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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delivery Program 2019-21 INCLUDING THE OPERATIONAL PLAN 2019/20 | 2A.A6b Number of Star Rating Certificates with Scores of 3 or higher issued | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Hornsby | Metropolitan |
| Delivery Program 2019-21 INCLUDING THE OPERATIONAL PLAN 2019/20 | inspecting local food businesses and providing education on food safety according to the NSW Food Authority guidelines | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Hornsby | Metropolitan |
| Delivery Program and Budget 2018 – 2021 | Meals on Wheels | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Murray River | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Budget 2018 – 2021 | No. meals provided | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Murray River | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Budget 2018 – 2021 | Flavours of Echuca Moama | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Murray River | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Budget 2018 – 2021 | Food Inspections Undertaken | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Murray River | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Budget 2018 – 2021 | No. Food Shop Inspections | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Murray River | Regional |
| delivery program and operational plan 2019 – 2023 | Delivery Program Strategy PE3.2 Facilitate residential land The benefits will be… Readily available land and housing stock More affordable housing Readily available land and housing stock | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Ballina | Regional |
| delivery program and operational plan 2019 – 2023 | Facilitate local affordable housing planning and policy framework | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Ballina | Regional |
| delivery program and operational plan 2019 – 2023 | Treatment Plant CC1.2e Maximise Drinking Water Reticulation Monitoring Compliance (Microbial) | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Ballina | Regional |
| delivery program and operational plan 2019 – 2023 | General Rate – Rating Structure Council’s rating structure incorporates a base amount and a rate in the dollar. Council is of the opinion that a base amount is the most equitable rating system, as it reduces the impact of land values in calculating rates, and results in a more even spread of the rate burden. 13. revenue policy General Rate – Rating Structure | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Ballina | Regional |
| delivery program and operational plan 2019 – 2023 | Ensure all food premises are regularly inspected | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Ballina | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Operational Plans 2018-2021: | Provision of toilets, bike racks, drinking fountains and beach showers: Shoal Bay West Foreshore Longworth Park, Karuah Neil Carroll Park, Nelson Bay Aliceton Reserve, Karuah Henderson Park, Lemon Tree Passage Fingal Bay North Foreshore Bettles Park, Raymond Terrace George Reserve, Soldiers Point Spencer Park, Soldiers Point Little Beach Foreshore One Mile Beach Shoal Bay East Foreshore Medowie Town Centre | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Port Stephens | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Operational Plans 2018-2021: | Upgrade and install toilets, bike racks, drinking fountains and beach showers.in the following locations: • Bettles Park, Raymond Terrace – $100,000 • Shoal Bay Foreshore West – $180,000 • Longworth Park, Karuah – $120,000 • Neil Carroll Park, Nelson Bay – $120,000 • Aliceton Reserve, Karuah – $180,000 • Henderson Park, Lemon Tree Passage – $120,000 • Fingal Bay North Foreshore – $180,000 • Spencer Park, Soldiers Point • Little Beach Foreshore • Bettles Park, Raymond Terrace • One Mile Beach • Shoal Bay East • Medowie town centre • George Reserve, Soldiers Point | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Port Stephens | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Operational Plans 2018-2021: | The reason for the sub-categorisation is to provide financial assistance to residential and farmland ratepayers whose properties are included in the RAAF Base Williamtown per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination areas. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Port Stephens | Regional |
| Delivery Program and Operational Plans 2018-2021: | Provide: • Inspections and audits • Environmental regulation • Food, commercial premises and public health surveillance | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Port Stephens | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | *Shellfish Hatchery | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | This outcome looks at how we attract strategic investment and facilitate employment diversity and growth. It includes strengthening and diversifying our economy by targeting new industries as well as building on our existing strengths such as tourism, local food production and our diverse and unique natural assets. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | 5.1.2.1 Seek grant funding for the developmentof a Eurobodalla Food Systems/Production Plan | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | This outcome looks at how we attract strategic investment and facilitate employment diversity and growth. It includes strengthening and diversifying our economy by targeting new industries as well as building on our existing strengths such as tourism, local food production and our diverse and unique natural assets. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | 6.3 ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE DIVERSE, INNOVATIVE AND AFFORDABLE RANGE OF HOUSING 6.3.1 Enable housing choice through responsive planning instruments | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | 6.3.1.1 Monitor land supply | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | Encourage and support the development of a more diverse, innovative and affordable range of housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | This outcome seeks to ensure planning and development to support our future growth, protects our environment and rural lands, respects our heritage and provides housing choice that meets community need with regard to supply, variety, type, design quality, sustainability and affordability. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | Planning for and providing development opportunities, services and activities for youth such as Youth cafés | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | Youth café attendance | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | RATING CATEGORIES Each parcel of land in the Eurobodalla has been categorised for rating purposes in accordance with Sections 515 to 519 of the Local Government Act 1993. Residential Applies uniformly to all properties where the dominant use is residential or in the case of vacant land, where it is zoned or used for residential purposes. Farmland Applies to all properties in the Eurobodalla that satisfy the farmland criteria in the Local Government Area. Business Applies to all properties that are not identified as residential or farmland. Properties deemed “inactive” are excepted. A differential loading is applied to commercial and industrial properties which contribute a greater share of the costs relating to: • Tourism and economic development • CBD amenities enhancing retail and tourism • Additional cleaning, maintenance and construction treatments required for road, traffic, drainage, toilet and street cleaning. Business (subcategory: inactive) Council places any properties that cannot be categorised as residential, business or farmland into the business inactive subcategory. Generally, they are lands which have a restriction on their use or cannot be built on. This land will be rated at the same level as residential land. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | 1.1.2.1 Undertake the food inspection program | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan 2017-21 2019-20 | Percentage of complying food inspections | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Eurobodalla | Regional |
| Delivery Program Operational Plan & Budget 2019/20 | Rate Relief for Drought-Affected Farmers In September 2018, Council gave public notice of proposed financial assistance measures for drought affected farmers and the following measures were adopted: • Council amended its Hardship Policy to allow all Farmland rated property owners experiencing financial hardship due to the drought to make an application to have their rates payment deferred to the 2019/20 financial year on submission of a Financial Hardship Application – Farmland form • Issue of two Drought Relief Waste Disposal vouchers for each Shoalhaven property with a ‘Farmland’ or ‘Farmland – Dairy Farmers’ rating • Suspension of the accrual of interest on overdue rates payments from Farmland and Farmland – Dairy Farmers assessments • Support for any application for Tractor and B-Double access to local roads. • Waiver of fees for commercial quantity loads (over 2m3) of Council’s pasteurised garden waste product, where and when available • Acceptance of sufficiently decontaminated silage wrap, at no charge, at all 10 waste depots (not just West Nowra and Ulladulla) to minimise travel distance for farmers • A Mayor’s Relief Fund “Drought” appeal to assist drought-affected farmers in the Shoalhaven It was proposed that the City be defined as drought-affected while its parishes are identified by the Department of Primary Industries’ Combined Drought Indicator (CDI) as being in the ‘Drought Affected (weakening)’ phase or worse. As at 31 March 2019, 12 parishes were identified as experiencing Intense Drought, 19 parishes as experiencing Drought and 17 parishes as Drought Affected. Given the continuation of drought conditions in the City, Council proposes to continue its drought assistance measures, with the exception of the Mayor’s Relief Fund “Drought” appeal, for another year. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Shoalhaven | Regional |