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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage an increasing use of local produce and food for Council events and services, | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy/sustainable LG food procurement policies | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Ensure that Council provide healthy fresh food choices at Council functions and events. | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy/sustainable LG food procurement policies | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Increasing the proportion of locally grown healthy food for Council functions, activities and services will contribute to reducing Council's ecological footprint through a reduction in 'food miles' and transport costs. | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy/sustainable LG food procurement policies | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Council will work with the Community and agencies to identify groups at risk of poor nutrition and to build the capacity of support organisations working with those vulnerable groups | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Special Needs and Population Groups: Council will encourage a focus on strategies that have a positive impact across the whole city, geographically and by social group. Fresh food should be accessible to everyone, not just higher socio-economic groups. | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Promote awareness within Council and the community of the benefits of local and sustainability produced fresh fruit and vegetables with associated health benefits from greater consumption of fruit and vegetables | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | promote ecologically sound, economically viability and social responsibility through food purchase choices. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Provide interactive educational opportunities for the community to strengthen knowledge and skills in sourcing or growing and preparing fresh local food | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | raising staff and community awareness of the environmental and health issues surrounding fresh local healthy food. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | To influence changing individual behaviours in the purchase, consumption and production of food in the local area. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage the preservation and development of urban and peri-urban food production opportunities in the LGA | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage community participation in local fresh food initiatives, such as community gardens, box schemes, farm gate sales and support of local greengrocers and shopkeepers, to foster consumption of fresh, local produce | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage community participation in local fresh food initiatives, such as community gardens, box schemes, farm gate sales and support of local greengrocers and shopkeepers, to foster consumption of fresh, local produce | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | growing and preparing fresh local food | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | To encourage greater participation in waste reduction through composting and waste reduction projects and linking these to growers' needs for good quality compostable materials to improve food production and soil health, and supporting production of locally grown health food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Actively encouraging the community to become involved at the local level to move towards reducing food transport distances | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage community participation in local fresh food initiatives, such as community gardens, box schemes, farm gate sales and support of local greengrocers and shopkeepers, to foster consumption of fresh, local produce | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Increasing the proportion of locally grown healthy food for Council functions, activities and services | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | reducing Council's ecological footprint through a reduction in 'food miles' and transport costs. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | To encourage an increase in a more localised approach to food production and availability through strategies supporting both local growers and consumers. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage and support growing awareness of the benefits to the community of the use of composting to support the production of fresh local produce | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | To encourage greater participation in waste reduction through composting and waste reduction projects and linking these to growers' needs for good quality compostable materials to improve food production and soil health, and supporting production of locally grown health food. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage community participation in local fresh food initiatives, such as community gardens, box schemes, farm gate sales and support of local greengrocers and shopkeepers, to foster consumption of fresh, local produce. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Increasing the proportion of locally grown healthy food for Council functions, activities and services | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Encourage community participation in local fresh food initiatives, such as community gardens, box schemes, farm gate sales and support of local greengrocers and shopkeepers, to foster consumption of fresh, local produce | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Supporting local businesses, food producers and shopkeepers | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | supporting both local growers and businesses offering fresh produce to the community | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Supporting local businesses, food producers and shopkeepers | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Access to Fresh Food Policy | Access to Fresh Food Policy | Food System Policy | Dedicated food system policy/strategy | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| Act and Adapt Sustainable Environment Strategy 2018-28 | We will promote a reduction of single use plastics (e.g. plastic bags and coffee cups) | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |