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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| HUME CITY COUNCIL | In order to support older residents to ‘age in place’ and remain connected with the community, it is important that affordable housing is located close to public transport, family and the range of local services available. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL | Designing local buildings and spaces to be attractive, safe and convenient and by having adequate infrastructure such as seating, shade, water fountains and toilets, we encourage all community members to come together and utilise these spaces. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL | Access to affordable public and community transport is essential to support positive ageing. Transport to destinations within our City and beyond is strongly tied to the ability of older residents to continue to live independently, and provides access to shops, medical and health facilities, other essential services, and opportunities to remain physically and socially active. | Health and Wellbeing | Accessible healthy food retail | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL | Case Study РPlenty Food Group The Plenty Food Group (PFG) is a food manufacturing industry network supporting firms in Melbourne’s north. It assists member firms in food processing and closely allied industries. Unlike other sector specific networks / clusters, the group has a broad industry focus – it ranges across all food types such as bakery, beverage, dairy, meat, cereal products, food flavourings etc. The network is financially supported by two local government bodies, the Hume City Council and the City of Whittlesea. The PFG’s main activities include: marketing Рsharing costs for presence at food industry exhibitions (domestic and export), hosting and initiating promotional events and on-line business and product directories. The website and on-line directories have been designed to gain high search engine ratings and to promote PFG members to national and international buyers. Representation at tradeshows gives PFG a higher profile and presence within the industry. The PFG also hosts networking events (workshops, seminars) which expose participants to business improvement support. Some of these services are provided jointly or in association with NORTH Link and Enterprise Connect. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL | support businesses that use resources efficiently, embrace environmentally sustainable transport alternatives, source energy and water efficiently, grow and supply food and seek to eliminate waste responsibly. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | A range of leisure programs were delivered in 2018/19 with a focus on nutrition seminars and social forus for the elderly and disabled Excellent attendances were recorded with over 6,000 participants attending 120 different leisure rogras | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | The 2018/19 Community Garden Asset Upgrade Program was completed which included infrastructure orks at counity garden sites A Community Garden Open Day was held on 27 April 2019 at the Homestead Learning and Counity Centre | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Craigieburn Festival 2019 Craigieburn Festival was held at ANZAC Park on aturday March fro a to ith an estiated , eole attending The festival attracts mainly locals and audiences of different ages at arious ties of the day Many local families attend to enjoy music, a selection of multicultural dishes provided by food trucks, arkets and free interactie childrens events such as circus workshops, plant a tree and craft stalls | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Total plant and equipment Infrastructure Roads BrUnlisted shares at fair value – Regional Kitchen Pty Ltd Non-current idge Footpaths and cycleways Car parks Drainage Total infrastructure Current Term deposits greater than 90 days Budget 2019 $'000 7,400 23,759 53,133 84,292 239 4,216 4,087 8,542 15,131 308 This investment in the Regional Kitchen is a joint venture between a number of Victorian Councils which the Kitchen project with the aim of providing affordable, nutritious and culturally sensitive meals to older and other vulnerable residents. 5,354 3,296 1,484 25,573 | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Councils MC erice established a counity based lactation consulting/breastfeeding service to suort ne others n /, oen accessed this serice, ith er cent of women attending reporting that the information they received helped with their breastfeeding eerience eand for the serice has increased, and in / the serice ill be eanded | Health and Wellbeing | Breastfeeding | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | The park boasts agility training equipment made from composite material, including a dog bridge, ae oles, tunnel, sit/stay latfor and hurdles There are also double-gates and two entry/exit points, along with amenities for users, including a drinking fountain with dog water bowl, bins with dog-waste bags, seating and shelter | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Agricultural Land Use Rebate | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | In 2018, Council launched the Environmental Scholarships, awarding nine scholarships valued at a total of $9,958 to residents to attend training including permaculture design, habitat conservation, sustainable touris and nutrition faring | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Major initiatives Establish a new 'Environmental leadership scholarship program’ to support community members who are actively involved in local environmental initiatives. An Environmental Scholarship program has been established with guidelines, the application process, selection process and promotion having taken lace s at une , nine alications hae been approved from 11 applications, with close to the total , budget being eended The scholarship recipients have attended the following courses: Permaculture Design x 3, Urban Gardener, Habitat Conservation Management x 2, Community Based Social Marketing, Nutrition Farming, and one applicant attended the International Conference on ustainable iche Touris A review of the scholarship program has been undertaken by the Sustainable Environment and Waste department and will be presented to Councillors in uly | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Support for rural landowners/conservation areas in 2018/19 included 264 properties participating in the Agricultural Land Use Rebate Program including ne roerties Councils inestent is , coering , hectares of riate roerty | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Craigieburn Community Garden | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | The 2018/19 Community Garden Asset Upgrade Program was completed which included infrastructure orks at counity garden sites A Community Garden Open Day was held on 27 April 2019 at the Homestead Learning and Counity Centre Council also entered into a partnership with Hume Central Secondary College which has become a member of the Homestead arden The school ill be running Certificate in orticulture classes fro the counity garden | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Craigieburn Community Garden | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Major initiatives Establish a new 'Environmental leadership scholarship program’ to support community members who are actively involved in local environmental initiatives. An Environmental Scholarship program has been established with guidelines, the application process, selection process and promotion having taken lace s at une , nine alications hae been approved from 11 applications, with close to the total , budget being eended The scholarship recipients have attended the following courses: Permaculture Design x 3, Urban Gardener, Habitat Conservation Management x 2, Community Based Social Marketing, Nutrition Farming, and one applicant attended the International Conference on ustainable iche Touris A review of the scholarship program has been undertaken by the Sustainable Environment and Waste department and will be presented to Councillors in uly | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | The 2018/19 Community Garden Asset Upgrade Program was completed which included infrastructure orks at counity garden sites A Community Garden Open Day was held on 27 April 2019 at the Homestead Learning and Counity Centre Council also entered into a partnership with Hume Central Secondary College which has become a member of the Homestead arden The school ill be running Certificate in orticulture classes fro the counity garden | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | The provision of export readiness and market access support for Hume businesses in 2018/19 included working with NORTH Link and Melbourne North Food Group to participate in and promote a number of seminars, trade forums and business netorking eents | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | 2,579 food premises were registered with Council There ere , Class and food premises subject to mandatory assessments and officers folloed u on critical or aor non coliance notifications | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | inspecting food premises to maintain environmental standards in accordance with the Victorian Health and Wellbeing Act 2008 and Food Act 1984 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Service – indicator – measure Results 2015/16 Results 2016/17 Food safety Timeliness Time taken to action food complaints Number of days between receipt and first resonse action for all food complaints / Number of food complaints Service standard Food safety assessments (Number of registered class 1 food premises and class 2 food premises that receive an annual food safety assessment in accordance with the Food Act 1984 / Number of registered class 1 food premises and class 2 food premises that require an annual food safety assessment in accordance with the Food Act 1984) x 100 Service cost Cost of food safety service Direct cost of the food safety service / Number of food premises registered or notified in accordance ith the Food Act 1984 Growth in the number of registered food premises and reduced costs – due to significant staff turnover and vacancies, has seen a reduction in the overall cost of the food safety service in 2018/19 when compared to / Health and safety Critical and major non-compliance outcome notifications (Number of critical non-compliance outcoe notifications and aor noncoliance notifications about a food premises followed up / Number of critical non-compliance outcoe notifications and aor non coliance notifications about a food premise) x100 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Investment in Hume • GEA One of ustralias largest suliers of food and beverage equipment, GEA, made the decision to move to Melbourne Airport, bringing approximately  ne obs to ue The ne headuarters, hich ill consolidate the oerations of fie eisting facilities, are under construction and expected to be coleted in late  | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Kaufland eran suerarket chain auand is set to develop in Hume, with the company announcing in March the development of its distribution centre in Mickleha This  illion inestent also includes auands ne headuarters at Merrifield Business ark The deeloents ill create about  obs,  of hich ill be in Mickleha | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | The 2018/19 Community Garden Asset Upgrade Program was completed which included infrastructure orks at counity garden sites A Community Garden Open Day was held on 27 April 2019 at the Homestead Learning and Counity Centre Council also entered into a partnership with Hume Central Secondary College which has become a member of the Homestead arden The school ill be running Certificate  in orticulture classes fro the counity garden | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Council continued to participate in, and provide sponsorship and support to, community-led events, including Sunbury Community Festival (SunFest), Sunbury Streetlife, the Goonawarra Neighbourhood House “Share the Love” Festival, Sunbury Carols on the Green, the Sunbury Agricultural Show and | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Council continued to provide sponsorship for community-led events in 2018/19 including the Sunbury Agricultural Show, Su | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |
| HUME CITY COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT | Craigieburn Festival 2019 Craigieburn Festival was held at ANZAC Park on aturday  March  fro a to  ith an estiated , eole attending The festival attracts mainly locals and audiences of different ages at arious ties of the day Many local families attend to enjoy music, a selection of multicultural dishes provided by food trucks, arkets and free interactie childrens events such as circus workshops, plant a tree and craft stalls | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Hume | Metropolitan |