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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| Leasing and Licensing of Council Property Policy | 7. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 7.1 Agistment of Land (a) Council may enter into an agreement with another party for that party to agist cattle, horses or other animals on Council Land. Such an agistment agreement will be by way of a licence. (b) The term of an agistment agreement must not exceed five (5) years. (c) At the expiry of an agistment agreement the land may be offered to the current licensee (agistee) for a further term subject to a market fee review. (d) When: (i) (ii) Council wishes to offer Council Land for agistment; or at the expiry of an agistment agreement: (A) Council does not offer the current licensee (agistee) a further term; or (B) Council offers the current licensee (agistee) a further term and the licensee (agistee) does not wish to renew the agistment agreement, the land is to be advertised in the local paper and Council website calling for expressions of interest to determine the most suitable agistee | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | NSW | Albury | Regional |
| LEAVE POLICY | 11. HEALTH AND WELLBEING LEAVE Health and Wellbeing leave is provided to eligible employees in accordance with the Award and these guidelines. A Health and Wellbeing activity for approval is discretionary and the list below is simply a guide and is not an exhaustive list of acceptable activities. Health and Wellbeing leave will be considered for the purposes of participating in the following activities: Work related health activities and/or team building exercises; Annual check-ups (e.g. general physical, dental, optical, hearing); Annual cancer screenings (e.g. skin cancer, bowel, breast, pap smear, prostate); Mental health (e.g. counsellor, psychologist, psychiatrist); Remedial health (e.g. physiotherapist, chiropractor, podiatrist); Physical Health (e.g. Active involvement in sports team, attendance at an exercise program such as swimming, yoga, aerobics, personal training.) Pre-arranged specialist medical appointments (e.g. scans, tests, follow-up medical appointments); Pregnancy related medical appointments (e.g. ultrasound, blood work, amniocentesis, glucose tolerance test); Health and Wellbeing Educational programs (e.g. nutrition, quit smoking, weight loss programs); Natural therapies including remedial massage, acupuncture, naturopathy; Activities as otherwise approved by the General Manager | Health and Wellbeing | Healthy eating by LG staff | NSW | Oberon | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Our communities welcome itinerant farm, factory workers and business travellers. We are pleased to offer them sufficient housing options that are suitably priced | Economic Development | Food related job creation | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | By growing our monthly markets | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Recently the Farmer’s Markets have moved to Mountford Park. This new location is much preferred by shoppers, stall holders and businesses in the CBD | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | A Community That Thrives With Irrigated Agriculture | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Strategies • A community that thrives with irrigated agriculture | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | THEME 4 – A Thriving Economy with Good Jobs A community that thrives with irrigated agriculture | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Theme 4 – A Thriving Economy With Good Jobs A community that thrives with irrigated agriculture | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | How we can do this | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Our communities welcome itinerant farm, factory workers and business travellers. We are pleased to offer them sufficient housing options that are suitably priced | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | The NSW Premier’s State Priorities – Improving Service Levels in Hospitals aims to have 81% of patients through emergency departments within four hours. Also Tackling Childhood Obesity aims to reduce overweight and obesity rates of children by 5% over 10 years. How we can do this By taking more care of ourselves including eating healthily and exercising more. By getting on board with the Murrumbidgee Local Health District Health Promotions Programs, including Make Healthy Normal, Healthy Built Environment, Live Life Well at School, Munch and Move and Food Security. By banning sugary drinks and junk food in schools and hospitals and educating the community on the benefits of fueling our bodies with healthy options | Health and Wellbeing | Dietary guidelinse for external settings | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | By supporting aged services and programs. By supporting disability and elderly services | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Some of our more popular destination events include the SunRice Festival (held bi-annually), the Bidgee Classic, the Leeton Show, SunRice Golf Pro Am, the Riverina Taste Festival, Leeton Country Roundup Festival, Leeton Band Spectacular and the Hot Air Balloon Festival. “Events are one of our strengths, but we need to be more targeted with what we do. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | The NSW Premier’s State Priorities – Improving Service Levels in Hospitals aims to have 81% of patients through emergency departments within four hours. Also Tackling Childhood Obesity aims to reduce overweight and obesity rates of children by 5% over 10 years. How we can do this By taking more care of ourselves including eating healthily and exercising more. By getting on board with the Murrumbidgee Local Health District Health Promotions Programs, including Make Healthy Normal, Healthy Built Environment, Live Life Well at School, Munch and Move and Food Security. By banning sugary drinks and junk food in schools and hospitals and educating the community on the benefits of fueling our bodies with healthy options | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Where we want to be in 10 years time Our bodies and minds are happy and healthy from the lifestyle changes all sectors of our community have made. We enjoy regular exercise, including walking to school and work and keeping a close eye on what we eat and drink | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | How we can do this | Health and Wellbeing | Partner with sport clubs to provide healthy choices | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Having access to clean, safe drinking water to keep us healthy is one of our community’s highest priorities. Having a modern and well maintained sewerage system to keep us safe from disease is very important too. We get town water for Leeton, Yanco, Whitton, Wamoon and Murrami from Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited, which is treated by the Leeton Shire Council so that it is safe to drink. There are water treatment plants in Leeton, Murrami and Whitton with 3910 properties connected to 173km of public water mains. Having reliable water is also a huge incentive for new businesses | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | How we can do this By Council regularly maintaining and improving water supply and sewerage systems. By Council expanding these systems to meet future growth in a way that is of high quality and can continue | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Parks | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | We aim for our town water supply to always meet safe drinking standards | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | By active, innovative and environmentally responsible weed and pest control | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | How we can do this By providing development opportunities that support the growth plans of existing MI customers. By attracting new customers and water to the MIA. By continuing to research ways to reduce the amount of water required both through crop trials and new water delivery infrastructure techniques. By improving MIA system knowledge thereby overcoming constraints and maximising network utilisation. By remaining politically active to ensure that State and Federal water policy decisions are in the best interests of our community. By providing opportunities for farmers to better understand water policy and how to trade water in order to maximise their profits. Source: Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited By sharing stories about how local farms are having great success in using water in the most efficient ways possible | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Our Shire is widely recognised for being one of | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Where we want to be in 10 years time Common sense has prevailed with the Murray Darling Basin Plan, giving us access to a reliable water supply which sees our productive area thriving. Our water management practices are progressive and we’ve found the sweet spot that sees environmental water targets being achieved without compromising productive water. Our farmers are leaders in Australia on water conservation and are highly skilled in trading water to optimise crop yields and on-farm profits | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Where we want to be in 10 years time | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Leeton Community Strategic Plan | Where we want to be in 10 years time Motorists feel comfortable that our roads are better equipped to handle various weather conditions and maintained to a higher standard. Farmers, heavy vehicle operators and our rural residents are pleased that upgrades to gravel roads have significantly improved their daily transport needs | Sustainability and Environment | Strengthen food chain connections/distribution | NSW | Leeton | Regional |
| Let’s All Play Strategy. | Appropriate funding needs to be allocated for specific brochures to be produced showing the location of playgrounds, as well as providing additional information on complementary facilities associated with playgrounds such as toilets, drinking fountains, accessibility and shade. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Canada Bay | Metropolitan |
| Let’s All Play Strategy. | Drinking fountain | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Canada Bay | Metropolitan |
| Let’s All Play Strategy. | Park infrastructure such as public toilets, drinking fountains, pathways and public bins were also identified as being very important to participants. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Canada Bay | Metropolitan |