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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| Mitchell Play Space Strategy 2015 | Access to drinking water | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mitchell Play Space Strategy 2015 | Drinking water | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mitchell Shire Council | Council Plan 2017 – 2021 Year 3 Action Plan | Mid-year Progress Report | 2019/20 Actions Duration Prepare the Social and Affordable housing policy and strategy Year 3 Half Year Target % 50 % complete 50 Progress comment Council has commenced development of the inaugural ‘Social and Affordable Housing Policy, Strategy and Action Plan’. A draft discussion paper was developed, providing background information on the affordable housing issues and challenges facing Mitchell. It establishes Council’s role, and that of others, and includes a definition and description of affordable housing. It also includes a demographic overview of Mitchell to identify trends and localised differences, as well as an explanation of potential affordable housing delivery models. The paper ultimately aims to assist Council in articulating and determining its role, function in social and affordable housing. As part of this initiative work was undertaken to include a statement on social and affordable housing in Beveridge North West (BNW) Precinct Structure Plan (PSP). The BNW PSP exhibited included a guideline stating: subdivision on a land should provide up to 10% of the National Disability Agreement (NDA) for the provision of affordable housing as defined by the Planning and Environment Act. Targeted roundtable facilitated discussions were held the middle of November 2019. In attendance were representatives from the development industry, State Government (DHHS, Victorian Planning Authority, Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning), Housing Associations/Providers and a representative from the Urban Development Institute of Australia. Following the roundtable discussion further targeted consultation took place specifically with state government representatives. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mitchell Shire Council | Council Plan 2017 – 2021 Year 3 Action Plan | Mid-year Progress Report | Strategy 7.2: Empower the community through partnerships and education. 2019/20 Actions Duration Business as usual n/a Half Year Target % n/a % complete Progress comment This now forms part of our business as usual with ongoing participation in activities such as National Tree Day, Clean Up Australia Day, Kilmore and Seymour Shows, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mitchell Shire Council | Council Plan 2017 – 2021 Year 3 Action Plan | Mid-year Progress Report | Strategy 7.2: Empower the community through partnerships and education. 2019/20 Actions Duration Business as usual n/a Half Year Target % n/a % complete Progress comment This now forms part of our business as usual with ongoing participation in activities such as National Tree Day, Clean Up Australia Day, Kilmore and Seymour Shows, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mitchell Shire Council | Council Plan 2017 – 2021 Year 3 Action Plan | Mid-year Progress Report | Strategy 7.2: Empower the community through partnerships and education. 2019/20 Actions Duration Business as usual n/a Half Year Target % n/a % complete Progress comment This now forms part of our business as usual with ongoing participation in activities such as National Tree Day, Clean Up Australia Day, Kilmore and Seymour Shows, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mitchell Shire Council | Council Plan 2017 – 2021 Year 3 Action Plan | Mid-year Progress Report | Strategy 7.2: Empower the community through partnerships and education. 2019/20 Actions Duration Business as usual n/a Half Year Target % n/a % complete Progress comment This now forms part of our business as usual with ongoing participation in activities such as National Tree Day, Clean Up Australia Day, Kilmore and Seymour Shows, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Mobile Food Vehicle | Council’s priority is to support food traders currently operating or wishing to operate from commercial premises within the municipality | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Horsham | Regional |
| Mobile Food Vehicle Policy | This policy has been developed to support the operations of MFVs within the municipality and to provide a framework for both Council staff and mobile food van operators in regards to obtaining a permit for operation as well as the ongoing management of sites. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Melton | Metropolitan |
| MOBILE FOOD VEHICLES POLICY | 2. PURPOSE/ OBJECTIVES There are a number of objectives of this policy. They are to: a) Ensure pedestrian and road safety at all times; b) Ensure food safety and hygiene standards are met at all times; c) Ensure consistency in the operation and installation requirements for mobile food vehicles; d) Ensure consistency and equity in the approval, application assessment and inspection process for mobile food vehicles operators; and e) Ensure the viability of existing local business operators is not unreasonably compromised by the operation of mobile food vehicle operations throughout the Local Government Area. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Liverpool | Metropolitan |
| Mobile food vehicles, temporary food stalls and hawking | 1. Purpose The purpose of this Policy is to provide criteria for the management of mobile food vehicles and temporary food stalls in regard to food vending at markets and community events; from specific sites; on public and private land; and from public streets (hawking). The Policy also addresses the hawking of non-food items from public land | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Clarence Valley | Regional |
| Mobile Food Vending Vehicle Policy | PURPOSE The purpose of operation of Mobile Food Vending Vehicles within the Cumberland Council government area. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Cumberland | Metropolitan |
| Mobile Food Vending Vehicles – Local Approvals Policy | P.2 What is the purpose of the Policy? The City of Newcastle supports the operation of food trucks and food vans to enliven the City of Newcastle Local Government Area and encourage diversity in takeaway food options. The purpose of the Policy is to provide the framework for the operation of mobile food vending vehicles in the City of Newcastle Local Government Area. The Policy sets out the relevant legislative requirements for safe food handling and preparation practices and establishes the on-street trading parameters. The Policy also supplements provisions of the Local Government Act 1993, the Roads Act 1993, the Food Act 2003 and associated regulations. The Policy is divided into three parts in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1993: Part 1 of the Policy specifies any exemptions from the Policy; Part 2 of the Policy specifies the criteria which Council must consider when determining whether or not to grant approval for a particular activity; and Part 3 of the Policy specifies other matters relating to approvals. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Newcastle | Regional |
| Mobile Food Vending Vehicles – Local Approvals Policy | P.4 What are the objectives of the Policy? The Policy aims to: (a) Ensure that mobile food vending vehicles operate in accordance with the rules and restrictions on lawful parking spaces on Council-owned roads; and (b) Ensure that food sold through mobile food vending vehicles is safe and fit for human consumption; and (c) Provide guidance and assistance to people wanting to operate a mobile food vending vehicle on Council-owned roads in the City of Newcastle Local Government Area; and (d) Ensure the construction, fitting out and facilities for cleaning utensils, articles, fittings and appliances in vehicles are adequate; and (e) Minimise any potential adverse impacts of mobile food vending vehicles; and Local Approvals Policy for Mobile Food Vending Vehicles РVersion 2 РEffective 26 March 2019 Page 1 of 14 (f) Ensure the safe operation of mobile food vending vehicles; and (g) Ensure the operation of mobile food vending vehicles does not increase litter or waste in or from the trading location; and (h) Ensure that the operation of the mobile food vending vehicle does not adversely impact any surrounding sensitive land uses, and in particular residential amenity. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Newcastle | Regional |
| Mobile Food Vending Vehicles and Temporary Food Stalls In a Public Place | The General Aims of the Policy The aims of the Policy are: to ensure that, in a public place, food sold to the public from mobile food vending vehicles and temporary food stalls, is safe for human consumption and that the construction, fitting out and facilities for cleaning utensils, articles, hands, fittings and appliances in vehicles and stalls are adequate; to ensure that trading, when undertaken in areas, does not place the public at risk; to ensure that trading complements and does not compete with commercial centres | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Camden | Metropolitan |
| MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES AND TEMPORARY FOOD STALLS IN A PUBLIC PLACE POLICY | The aim of this Policy is to provide information on the requirement to obtain approval for mobile food sales and temporary event food sales and the obligations under the approval. 2. POLICY STATEMENT AND SCOPE a. The aims of the Policy are: • to ensure that, in a public place, food sold to the public from mobile food vending vehicles and temporary food stalls, is safe for human consumption and that the construction, fit-out and facilities for cleaning utensils, articles, hands, fittings and appliances in vehicles and stalls are adequate; • to ensure that trading, when undertaken in areas, does not place the public at risk; • to ensure that trading complements and does not compete with commercial centres | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Port Macquarie-Hastings | Regional |
| MOBILE FOOD VENDING VEHICLES AND TEMPORARY FOOD STALLS POLICY | The aims of this Policy are: 1.1 Page 1 of 17 To supplement the provisions of the Local Government Act 1993, the Local Government (General) Regulation 2005, the Food Act 2003, the Food Regulation 2010 and Standards of the Australian New Zealand Food Standard Code (3.1.1, 3.2.2 and 3.2.3), by providing a framework for North Sydney Council to assess applications for the operation of food vending vehicles and temporary food stalls within the North Sydney local government area (LGA). 1.2 To assist persons wishing to make applications for approval to operate mobile food vending vehicles and temporary food stalls by setting out the information required by Council to assess applications. 1.3 To ensure that, in a public place, food sold to the public from a mobile food vending vehicle and temporary food stalls, is safe for human consumption and that the construction, fitting out and facilities for cleaning utensils, articles, hands, fittings and appliances in vehicles and stalls are adequate. 1.4 1.5 1.6 To ensure that trading, when undertaken in areas, does not place the public at risk. To ensure that trading complements and does not compete with commercial centres. Approval will not be given to an application for a road side or street stalls under this Policy1. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | North Sydney | Metropolitan |
| Mobile Food Vending Vehicles Local Approvals Policy | 3. Objectives The Policy aims to: (a) Ensure the Mobile Food Vending Vehicles operate in accordance with the road rules and kerbside parking restrictions on Council-owned roads; (b) Ensure that food sold through Mobile Food Vending Vehicles is safe and fit for human consumption; (c) Provide guidance and assistance for people wanting to operate Mobile Food Vending Vehicles within the City of Sydney Local Government Area; (d) Ensure the construction, fitting out and facilities for cleaning utensils, articles, fittings and appliances in the vehicles are appropriate for the preparation and storage of food for sale; (e) Minimise any potential adverse impacts of Mobile Food Vending Vehicles; (f) Ensure the safe operation of Mobile Food Vending Vehicles for staff, patrons, pedestrians and the general public; (g) Ensure the operation of Mobile Food Vending Vehicles does not increase litter or waste around the trading location; | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Sydney | Metropolitan |
| MOBILE FOOD VENDOR TRADING IN PUBLIC PLACES (PARKS AND RESERVES) | 1.1 Policy Objectives The Policy aims to: a) Guide the consideration of Trader Permits for high quality food-vending activities in a balanced manner that enhances usage and achieves positive community outcomes; b) Encourage the use of parks and reserves for mobile food vendors as a means of enhancing community experiences that flow from the activation of shared public spaces; c) Enhance community wellbeing; economically, socially and environmentally. Through this policy, Council seeks to support business activities that do not have a detrimental impact on surrounding businesses, residences or public property; d) Ensure that mobile food vendors operate in accordance with the rules and restrictions on lawful parking spaces on Council-owned roads; e) Ensure that food sold through mobile food vendors is safe and fit consumption; for human f) Provide guidance and assistance to people wanting to operate a mobile food vendor on Council-owned roads in the Wagga Wagga Local Government Area; g) Ensure the construction, fitting out and facilities for cleaning utensils, articles, fittings and appliances in vehicles are adequate; h) Minimise any potential adverse impacts of mobile food vendors; i) Ensure the safe operation of mobile food vendors; j) Ensure the operation of mobile food vendors does not increase litter or waste in, or from the trading location; and k) Ensure that the operation of the mobile food vendor does not adversely impact any surrounding sensitive land uses, and in particular residential amenity. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Wagga Wagga | Regional |
| Mobile Food Vendor Standards | Objective: To guard against possible health risks to consumers by specifying the minimum standards to apply to mobile food vendors operating within Murrumbidgee Shire. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Murrumbidgee | Regional |
| MOBILE FOOD VENDORS POLICY | 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY INTENT The intent of this policy is to provide approval for outdoor, high-quality food vending activities with the Wentworth Shire, whilst managing the competing needs and interests of local business, residents, consumers and users of the Council’s facilities. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Wentworth | Regional |
| Mobile Free Food Services Policy | 2.2 Objectives • To support the work of mobile free food services with homeless and disadvantaged people within the inner city. • To improve referrals and access to information and services for people experiencing homelessness in inner Sydney. • To develop and implement sustainable exits for people who are homeless and thereby reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in inner Sydney. • To promote equitable access to services for people who are homeless and disadvantaged throughout the City of Sydney LGA. • To improve operational and safety issues identified by the mobile food services and the City of Sydney | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Sydney | Metropolitan |
| Mobile Local Food and Homelessness Support Services Policy | Purpose The purpose of this policy is to support organisations that provide free mobile food and other support services in Council owned space in line with an integrated service delivery approach that encourages collaborative and safe service delivery in addition to managing issues around amenity and relationships with the local community. | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Penrith | Metropolitan |
| Mobile Vending on Public Land | OBJECTIVE The objectives of this policy are to:  Identify the types of Mobile Vending activities that are permitted on public reserves and public roads in Ballina Shire.  Establish a framework and associated requirements for the operation of Mobile Vending businesses in Ballina Shire.  Establish a process for Council’s receipt of applications for Mobile Vending and determination of applications | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Ballina | Regional |
| Monash Open Space Strategy | rea o deep ol and landcaped etac or area that apartment loo onto hould compenate or the hghl moded urroundng envronment and provde addtional retorative value and potential ood garden | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Monash | Metropolitan |
| Monash Open Space Strategy | • More areas of ornamental and community garden | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Monash | Metropolitan |
| Monash Open Space Strategy | • More areas of ornamental and community garden | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Monash | Metropolitan |
| Monash Open Space Strategy | rea o deep ol and landcaped etac or area that apartment loo onto hould compenate or the hghl moded urroundng envronment and provde addtional retorative value and potential ood garden | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Monash | Metropolitan |
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| Monash Open Space Strategy | hee area are degned or communt horticulture and ma nclude communal her rut and vegetale and ne grong or a collection o ndvdual garden allotment hee ma alo nclude ome area or anmal huandr uch a chcen coup | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | Victoria | Monash | Metropolitan |