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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2018–19 | • Sonar bird deterrent devices were introduced to reduce bird activity in the restaurant precinct, in addition to more pigeon spikes being installed around the Market to reduce bird nesting. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–19 | Health and safety remains a priority for the Market for their staff, traders and the community who visit the Market | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | 64 presentations to over 1,850 primary school students on composting and recycling. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Burwood | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Technology helps us reduce waste • Waste App launched providing information about waste and recycling services. The Waste App and Council’s website supported the on-going partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the Love Food Hate Waste program. The program helps residents to avoid food waste, save time and money and reduce their environmental impact by planning better, shopping smarter and storing food effectively. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Burwood | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | 64 presentations to over 1,850 primary school students on composting and recycling. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Burwood | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | 64 presentations to over 1,850 primary school students on composting and recycling. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Burwood | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Technology helps us reduce waste • Waste App launched providing information about waste and recycling services. The Waste App and Council’s website supported the on-going partnership with the NSW Environment Protection Authority and the Love Food Hate Waste program. The program helps residents to avoid food waste, save time and money and reduce their environmental impact by planning better, shopping smarter and storing food effectively. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Burwood | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | Access to affordable, safe, accessible and diverse housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | State Government inclusion of social and/or affordable housing outcomes in development sites over which they have decision-making influence, including but not limited to level crossing removals value capture sites. • Increased State Government responsiveness to legitimate community concerns around the operation of rooming houses. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | State Government leadership in facilitating and enabling the provision of social and affordable housing by supporting ‘Outcome 2’ policies in Plan Melbourne that seek to increase the supply of social and affordable housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | The Social Affordable Housing Strategy was endorsed by Council for community consultation at a Council Meeting on 11 June 2019. A Section 173 Agreement has been drafted for East Village, which includes provisions for the delivery of approximately 150 affordable homes. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | We will proactively seek opportunities to incorporate social and or affordable housing outcomes in urban renewal sites. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | We will take steps to increase the future availability of social and affordable housing in the municipality. Social and Affordable Housing Strategy endorsed by Council for community consultation by December 2018. Ensure that the Section 173 Agreement for East Village contains provisions for delivery of affordable housing outcomes. Comment: The Social Affordable Housing Strategy was endorsed by Council for community consultation at the meeting on 11 June 2019. A Section 173 Agreement* has been drafted for East Village, which includes provisions for the delivery of approximately 150 affordable homes. *This is an agreement made under section 173 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Vic) between the landowner and the responsible authority (which, in most cases, will be Council). Its purpose is to control the use or development of land, most commonly post-subdivision. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | Composting and worm farming workshop feedback | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | and tram services to our shopping precincts and community places. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | improve access to our local shopping centres and public transport. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | Food waste recycling service success The recycling of food waste in Glen Eira has been a very successful initiative. More than 65 per cent of households participating in a recent survey said they were recycling food scraps. We have reduced garbage going to landfill from 31,000 tonnes in 2016–17 to 28,000 tonnes in 2018–19. By sending less waste to landfill we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions from waste by 3,800 tonnes CO2 equivalent and food scrap processing has produced compost for farms, as well as our parks and gardens. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | We want to move as much food waste as possible into green bins. This will mean less waste in landfill, lower greenhouse gas emissions and more compost for farms, parks and gardens. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | The community garden at Moorleigh Village in Bentleigh East was opened in May 2019 and has an active community group promoting participation. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Home Expo In September 2018, more than 600 people attended the sixth annual Tweed Shire Sustainable Living Home Expo held at Kingscliff TAFE. Ninety per cent of attendees who were surveyed at the expo identified actions they intended to take following the event to improve sustainability at home. Planned actions included steps to reduce waste, increase energy efficiency, improve biodiversity, grow backyard food gardens and save water. At the expo, Mayor of Tweed, Katie Milne launched a $60,000 Tweed Shire Innovative Solutions Grants Program to encourage and support individuals, businesses, schools, organisations and community groups to develop innovative solutions to a range of sustainability challenges in the Tweed. On 16 September 2018, Sustainable House Day was held across Australia, and for the first time, the event included an open house in the Tweed. More than 100 people visited Elwood Farm in Limpinwood to marvel at the sustainable features home designers and owners Len and Robyn incorporated into their sustainable dream home. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Tweed | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | We will deliver a community garden at Moorleigh Village. Community garden established by June 2019. This is also a major initiative of the 2018–19 Annual Budget Comment: The community garden at Moorleigh Village in Bentleigh East was opened in May 2019 and has an active community group promoting participation. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Sustainable Agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Tweed | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | Composting and worm farming workshop feedback | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Sustainable agriculture grants Tweed farmers can apply for grants of up to $4000 to help fund projects through Council’s new Sustainable Agriculture Small Grants Program. The grants help support initiatives including best practice farming methods that lead to improved water quality, soil health and biodiversity outcomes. The new program complements Council’s existing River Health Grants and Biodiversity Grants Programs and provides opportunities to work closely with farmers to achieve positive environmental and community outcomes. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Tweed | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | The community garden at Moorleigh Village in Bentleigh East was opened in May 2019 and has an active community group promoting participation. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Tweed Sustainability Awards On World Environment Day, Council launched its inaugural Tweed Sustainability Awards to recognise local sustainability champions across three categories: • Regenerative Agriculture Award • Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Award • Tweed Sustainability Award. The first award recipients will be announced in November 2019. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Tweed | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | We will deliver a community garden at Moorleigh Village. Community garden established by June 2019. This is also a major initiative of the 2018–19 Annual Budget Comment: The community garden at Moorleigh Village in Bentleigh East was opened in May 2019 and has an active community group promoting participation. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Home Expo In September 2018, more than 600 people attended the sixth annual Tweed Shire Sustainable Living Home Expo held at Kingscliff TAFE. Ninety per cent of attendees who were surveyed at the expo identified actions they intended to take following the event to improve sustainability at home. Planned actions included steps to reduce waste, increase energy efficiency, improve biodiversity, grow backyard food gardens and save water. At the expo, Mayor of Tweed, Katie Milne launched a $60,000 Tweed Shire Innovative Solutions Grants Program to encourage and support individuals, businesses, schools, organisations and community groups to develop innovative solutions to a range of sustainability challenges in the Tweed. On 16 September 2018, Sustainable House Day was held across Australia, and for the first time, the event included an open house in the Tweed. More than 100 people visited Elwood Farm in Limpinwood to marvel at the sustainable features home designers and owners Len and Robyn incorporated into their sustainable dream home. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Tweed | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 | 46% (23,810 TONNES) TOTAL WASTE RECYCLED Our new food waste recycling service allows residents to recycle food waste that would have otherwise gone to landfill. In 2018–19, we reduced our garbage going to landfill by around 3,000 tonnes. This means our greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere have reduced by 3,800 tonnes CO2 equivalent. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Glen Eira | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018–2019 | Saleyards | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Tweed | Regional |