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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| HOBSONS BAY OPEN SPACE STRATEGY FINAL STRATEGY JUNE 2018 | Review the demand and suitable development locations for different uses in open space including: community horticulture and community gardens, organised formal sports and event spaces. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Hobsons Bay | Metropolitan |
| HOBSONS BAY OPEN SPACE STRATEGY FINAL STRATEGY JUNE 2018 | 23. Community gardens/urban horticulture – Identify suitable open space locations for the potential development of community gardens. Develop a policy and endorsed Council process for the establishment and resourcing of a community gardens program. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hobsons Bay | Metropolitan |
| HOBSONS BAY OPEN SPACE STRATEGY FINAL STRATEGY JUNE 2018 | Identify suitable locations for urban agriculture/community gardens across the City and develop a policy and process for the establishment and resourcing of these spaces. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hobsons Bay | Metropolitan |
| HOBSONS BAY OPEN SPACE STRATEGY FINAL STRATEGY JUNE 2018 | Review the demand and suitable development locations for different uses in open space including: community horticulture and community gardens, organised formal sports and event spaces. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hobsons Bay | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | Align actions promoting affordable housing outlined in Draft City of Port Phillip Strengthening Community Housing Partnerships Strategy in 2015 and review of council’s 10 year Housing Strategy in 2016 | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | Council actively supports the delivery of affordable housing to meet community needs. This support includes the ways in which we work with the community to address and reduce homelessness. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | Council regularly liaises with Victoria Police, Centrelink, Launch Housing Services, Sacred Heart Mission, Royal District Nursing Services (RDNS) Homeless Persons Program (HPP), Salvation Army Crisis Services, Alfred Health, Inner South Community Health and local housing providers. No single organisation or level of government can address homelessness alone. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | Council submission to the federal government’s future reviews of housing and homelessness and document other submissions and advocacy each year made to state or federal governments to retain and expand services locally. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | Focusing on prevention and early intervention – supporting the delivery of affordable housing to meet community needs and improving access to support and information to obtain suitable housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | Housing Strategy 2007–2017 has had widespread success in facilitating the expansion of affordable housing by setting targets for the provision of affordable housing. This has supported well designed affordable housing projects in Port Phillip and establishment of the Port Phillip Housing Trust as well as research such as Community Engagement and Community Housing in 2009. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Action Strategy 2015-2020 | The City of Port Phillip supports the delivery of affordable housing to meet community needs and pursues social justice for all people in our community. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Port Phillip | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Policy | 1. Right to Housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Parramatta | Metropolitan |
| Homelessness Policy | City of Parramatta Council recognises that access to secure, appropriate and affordable housing is not only a basic requirement for all people, but also an essential component of an inclusive, dynamic and sustainable city. Diverse, multi-disciplinary strategies from multiple levels of Government and other stakeholders are required to address this growing and often complex issue. Council’s contribution to addressing homelessness will be guided by the nine policy principles outlined below. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Parramatta | Metropolitan |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | • Traditional agriculture has transitioned to using smart and sustainable agricultural practices. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | 2.3. Commission a Macleay Valley Certified Organic Produce Strategy to identify and articulate ‘focal’ areas for strategic planning and development. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | 2.5. Investigate new products or sustainable practices such as bio-banking or carbon farming. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | ACTIONS Agribusiness Industry Planning and Development: 2.1. Establish a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Working Group as a sub-committee of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee to oversee the development of a local agribusiness cluster strategy. As a first step, identify and appoint a cluster champion to lead and advance the development of the Macleay Valley agribusiness cluster and investigate strategies to rapidly expand the value of agricultural production by linking intensive small scale farming to research, employment, training and utilisation of flood plain lands previously used by the dairy industry. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Agribusiness Industry Education, Research and Development: 2.6. Engage with local producers, universities, TAFE and the NSW Government to identify opportunities for agricultural education and training programs focused on emerging opportunities for organics farming and related intensive agribusiness in the Macleay Valley and wider Mid North Coast region | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Commission a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Cluster Strategy focussed on opportunities to develop the Macleay Valley’s emerging capabilities in the production of fruit and nuts HORIZON 2030 – MACLEAY VALLEY | 34 Economic Development and Tourism Strategy Action Plan THEME 2 as well as other food products and including certified organics. The strategy should focus on, for example, fostering business innovation and start-ups, market research and development, business retention and expansion, business attraction and workforce planning and development. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Commissioning a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Cluster Strategy focussed on opportunities to develop the Macleay Valley’s emerging capabilities in the production of fruit and nuts as well as other food products and including certified organics. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Support the Development of the Macleay Valley as a Location for Smart and Sustainable Agribusiness • Establishing a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Working Group as a sub-committee of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee to oversee the development of a local agribusiness cluster strategy. • Commissioning a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Cluster Strategy focussed on opportunities to develop the Macleay Valley’s emerging capabilities in the production of fruit and nuts as well as other food products and including certified organics. • Working with the NSW Government to identify small business support programs applicable to agribusiness in the Macleay Valley. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Supporting the development of the Macleay Valley as a location for smart and sustainable agribusiness will help drive industry diversification into new areas of agribusiness and economic development, that builds on the Macleay Valley’s comparative and competitive strengths. Proposed initiatives that are designed to facilitate development of a sustainable agribusiness sector in the Macleay Valley are presented under the following four categories: • • • • Agribusiness Industry Planning and Development; Agribusiness Industry Education, Research and Development; Agribusiness Industry Promotion and Development; and Agri-tourism and Events. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | The Macleay Valley organic food hub is established. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Climate Change and Sustainability Policy: 1.25. Continue to identify risks to water levels, environmental conditions, river health and extreme events (flood and fire) due to the impacts of climate change. Working collaboratively with Strategic and Asset Planning, develop a Council policy acknowledging the impacts of climate change on key agricultural industries. | Sustainability and Environment | Food supply and food system resilience | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | 2.7. Commission a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Future Employment Study to identify existing industry skills gaps, emerging growth industries, the future of work in the agribusiness sector, the estimated demand for the ‘jobs of the future’ and likely workforce needs and training priorities in the Macleay Valley. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | 2.8. Initiate and co-ordinate, through the proposed agribusiness cluster, a proposal to partner with TAFE NSW, universities (e.g. UNE in Armidale), local industry stakeholders and the Macleay Valley’s high schools, to develop a strategy to design an integrated training pathway for the Macleay Valley’s school-leavers looking to establish a career in agribusiness. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | ACTIONS Agribusiness Industry Planning and Development: 2.1. Establish a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Working Group as a sub-committee of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee to oversee the development of a local agribusiness cluster strategy. As a first step, identify and appoint a cluster champion to lead and advance the development of the Macleay Valley agribusiness cluster and investigate strategies to rapidly expand the value of agricultural production by linking intensive small scale farming to research, employment, training and utilisation of flood plain lands previously used by the dairy industry. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Agribusiness Industry Education, Research and Development: 2.6. Engage with local producers, universities, TAFE and the NSW Government to identify opportunities for agricultural education and training programs focused on emerging opportunities for organics farming and related intensive agribusiness in the Macleay Valley and wider Mid North Coast region | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Commission a Macleay Valley Agribusiness Cluster Strategy focussed on opportunities to develop the Macleay Valley’s emerging capabilities in the production of fruit and nuts HORIZON 2030 РMACLEAY VALLEY | 34 Economic Development and Tourism Strategy Action Plan THEME 2 as well as other food products and including certified organics. The strategy should focus on, for example, fostering business innovation and start-ups, market research and development, business retention and expansion, business attraction and workforce planning and development. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |
| Horizons 2030: Macleay Valley Economic Development and Tourism Strategy | Development of the Macleay Valley as a Location for Smart and Sustainable Agribusiness RATIONALE Agriculture is a traditional mainstay of the Macleay Valley, with the industry built on the production of dairy products, beef, other livestock products and fruit, including avocados, nectarines, peaches and mangoes to name a few. Today, agriculture employs over 500 people, or approximately 5% of total workers in the Macleay Valley. The agribusiness sector is highly diverse and consists of operators involved in agricultural services or production across the food supply chain. Operators include primary producers of agricultural commodities, processors, manufacturers and wholesalers. As has been the case in the Macleay Valley, Australia’s agricultural sector is in a period of transition with new activities emerging in response to global demand. The horticultural sector is a rapidly-growing industry and is Australia’s third-largest agricultural sector after livestock farming and broad acre faming. Global demand for organic produce is rising and retailers and restaurants are selling a greater number of organic products as they respond to the demands of health-conscious consumers. Australia has the largest area of organic farmland in the world, covering more than 35 million hectares. Most of this land is large rangelands for organic cattle farming. In the Macleay Valley, a burgeoning organic produce sector offers the potential to set the region apart as a leading organic food producer. Supporting the development of the Macleay Valley as a location for smart and sustainable agribusiness will help drive industry diversification into new areas of agribusiness and economic development, that builds on the Macleay Valley’s comparative and competitive strengths. Proposed initiatives that are designed to facilitate development of a sustainable agribusiness sector in the Macleay Valley are presented under the following four categories: • • • • Agribusiness Industry Planning and Development; Agribusiness Industry Education, Research and Development; Agribusiness Industry Promotion and Development; and Agri-tourism and Events. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Kempsey | Regional |