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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| Bathurst Region Urban Strategy | Note that the strip of land on the western side of Hope Street is suitable for low density housing only and specific development controls should be considered and protect the adjoining market garden land. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Region Urban Strategy | The land west of Hope Street which is currently zoned 1(b) Market Garden is not considered appropriate for medium density housing for the following reasons: • It adjoins the 400m sewerage treatments buffer area. • Low density housing infill development is considered the most appropriate means of development to ensure long term protection and viability of the adjoining Market Garden activities west of Hope Street. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Region Urban Strategy | This land currently retains a rural zoning (and is identified as predominantly Class 3 Agricultural Land) following community concern expressed in its strategic industrial identification by the 1996 Structure Plan. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Region Urban Strategy | The Boundary Road Reserve precinct holds high biodiversity value as one of the few remaining grassy box woodland patches at a regional scale, and the last such habitat within the City. The 40.7 ha reserve has been restricted from grazing of livestock, collection of firewood and urban development for the purposes of conservation and amenity. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Region Urban Strategy | The significant effluent irrigation area to the west and south of this site is an integral part of the Simplot food processing plant and is regulated by the DEC by way of the company’s Environment Protection Licence. This licence addresses odour management and other important environment protection matters. Any future zoning of this site would need to carefully consider this important land use, including the associated matters of odour management and neighbour conflict. | Sustainability and Environment | Local, sustainable food processing | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | Develop cycle tours with different genres. (e.g. food and wine, heritage or general) | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | 65. Provide water stations at the beginning of loop routes, where Council’s existing water infrastructure allows. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | 74. The Council’s Guidelines for Engineering Works and Civil Engineering Construction Guidelines to be amended to include the following support facilities, where appropriate, for new cycleway construction: • • • • • • • Seats Directional and distance signs Lighting Shade trees Toilets Water stations | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | Key Recommendations a) i) Seats ii) iii) The Council’s Guidelines for Engineering Works and Civil Engineering Construction Guidelines to be amended to include the following support facilities, where appropriate, for new cycleway construction: Directional and distance signs Lighting iv) Shade trees v) Toilets vi) Water stations vii) | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | Provide water stations at the beginning and end of loop routes, where Council’s water infrastructure allows a connection. (see Appendix 12) | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | Support facilities (e.g. seats, toilets, water stations and/or lighting) to be included in the network design. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bathurst Regional Community Access and Cycling Plan 2011 | The Engineering Guidelines to be amended to include the following support facilities for new cycleway construction: • • • • • • • • • • • • Seats Directional signs Lighting Shade trees Toilets Water stations | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Improve housing affordability (including social housing) and housing needs of various life stages through advocacy | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Increase community satisfaction with Council’s advocacy for increasing the supply of social and affordable housing in Bayside | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | This year, we held three very successful candidate forums prior to the federal and state elections. These events allowed Council and residents to present the key priorities for our municipality, including recycling and waste, height limits in major activity centres, the future of Elsternwick Nature Reserve, public and affordable housing, and ongoing funding for four-year-old kindergarten attendance. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Implement the Recycling and Waste Management Strategy focusing on community education and behaviour change in preparation for the introduction of food waste to the green organics kerbside collection and to address increasing costs for landfill and haulage of waste | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | • Council resolved to remove any single-use plastics from its operations at the Corporate Centre and libraries by 30 June, and from other Council facilities by 30 June 2020. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | An extensive communications and engagement program prepared Bayside residents for a new food and green waste service starting from July 2019. Food waste makes up almost half of Bayside’s garbage bins. Diverting food waste into compost presents a significant opportunity for the Bayside community to reduce its environmental footprint. In readiness for the new service an additional 439 households took up the green waste collection service. A total of 20,476 tonnes of recyclables and green waste was diverted from landfill in 2018/19. In recognition of the impact of plastic pollution in Port Phillip Bay, Council resolved to remove single-use plastics from its operations at the Corporate Centre and libraries by 30 June. Council- owned community facilities will follow by 30 June 2020. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | approval of the Recycling and Waste Management Strategy by Council in October 2018, including the introduction of a new food and green waste recycling service | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | community recycling stations at Beaumaris Library and Bayside Corporate Centre accepting more than 4,419 kilograms of recyclable material, and a further 1,374 kilograms of soft plastics | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | eliminated single-use plastics from Council’s Corporate Centre and libraries | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | established the food and green waste collection program to reduce the percentage of food waste going to landfill | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Establishing a food organics collection service and implement physical changes at Bayside’s waste collection service. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Implement the Recycling and Waste Management Strategy focusing on community education and behaviour change in preparation for the introduction of food waste to the green organics kerbside collection and to address increasing costs for landfill and haulage of waste | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | 1,725 inspections of food premises | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Environmental Health and Food Safety | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | FOOD SAFETY Health and Safety Critical and major noncompliance outcome notifications [Number of critical noncompliance 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 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | Service Indicators Food Safety Service/Indicator/Measure 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 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 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] Results 2016 1.84 Results 2017 1.81 Results 2018 1.69 Results 2019 Variation Explanations 1.80 The response rate is consistent with previous years and demonstrates Bayside’s ongoing commitment to actioning food related complaints. 101.11% 100.93% 104.55% 103.26% Some premises received additional assessment due to a transfer of business during the reporting year. $517.37 $423.32 $570.59 $572.55 This figure is consistent with previous years with a slight increase due to increased costs year over year | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside City Council’s Annual Report | This service protects the safety and amenity of our community through the provision of environmental health and food safety services for those who live, work and visit Bayside. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |
| Bayside Community Plan 2025 Building a better Bayside | • Advocate for adequate affordable and social housing to meet the needs of the community. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Bayside | Metropolitan |