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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnedah Shire Rural Strategy | 8.5.4. Economic and Employment Opportunities Objective: To provide for economic development opportunities that is in keeping with the character of Gunnedah Shire 1.1 1 Prepare an Economic Development Shire | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Gunnedah | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Advocate for DPI, Local Land Services and other agencies to deliver extension programs within the Shire and provide access for Shire producers to research and development, innovation and best practice | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Continue to ensure that planning policies and controls protect rural and bushland areas, water resources, productive agricultural land and significant view-sheds from non-compatible development. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Continue to protect productive agricultural land and water resources within the Shire. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Encourage and facilitate the development and expansion of intensive livestock, poultry and horticultural production. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Encourage and support adoption of new activities and technologies, sustainable land management practices, and innovative business models. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Encourage diversification and build sustainability and profitability | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Encourage local producers to explore options to participate in Carbon Farming / Emission Reduction schemes, leveraging the Living Classroom where possible | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Ensure that planning controls for rural land have the flexibility to accommodate new activities and innovative business models that may include horizontal or vertical integration and/or tourism activities and events. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Identify strategic sites for agri-business and intermodal / containerisation facilities and ensure that opportunities and potential sites in Gwydir Shire are included in the proposed NE-NW Agri-Business Strategy (Planning and Environment NSW) | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Investigate the potential of new / emerging activities: Intensive livestock and poultry production Greenhouse vegetable production Agri businesses – eg feed mill, processing and packaging Technology-based and Creative Industries Extractive Industries Renewable Energy and Carbon Farming Utilisation of waste products (eg pelletising manure) Inland Railway | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | ON THE DRAWING BOARD Circular Economy – Integrated poultry, horticulture & energy generation project. Expansion of the Gunyerwarildi and Myola Feedlots | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Proposed for a site near Warialda, the Circular Economy project integrates intensive poultry production with intensive greenhouse vegetable production, with waste produced utilised to generate energy and other inputs for production. Key components of the project are: Hatchery and poultry sheds to grow chickens for meat consumption. A poultry processing plant, producing chicken meat for domestic and possibly global markets. Greenhouses to produce tomatoes and potentially organic vegetables. A bio-digester utilising waste products from the poultry farms and processor and greenhouses to produce energy, which will be used to drive farm machinery and for climate control. Carbon Dioxide produced will be fed into the greenhouses to accelerate plant growth. The project has the potential to generate around 200 jobs. The Trade Training Centre at Warialda has facilities for horticultural training, which can be utilised and expanded as part of developing the workforce for this project. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | We envisage an economic future where our: Population is increasing. Community is vibrant, engaged and inclusive. Economy is diversified, sustainable and resilient. Farms and businesses are innovative, entrepreneurial, profitable and sustainable. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Working with producers, explore opportunities to value-add to local products, provide services currently not available in the Shire, expand markets and/or utilise waste products | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | 12.2.3 Continue to protect productive agricultural land and water resources within the Shire. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Continue to advocate for water security. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Investigate the feasibility of developing on-farm aquaculture to increase utilisation of water resources. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | ON THE DRAWING BOARD Circular Economy – Integrated poultry, horticulture & energy generation project. Expansion of the Gunyerwarildi and Myola Feedlots | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Encourage and facilitate the development and expansion of intensive livestock, poultry and horticultural production. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Investigate the potential of new / emerging activities: Intensive livestock and poultry production Greenhouse vegetable production Agri businesses – eg feed mill, processing and packaging Technology-based and Creative Industries Extractive Industries Renewable Energy and Carbon Farming Utilisation of waste products (eg pelletising manure) Inland Railway | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | ON THE DRAWING BOARD Circular Economy – Integrated poultry, horticulture & energy generation project. Expansion of the Gunyerwarildi and Myola Feedlots | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Proposed for a site near Warialda, the Circular Economy project integrates intensive poultry production with intensive greenhouse vegetable production, with waste produced utilised to generate energy and other inputs for production. Key components of the project are: Hatchery and poultry sheds to grow chickens for meat consumption. A poultry processing plant, producing chicken meat for domestic and possibly global markets. Greenhouses to produce tomatoes and potentially organic vegetables. A bio-digester utilising waste products from the poultry farms and processor and greenhouses to produce energy, which will be used to drive farm machinery and for climate control. Carbon Dioxide produced will be fed into the greenhouses to accelerate plant growth. The project has the potential to generate around 200 jobs. The Trade Training Centre at Warialda has facilities for horticultural training, which can be utilised and expanded as part of developing the workforce for this project. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Continue to advocate for additional funding to improve road networks to accommodate higher productivity vehicles. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Explore options to increase the range of temporary and permanent accommodation available in Croppa Creek and North Star to accommodate seasonal workers; support the expansion of the feedlots and the construction of the Inland Rail corridor, and to facilitate future development of agri-businesses in the area | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Identify opportunities for and support the development of suitable agri-business and transport and logistics facilities along the Inland Rail corridor. | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Identify strategic sites for agri-business and intermodal / containerisation facilities and ensure that opportunities and potential sites in Gwydir Shire are included in the proposed NE-NW Agri-Business Strategy (Planning and Environment NSW) | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | Investigate the potential of new / emerging activities: Intensive livestock and poultry production Greenhouse vegetable production Agri businesses – eg feed mill, processing and packaging Technology-based and Creative Industries Extractive Industries Renewable Energy and Carbon Farming Utilisation of waste products (eg pelletising manure) Inland Railway | Sustainability and Environment | Local, sustainable food processing | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | A poultry processing plant, producing chicken meat for domestic and possibly global markets. | Sustainability and Environment | Local, sustainable food processing | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |
| GWYDIR SHIRE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2017-2020 | A bio-digester utilising waste products from the poultry farms and processor and greenhouses to produce energy, which will be used to drive farm machinery and for climate control. Carbon Dioxide produced will be fed into the greenhouses to accelerate plant growth. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Gwydir | Regional |