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 2018/19 | Throughout the year the childcare participated in many activities such as, visiting a number of places and attending Community events. The children enjoyed trips to the Library, Fish Traps and the park. | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | the Riverina region, along with cotton trash, rice hulls and nut shells. Consulted and provided information to potential investors that provide services for creating bioenergy. Looked into FOGO bins. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 | This service is responsible for the management and operation of the Hamilton Livestock Exchange. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | Victoria | Southern Grampians | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Collaboration with local growers, producers and interested parties to establish a Griffith farmers market in the CBD. Code Action Measure 5.2.5.1 Support the opportunity to hold an open air farmers market to showcase our local produce to meet the makers and highlight the importance of freshly grown and picked produce. Seasonal Farmers Market operating in June 2018/19. Status Annual Comment ÔÄΩ To be investigated further in 2020. We currently direct visitors to the Rotary Markets on a Sunday at the Showgrounds. | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 | The drought impacted many lives and businesses during 2018/19 and shows no sign of abating. Council was please to assist both farmers and out of town residents in need by making potable water available at a much reduced cost. During the period 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019 3,217KL was issued, saving consumers $18,949. Council also assisted in several drought relief programs including issuing shop local vouchers, distributing hampers, facilitating mental health initiatives and assistance information sessions. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Oberon | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Service has been provided in accordance with the Commonwealth Home Support Program Guidelines. | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Health and Well-being initiatives ‘Kick-start your Health’ was a WHS Initiative that used a Health and Well-being day to pull together benchmarking statistics from the health of the individual and the workplace. The benchmarks used consisted of a combination of 6 years live benchmarking data and population health data. The Tune-up was split into three sections Overall Ratings; Health and Nutrition and Workplace Practices which is endorsed by Nutrition Australia and The Heart Foundation and designed in collaboration with the University of Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine. The 6 assessment areas included: • AusD risk- diabetes risk assessment. • Chronic disease risk assessment. • WEWMBS wellbeing scale. • PHQ 9 Depression scale. • Productivity measures as linked to directly to wellbeing. (SPS6) • Audiometric testing | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy eating by LG staff | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | 328 Food business inspec�ons | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Agriculture makes up 32 per cent of Griffith’s business industry. This sector is vital to this region and as Mayor of Griffith I continue to advocate for our farming community on a range of issues foremost, the challenges that confront in this time of drought and low water allocations. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | DP STRATEGY I can reduce my waste through recycling and community education ACTION Program and offer interactive recycling education programs to 35 schools and at 6 community events per annum ANNUAL TARGET 35 school workshops and 6 community education events held ANNUAL COMMENT In 2018/19 Council conducted the following education and regulation programs and/or workshops: 1. Education programs to 108 school classes (2,875 students), 2. Ten (10) Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Operation Jacobs, 3. Three (3) RID Operation Tangarra, 4. Two (2) Community Education Movie Nights, 5. One (1) Kid’s Recycling Workshop, 6. Fourteen (14) School Worm Farm & Compost Workshops, 7. Six (6) Community Education Workshops. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | The below table displays how Council employee’s fair against benchmark levels on wellbeing linked to productivity. Research has found that employees with low scores are often physically present in their jobs but usually experiencing decreased productivity and below normal work quality stemming from their own well-being. Employees demonstrating high scoring indicate increased absenteeism/ productivity which is defined as having a “greater ability to concentrate on and accomplish work” Council results are relatively in line with Benchmark results | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy eating by LG staff | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | A total of 266 primary food business inspection were conducted for fixed food premises in the Griffith LGA during 2018/19. This exceeds the performance measure of 240 primary food business inspections by 11%. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 | Food Safety Health and safety FS4 Critical and major non-compliance outcome notifications 96.43% [Number of critical non-compliance outcome notifications and major non-compliance notifications about a food premises followed up / Number of critical non-compliance outcome notifications and major non-compliance notifications about a food premises] x100 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Southern Grampians | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Code Action Measure selling conditions for sheep yards. 8.1.11.3 Improvement upgrades to existing truck wash at Griffith Saleyards. Upgrade existing truck wash Griffith Saleyards – works to be completed by June 2019. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Bexley Oval Amenities and Kiosk, Bexley A new public amenities building and kiosk have been completed at Bexley Oval. The project has provided safe facilities for the community and includes: 4 new unisex toilets; 1 x accessible toilet with baby change; 1 x ambulant toilet; Canteen and storage area; and External hand wash and bubblers. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Drinking Water Quality Management Plan Review Drinking Water Management Systems (DWMS) are developed under the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines 2011 and NSW Health requirements. Each Local Water Utility in the state is required to have a DWMS in place. Brewarrina Shire Councils original plan was developed in 2012 and is currently up for review. At the heart of the Framework is the identification and management of Critical Control Points (CCPs). A CCP is an activity, procedure or process that is essential to prevent a water quality hazard or reduce it to an acceptable level. Appropriate selection of CCPs is important, as CCPs are the focus of process control for the production of safe drinking water. This is undertaken through a risk assessment process with an external auditor who previously was NSW Publics Works and most recently Bligh Tanner Consulting group. Council has completed all actions from its previous risk assessment and then initiated the review of a further assessment to identify any future actions or improvements needed in our drinking water systems. Brewarrina Shire Council is one of the first Councils in the state to undertake a review of its risk assessment and hopefully will pave the way for other Councils in our region to follow suit. Workshops were undertaken throughout the month of August with both operators and management in conjunction with NSW Health and Department of Industry Water. The workshops identified further actions including updating of CCP’s and standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Council will await the final report and program works accordingly and allocate the required resources to resolve some of these actions. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | As part of regional Resource Sharing Alliance Agreements with Murrumbidgee Council, Narrandera Shire Council and Hay Shire Council, Griffith City Council delivered 194 inspections of High and Medium Risk food businesses, skin penetration premises, mortuaries and motel pools within the Hay and Narrandera Shire Council and Murrumbidgee Council Areas. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Griffith Livestock Marketing Centre Sheep sales at the Griffith Livestock Marketing Centre totalled 505,039 during 2018/19, down 42,419 from the previous year but still meeting the target of 500,000 sheep per year. Work is expected to start on the new truck wash in the first half of 2019 financial year. Council continues to improve the Centre’s operations. It has a 10 year improvement plan in place for future works at the Centre, ensuring that it offers the region’s livestock sellers and agents a high quality marketing facility. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Pine Park Playground Renewal, Ramsgate Beach The existing playground had various items removed over recent years due to age and condition. The new playground caters to a range of ages and was constructed by Council’s Operational staff. It includes a circuit trike track, 2 climbing structures, 2 sets of swings, spinners and rockers and nature play as well as landscaping, park furniture including drinking fountain, | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Water and Sewerage The capital works program for the financial year 2018/2019 consisted of a busy capital works program. The financial year also consisted of a larger program of scheduled and routine maintenance due to ongoing drought conditions and poorer quality water in the Brewarrina Weir Pool. The need for critical control point adjustments in Councils plant led to slightly higher cost in the water treatment process. With conditions worsening, Council is considering options in its treatment process around high salinity levels to ensure its drinking water is still palatable. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Deliver Food Business Inspections on food premises within the Griffith and surrounding LGA's as required under the NSW Food Act 2003. Code Action 4.2.05.1 Undertake Food Business Inspections within the Griffith LGA. 4.2.05.2 Undertake Food Business Inspections within the Narrandera, Hay and Murrumbidgee LGA's. Measure 240 X Inspections Griffith LGA/ann. Status Annual Comment 80 X Inspections Narrandera LGA/ann. 55 X Inspections Hay LGA/ann. Inspections Murrumbidgee LGA/ann. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018/19 | Service/Indicator/Measure FOOD SAFETY Service standard Food safety assessments [Number of registered class 1 food premises and class 2 food premises that receive an annual food safety assessment in accordance with the Food Act 1984 / Number of registered class 1 food premises and class 2 food premises that require an annual food safety assessment in accordance with the Food Act 1984] x100 Timeliness Time taken to action food complaints [Number of days between receipt and first response action for all food complaints / Number of food complaints] Service cost Cost of food safety service [Direct cost of the food safety service / Number of food premises registered or notified in accordance with the Food Act 1984] Health and safety Critical and major noncompliance outcome 100% notifications [Number of critical noncompliance outcome notifications and major noncompliance notifications about a food premises followed up / Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major non-compliance outcome notifications about food premises] x100 0 1.07 1.63 1.25 1.29 No material variations 14/15 15/16 16/17 17/18 18/19 MATERIAL VARIATIONS 101% 100% 100.70% 100.65% 100.66% No material variations $133.76 $387.95 $355.47 $311.54 $407.88 Reduction of class 4 food premises due to data cleansing. 100% 96.43% 92.31% 85.71% 100% Follow-up inspections were undertaken for all non-compliant food inspection, outcome inspected within period compared to previous years when some follow-ups were conducted a month after the reporting period. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Southern Grampians | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Maintain and develop infrastructure and services to bring together willing buyers and sellers of livestock in the Western Riverina region. Code Action 8.1.11.1 Manage and maintain Griffith Livestock Marketing Centre within allocated budgets. Measure Griffith Livestock Marketing Centre maintained to facilitate and maximise the buying and selling of livestock with a target of 450,000 head of sheep and ability to sell cattle when required. 8.1.11.2 Upgrade existing facilities to improve Capital works to be maintained in the allocated budget each financial year. Latest Progress Report Progress Report 2018 Status Annual Comment ÔÄΩ Budget allocations are currently being maintained. 505,039 Sheep have been sold at the Griffith Livestock and Marketing Centre between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019. ÔÄΩ Works completed as per capital budget allocations. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Rhodes Reserve upgrade, Hillsdale The existing playground had various items removed over recent years due to age and condition. The park was generally unimproved. A new playground was designed and constructed that caters primarily to upper primary children and includes a climbing unit, swings and spinner, a circuit bike track, park furniture including a drinking fountain and a shade structure. The playground is situated adjacent to an existing BBQ facility. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Progress on major infrastructure works, completed Goodooga Bore Baths and active support for Goodooga store reopening. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Environment & Health Council has a responsibility to look after the health and safety of our community. Some of the ways we do this is through public health inspections. A total of 328 food business inspections were completed for the 2018/19 period, of these, 121 were high risk, 26 medium risk, 29 temporary premsises and 45 mobile premises. • Griffith City Council in conjunction with the NSW Food Authority hosted the Retail and Food Service Information Session in Griffith in April 2019 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Diverse and affordable housing options are available for our residents throughout all life stages. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Maitland | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Promote and support diverse agricultural industries and encourage 'best practice'. Communicate Griffith as a progressive agricultural region. Code Action Measure 6.4.1.1 Promote Griffith as the agricultural powerhouse of the Riverina, share good news stories across social platforms and profile in regional editorial. Minimum two stories in major publications and or media visits. ÔÄΩ Status Annual Comment Ongoing on a daily basis. In this fourth quarter alone we've hosted media famils which have all been focussed on our agricultural industries such as Better Homes and Gardens, Australian Traveller Magazine & Good Chef Bad Chef. The Wanderer Magazine also published several editorials in relation to Griffith being a foodie destination which were all very well received. We also attended the Canberra Handmade Markets with surrounding Riverina councils and producers. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Griffith | Regional |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | Scarborough Park Amenities (Production Ave) and Tonbridge Reserve Amenities and Kiosk Council upgraded the amenities buildings in Scarborough Park and Tonbridge Reserve. Two new high quality facilities were created for park users and the community which provide: 6 new unisex toilets; 1 unisex accessible toilet with baby change facilities; Canteen Facilities; Storage; Showers and change rooms; Meeting Room; External hand wash and bubbler; | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2018/19 | The Council also successfully lobbied to the Premier the Hon Gladys Berejiklian to release funding, as promised for the Goodooga Road, the Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians the Hon Nigel Scullion announced funding to rebuild the Goodooga Store. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | NSW | Brewarrina | Regional |