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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | Council has introduced a new FOGO service which will continue to be implemented and expanded. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | FOGO Decontamination Picking Station | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | Food Donation Education Program | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | Identify the barriers to food donation (from supermarkets, clubs etc) to organisations, for distribution to those most in need. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | Organics Collection Grant Program | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | Respond to enquiries, conduct inspections and enforce regulation of food and health premises, pools and spas | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | Service outputs No. inspections of food premises, | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Bega Valley Shire Council Revised Delivery Program 2017 – 2021 and Operational Plan 2019 – 2020 | No. saleyards | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Bega | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People take action to encourage healthy eating and being active in their own environments, and for the people around them. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | The environment makes it easy for people to access and choose drinks that are not sugary. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | More people are interested in sustainable food production and food waste practises | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People can get a good variety of locally grown food and can use places in their neighbourhood to grow food. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People can get a good variety of locally grown food and can use places in their neighbourhood to grow food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | .5 Support and strengthen a food economy that increases the supply, availability and demand for locally produced food | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | 3.4 Connect food producers, suppliers and retailers with each other and Baw Baw residents | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | Food suppliers are confident that they can sell their products, and that there are skilled workers for their industry. People want to buy from local food suppliers and they have a convenient way to do this. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People can get a good variety of locally grown food and can use places in their neighbourhood to grow food. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People can get a good variety of locally grown fresh food. … | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | More people are interested in sustainable food production and food waste practises | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People and growers choose to dispose of food waste responsibly. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | Food suppliers are confident that they can sell their products, and that there are skilled workers for their industry. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | 3.1 Reduce the consumption of sugary drinks | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | 3.4 Connect food producers, suppliers and retailers with each other and Baw Baw residents | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | 3.2 Increase the consumption of healthy and nutritious food | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | .5 Support and strengthen a food economy that increases the supply, availability and demand for locally produced food | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | 3.7 Build people’s capacity to eat healthy and be more active where we live, learn, work and play through healthy design, education and policy | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | Food suppliers are confident that they can sell their products, and that there are skilled workers for their industry. People want to buy from local food suppliers and they have a convenient way to do this. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People and growers have ways to build their knowledge and skills. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Being Healthy in Baw Baw | People and growers have ways to build their knowledge and skills. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| BELLINGEN SHIRE EMPLOYMENT LANDS STRATEGY 2013 Addendum to the Bellingen Shire Growth Management Strategy 2007 | Total 1,538 887 335 2,760 3,223 1,853 698 5,775 3,558 2,059 779 6,396 Land 2016 3,023 1,807 701 5,531 Land 2026 Land 2036 9,328 5,565 2,155 17,048 16,352 9,775 3,791 29,919 The key findings shown in Table 48 and their implications to each centre are discussed further below. 14.2 Recommendations: Bellingen Major Centre As discussed in Chapter 5 of this Strategy, Bellingen is the main centre for the Shire and is categorised as a Major Centre within the Mid North Coast Subregion. It provides an important array of retail, commercial, civic and community uses for the local resident and working population. The centre is also well placed geographically (i.e. in the centre of the Shire) to service the bulk of the resident, worker and tourist population. On account of the Centre’s role within the hierarchy and geographic location, this Strategy identifies its suitability for the bulk of additional floorspace (+3,558sqm or 1.64 Ha) of land. The key challenge for the Centre is where this additional floorspace could be accommodated. Accommodating Additional Retail floorspace including a Supermarket Breaking the demand forecasts for Bellingen Centre down further, just over 50% (approximately 1,800sqm) relates to retail floorspace. As retail uses tend to choose ground floor / shop front locations, this could translate into demand for the equivalent of 18 new specialty stores at 100sqm each or say 8 – 10 specialty stores and a new small supermarket of 800sqm – 1000sqm. With respect to supermarket floorspace, Bellingen Centre presently has one small (approximately 540sqm) supermarket. The modest scale of the supermarket limits the range of goods it can offer to the local community (i.e. fresh food, deli and dry goods) requiring residents to travel out of Bellingen to larger centres in surrounding LGA’s that offer ‘full line’ supermarkets. This results in lost trade for the Centre (directly through supermarket spending and indirectly through spin off trade to other retailers). It also results in additional traffic and environmental impacts as well as lifestyle pressures (i.e. having to travel greater distances for grocery goods). Our analysis of retail demand across the Shire found that by 2036 there would be a net increase in demand for close to 1,320sqm of supermarket floorspace alone. As the Major Centre for the Shire, it is recommended that the majority of this demand (i.e. 800-1000sqm) be located within Bellingen Centre to address the key issues outlined above. Ref: C11072 Part A and B P a g e | 135 Hill PDA Land 2036 (ha) 55% 33% 13% 1.64 0.98 0.38 2.99 100% Bellingen Shire Employment Lands Strategy With respect to location, it is important to identify a site / locality that would: Reinforce the centre as the key retail hub by acting as an anchor for the centre and providing spin off benefits to surrounding uses; Not detract from the centre and its fine grain / boutique character; Not create a significant traffic and transport impact; and Provide greater retail choice and competition. In light of the last objective, it may be considered appropriate that a new supermarket be encouraged for the centre to provide a retail alternative / choice. The new supermarket could be located at the eastern end of the Major Centre to act as an alternative anchor or attractor to the centre, balancing the effect of the existing supermarket located at the western end of Hyde Street. A range of sites could come forward over the Strategy period to facilitate this including the site at 10 Ford Street / 25 Hyde Street which currently provides a smaller grocery store and service station. Other options relate to an amalgamation of land and existing uses at 15 and 17 Hyde Street, adjacent to the Fire Station. A second supermarket at this end of the Centre could strengthen its attraction to local shoppers and visitors, creating the “barbell effect” whereby two anchors are located at either end of the centre supporting the patronage of specialty stores in between. It is important to note however that the smaller scale of demand i.e. for something in the 1,000sqm range limits the types of supermarket retailers that would be interested in locating in the Centre to the smaller, less main stream providers. Alternatively the existing supermarket could be extended to the size of a Super IGA thereby increasing its range of goods on offer to include a greater variety of fresh produce, bakery and deli goods. One opportunity to facilitate the expansion of the existing supermarket, whilst retaining it in its general locality is through the relocation of the existing light industrial uses occupying space between Hyde Street and Short Street Lane. At present there are urban support services (vehicle repair) workshops occupying units at the end of the retail strip and rear of shop front premises which is an unusual arrangement in the middle of a cluster of prime retail space. The occupation of this space by such a use is in part historic and in part a result of the lack of alternative suitable land surrounding the Centre. As will be discussed further in Chapter 15, Bellingen Centre would benefit from the creation of an urban support zone (industrial land) to enable the relocation of these businesses out of the centre, yet still close to the resident population and passing trade in order to service them | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | NSW | Bellingen | Regional |