteens and child care centres operating in CBCity. The program involved an adapted Food Premises Assessment Report, which includes an allergen management checklist which Council developed in conjunction with Allergy and Anaphylaxis Australia (AAA). Council Compliance Staff also distributed educational material provided by AAA to school canteens and child care operators and holds free workshops to child care centres and school canteen operators, to ensure a consistent, sciencebased approach to food allergen management. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | • Full redesign and upgrade of rails and pens in the dip area • Solar panel technology for energy efficiency • Extensive steelwork upgrade to rails and gates • Full upgrade to receival and delivery areas including ramp scanners and cameras • New 90 space sealed carpark with line marking and traffic stops • Extensive upgrades to the Canteen and Scale House • Extension to the canteen building to create a new administration hub and secure Local Land Services as a tenant • Buyers lounge in the canteen for live sale viewing • Specialised transit cattle yards with a new B Double ramp • New maintenance shed • Public paths and extensive information and safety signage throughout • Improvements with work on the stormwater channels, effluent ponds and discharge points • Landscaping and outdoor furniture Total cost of project – $14,000,000 Committed funding: $7,000,000 – NSW Government $3,500,000 – Australian Government $3,500,000 – Richmond Valley Council | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | free food safety kits for stallholders; and | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Casino Poultry Club | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Our Community Vision The Moree Plains Shire is a community that works together achieving a balance between quality of life, enterprising business, agricultural pursuits and looking after our natural resources now and into the future. F | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Moree Plains | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Free Introductory Food Handling Course continued to be provided | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Delivering for our community The $14 million upgrade of the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange (NRLX) was completed 21 June 2019. The efficiencies gained through the upgrade provided livestock agents the opportunity to present cattle to a high standard and has ensured better animal welfare and management and better safety for both people and animals. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | In 2018-19 Council delivered: • Ranger Services • Notices • Surveillance • Prosecution • Regulation • Scores on Doors Program • Pet re-homing and animal control • Food shop inspections – 1,521 premises • Scores on Doors Program • Food handling courses and other community education programs | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | HIGHLIGHTS • Commencement of work on the $7 million second stage of the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange, Casino | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Key Statistics • 1,982- food shop inspections including eight mobile • 323 new participants to Scores on Doors • • • • • 84.2 per cent – eligible food premises receiving three or higher under Scores on Doors Program | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Highlights of Signature Projects With several signature projects across the Richmond Valley coming to fruition over the past 12 months, Council has proven its ability to manage the delivery of major projects for its community. Three major projects either completed or substantially underway in 2019 including the $14 million Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange, the Woodburn Riverside Park, and the Casino Drill Hall precinct. Council is also managing the delivery of the Casino to Eltham stage of the Northern Rivers Rail Trail, in particular the Casino to Bentley section which has received $7.5 million in funding from the Federal Government. Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange (NRLX) The recently completed, two stage $14m upgrade of the NRLX has marked a new era in livestock sales in Northern NSW. The project has transformed the old Casino saleyards into a truly modern facility which achieves world-class outcomes in animal welfare, comfort, efficiency and environmental sustainability. Key features include a 26,000sqm roof providing both shade and stormwater capture, soft flooring throughout, and water tanks with a 1.14 megalitre collection capacity, realising an 86% reduction in water usage. The improved standard of animal welfare achieved through the upgrade of the facility has ensured livestock are well presented along with best practice safety measures to ensure separation of people and the animals. The two stages have delivered: • Roof area 24,300 square metres 162m X 150m • 20,200 square metres of industry standard soft floor at 150mm thickness • Two semi-automatic, four-way pneumatic drafts and eight new drafting pens • Installation of a veterinary crush adjacent to the pneumatic draft • 50 new selling pens and 12 new dual-purpose mustering or selling pens • Rail, gate and trough upgrade • Stamped concrete in draft area • New energy efficient LED lighting and spotlights throughout • IT capabilities for future live sale streaming and full CCTV security coverage • Dust suppression sprays over soft floor • Stormwater roof collection of 1,144 kilolitres into two new rainwater tanks • Perimeter security fence and AVDATA entry gate technology • Weighbridge and scale area redesign for more efficient flow and processing • Fully upgraded truck wash facility with B Double capable wash bays • Specialised bull wash pens | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | Undertake environmental health investigations and inspections 1899 environmental health inspections including: • 1,974 food premises | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Nammoona Industrial Precinct, Reynolds Road: On the northern outskirts of Casino, this precinct includes existing industrial activities such as Council’s waste and recycling facility, Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange, DTM Timber, Northern Cooperative Meat Company, Riverina Stockfeeds and 59 hectares of vacant industrial land. The precinct is designated as a key industrial expansion zone in the Richmond Valley, generating employment, business activity and revenue for the local community. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018-2019 | WALKING, TALKING BUSINESS Launch of Business Walk and Talk, a new initiative, aimed at further engaging with the local businesses and improving trading conditions in the area. The pilot program, called “Business Walk and Talk”, educated businesses on Council policies impacting them, such as food safety, dumped rubbish, parking, footpath obstructions and unauthorised trading. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | NCMC Casino Beef Week | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Saleyards Renewal | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Tenterfield | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | NRLX Stage Two Works commenced on Stage 2 of the Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange at Casino, with works wholly funded by the NSW Government. Redevelopment of the NRLX will ensure Casino’s beef industry continues to thrive. Richmond Valley Council is managing the project, with stage two including a new roof and soft floor, together with the renovation of holding pens. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Richmond Valley | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018-2019 | Strategy 8.1 – Recognise agriculture as a significant industry in the Shire and encourage initiatives that enhance the economic sustainability of agriculture. The Economic, Community and Cultural Development Officers support progress Associations across the District by attending meetings, promoting community participation and by distributing information through direct communications such as, Tenterfield in Touch. The Community Development Officer provides further information and support relating to grants and collaborates with the Cultural Officer & stakeholders for the delivery of a wide repertoire of cultural events including theatre, dance music and cinema. Following consultation with the community, the annual Tenterfield Shire Council Business & Tourism Excellence Awards were moved to be held every two years, given the impact of the ongoing drought and bushfires, and the effects of these on the agricultural and business sectors. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Tenterfield | Regional |