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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| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | 424kL Annually per property Good quality rating 99% of the time. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | 6a.13 Provide Hydration Stations or other potable water options in key areas used for physical activity. • Proportion of scheduled Maintenance, Renewal and Capital Works programs completed for all parks and ovals and town circle walking track. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Residents have access to safe drinking water when they are active or exercising. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Supply water to Leeton, Whitton and Murrami. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | The water supply is sufficient to cater for community and business needs | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | People with a disability can readily access shops and services. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Principal Activity Support the aged and people with disabilities to shop and attend appointments. Goal • Good quality community transport services are provided to Leeton Shire residents. Measure Number of registered community transport users; total occasions of service, number of volunteer drivers. 16d.01 Monitor community transport services to the residents of Leeton Shire (delivered by Narrandera Shire Council from Leeton Multipurpose Community Centre). | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | CSP THEME 4: A thriving economy and good jobs CSP Goal 11: A community that thrives on irrigated agriculture DP ref 2017-21 Delivery Program Four-year Commitment 11a Principal Activity Advocate for continued access to irrigation supply for our agricultural industries. Goals • Opportunities for advocacy about Basin issues are pursued with a view to no further loss of productive water to the MIA/Leeton Shire (after efficiency project adjustments). • Environmental watering complements and does not compromise agricultural productivity. • Through effective collaboration with Murrumbidgee Irrigation Ltd, farmers, industry and local residents to benefit. Measure Sustained GDP from agriculture. No further kiss if productive water from the MIA. Policy change on water trading and land use planning to strengthen potential of the MIA. • Outcomes of meetings (major decisions/ actions). No target – report by occurrence. OP ref 11a.01 2019-20 OP Actions Participate in Murray Darling Association (Region 9 + MDA Board) and engage with the Murray Darling Basin Authority. 11a.02 Participate in EWAG (Environmental Water Advisory Group) to observe and monitor environmental watering actions and outcomes. 11a.03 Collaborate with Murrumbidgee Irrigation to strengthen irrigated agriculture in the MIA. OP Measure 2019-20 OP Target • Number of meetings attended. • Outcomes of meetings (major decisions/ actions). • Number of meetings attended. • Outcomes of meetings (major decisions/ actions). 100% attendance. No target – report by occurrence. 100% attendance. No target – report by occurrence. • Number of meetings attended 100% attendance. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Water remains a main priority and Council will continue to advocate for water policies, including water trading policies, that will ensure our farmers and farmers in the MIA can continue with confidence. When our farmers do well our industries and towns thrive too. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Commence delivery of the WRConnect Masterplan (Intermodal Freight Hub at Wumbulgal). | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Develop and implement road and rail Freight Strategies at local and regional level, including 539 Bridge renewal and Colinroobie-Vance Road secondary access route. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Measure Proportion of local producers who report satisfaction with ability to get produce to markets. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Principal Activity Facilitate improved freight transport productivity. Goals • A high functioning freight intermodal that services Leeton Shire and Western Riverina. • Infrastructure enables freight efficiencies to be improved. • Potential projects are developed ready to respond to grant opportunities. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | 2 education activities/year. 50 inspections undertaken twice a year. Zero breaches. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Goals • Patrons can confidently consume food prepared by local businesses. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 & Operational Plan 2019/2020 | Undertake food premises inspection programs. • Number and nature of education activities. • Number of inspections undertaken. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | 3.4 Delivery Program Action 3.4.1 Develop and implement strategies to support agriculture, agri-business and farmers Support and secure our farming future Operational Plan Activity Capital Program 3.4.1.1 Finalise and Implement Agriculture and Agribusiness Action Plan Responsibility Manager Environmental and Economic Planning Directorate Measure Sustainable Environment and Economy Meetings with Agricultural Cluster Group and Industry (3) Finalise and commence implementation of actions from the Agriculture and Agribusiness Action Plan (2) Due Date 30-Jun20DIAP | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | 3.4 Support and secure our farming future | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | 4.2.1.3 Prepare an Affordable Housing contribution scheme under SEPP 70 to be incorporated in the local planning framework controls (Action in Residential Strategy) | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | Work with Federal Community proponents and Crown Lands to progress transition of Reserve R95471 in a manner that could allow future use for affordable housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | 3.2.1.4 Develop and implement Sustainable Catering and Sustainable Purchasing Standards for Council | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy/sustainable LG food procurement policies | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | Support Community Gardens in accordance with the Policy | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | Support Community Gardens in accordance with the Policy | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan 2019-2020 | Undertake regular inspections of food premises to improve and maintain a high level of hygiene and food safety | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Byron | Regional |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan Year Three 2019-2020 | Develop and implement the Blue Mountains City Council Local Housing Strategy | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Blue Mountains | Metropolitan |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan Year Three 2019-2020 | Develop and implement the BMCC Local Housing Strategy | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Blue Mountains | Metropolitan |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan Year Three 2019-2020 | Objective 4.4 The City’s housing meets the diverse needs of the community | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Blue Mountains | Metropolitan |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan Year Three 2019-2020 | Strategies 4.4.a Support provision of a range of housing choices to meet diverse needs, including adaptable and well-designed medium density and infill development to facilitate housing affordability and ageing in place 4.4.b Undertake approaches to facilitate affordable housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Blue Mountains | Metropolitan |
| Delivery Program 2017-2021 and Operational Plan Year Three 2019-2020 | 3.6 rates & annual charges statement Rates are an important source of revenue for funding the Council’s Operational Plan, accounting for around 60% of the total revenue received by the Council for that year. Rates income also includes the charges associated with on-site sewage management, emergency/ bushfire services and domestic waste services. The Council has established a rating structure that relates to property values, which reflect capacity to pay, and the purpose for which the property is used, that is, whether the property is used for residential, business, farming or mining purposes. In 2012, the Council endorsed reform of the rating structure to ensure that it was simple, fair, broadly uniform and compliant with the Local Government Act, 1993. The reform saw the introduction of a single rate for Residential and Business properties irrespective of their location within the Council area, and continued with a single rate for farmland. categorisation of land Section 514 of the Local Government Act, 1993 sets out the Ordinary Rate Categories that the Council may use for the levying of ordinary rates. Council levies one ordinary rate per category. The rate is applied to the land value of all rateable land in the category. 1. Residential – includes any rateable parcel of land valued as one assessment and: • the dominant use is residential accommodation; or • if vacant land is zoned or otherwise designated for use for residential purposes under an environmental planning instrument. 2. Business – includes any rateable land which cannot be classified as farmland, residential or mining, and: • 3. Farmland – includes any parcel of rateable land valued as one assessment and the dominant use of the land is for farming. The farming activity must have a significant and substantial commercial purpose or character and must be engaged in for the purpose of profit on a continuous or repetitive basis (whether or not a profit is actually made). | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Blue Mountains | Metropolitan |
| DELIVERY PROGRAM 2017-2021 OPERATIONAL PLAN 2019-2020 | Strive to assist development of strong farming businesses. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Lockhart | Regional |