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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| 2020-2025 | Council has made significant achievements in IWM including: ~ Installation of rainwater tanks at over 70 Councilowned facilities that can store over 1 million litres of water (as of 2019). These facilities include Council’s Global Learning Centres, preschools, neighbourhood houses, sports pavilions, local clubrooms, community gardens, and community centres to provide an alternative to using drinking water for things like toiletflushing and watering garden beds. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| 2020-2025 | Council has made significant achievements in IWM including: ~ Installation of rainwater tanks at over 70 Councilowned facilities that can store over 1 million litres of water (as of 2019). These facilities include Council’s Global Learning Centres, preschools, neighbourhood houses, sports pavilions, local clubrooms, community gardens, and community centres to provide an alternative to using drinking water for things like toiletflushing and watering garden beds. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| 2020-2025 | Minimising the impact of agricultural dam and extractive water use on natural waterways by increasing alternative water supply for Hume’s agricultural areas, including Keilor Market Gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| 2020-2025 | Water for agriculture – Minimising the impact of agricultural dam and extractive water use on natural waterways by increasing alternative water supply for Hume’s agricultural areas, including Keilor Market Gardens. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| 2020-2025 | Council has made significant achievements in IWM including: ~ Installation of rainwater tanks at over 70 Councilowned facilities that can store over 1 million litres of water (as of 2019). These facilities include Council’s Global Learning Centres, preschools, neighbourhood houses, sports pavilions, local clubrooms, community gardens, and community centres to provide an alternative to using drinking water for things like toiletflushing and watering garden beds. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | • People feel they have access to affordable, decent housing • 15% of all new development in growth precincts is affordable housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Deliver an attractive, sustainable, affordable built environment | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Liveable & Distinctive a well designed, attractive city which preserves the identity and character of local villages Deliver an attractive, sustainable, affordable built environment | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Manage local planning and promote attractive, sustainable and affordable design | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Promote healthy eating and active lifestyles | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Promote healthy eating and active lifestyles. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Provide and promote sporting, healthy eating and active lifestyle programs | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2028 cbcity | Council’s Haldon Street Festival and Bankstown Bites Food Festival | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Canterbury Bankstown | Metropolitan |
| 2035 Junee Shire’s Community Strategic Plan | Monitor and regulate environmental and food safety standards | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Junee | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | The groups asked Council to think about issues such as protecting the Bathurst Airport, inclusion of multi-sport indoor stadiums, consideration of existing reports to inform the development of the CSP, strategies to manage an ageing population and affordable housing, tourism planning, recreational and capacity building programs, emergency services headquarters, village signage and advocating for improved mobile phone reception. We included these comments into the relevant strategies | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | We will develop strategies that address social issues such as affordable housing, migrant support and ageing populations. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Programs such as the Sustainable Living Expo, Wat | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Council will adopt an integrated approach to water cycle management across the region that considers climate change, water security, sustainable demand and growth, and the natural environment. Planning for the effects of a changing climate on water availability and use for the environment, settlements, communities and industry is an important action of Council. Council will investigate alternative methods of water delivery to the water filtration plant. Council will also continue to maintain the raw water supply from Winburndale Dam. Council will promote waterwise practices to our community. Council will develop education programs for septic tank system owners and work with our community to improve the proportion of compliant systems. Council will continue to advocate to maintain control and ownership of the City’s water supply | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Council recognises the need to balance population growth with the need to respect our environment, support agriculture and build on our local fresh food production and other rural activities. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Council will maintain and ensure it has up to date and appropriate planning controls in place to protect the region's primary production lands. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | What is Council going to do? Council will promote and protect the region’s primary resources, and minimise the fragmentation of agricultural lands and protect highly valued lands from inappropriate urban development. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Council will adopt an integrated approach to water cycle management across the region that considers climate change, water security, sustainable demand and growth, and the natural environment. Planning for the effects of a changing climate on water availability and use for the environment, settlements, communities and industry is an important action of Council. Council will investigate alternative methods of water delivery to the water filtration plant. Council will also continue to maintain the raw water supply from Winburndale Dam. Council will promote waterwise practices to our community. Council will develop education programs for septic tank system owners and work with our community to improve the proportion of compliant systems. Council will continue to advocate to maintain control and ownership of the City’s water supply | Sustainability and Environment | Food supply and food system resilience | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Total items collected via Container Deposit Scheme. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Where do we want to be? Council invests a large amount of resources into community education around waste issues. There are also a number of other initiatives and options such as the NSW Return and Earn scheme and concrete recycling facilities locally. Council is aiming for a declining trend for total volume of waste being received at landfill. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | • Compliance and enforcement: Food Safety | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Council will continue to undertake regular inspections of food shops, tattooists, and beauty therapists to be sure they’re taking the right steps to protect the health of their customers. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | 2.4 Support agriculture, local manufacturing, food production and education as significant contributors to the region’s economy | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | Strategy 2.4 Support agriculture, local manufacturing, food production and education as significant contributors to the region’s economy | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | We will encourage collaboration between local farms, food manufacturers, grocers and restaurants. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Bathurst | Regional |
| 2040 Community Strategic Plan | A strong agricultural sector with a continuing capacity to be a significant contributor to the local, regional and national economy is encouraged STRATEGY: 3.4.1 The growth and development of our agricultural sector to further diversify and increase value adding is supported 3.4.2 Capacity of the agricultural industry is supported through effective planning, investment attraction and support | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Dubbo | Regional |