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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | learn about topics ranging from water efficiency | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Markers of progress and success: – Opportunities for free or subsidised rain water harvesting systems, plants, and locally-sourced composting materials to be made available to disadvantaged residents | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | We want to ensure that: • people are enabled to undertake activities like composting, rainwater collection and recycling. • people are enabled to reduce their waste from food. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | – Establish an annual award for residential and community gardens and food growing projects | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | • people being equipped with the skills to grow food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | 15 community gardens, | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | 4 community gardens are established over by 2020 partnership with local community members and groups Outcome: – The Moreland community has the knowledge and skills to grow, access, utilize and recycle nutritious food | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Communities are increasingly ‘greening’ vacant or unused sites, with permission from owners, by planting for food and shade. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Community gardens A community garden is a garden on public or private land that is tended by a group, either in individual or shared plots. Moreland is home to several community gardens, including: Luscombe Street, West Brunswick Locals have an agreement with the owner of a vacant block at 43 Luscombe St to use the space on a temporary basis. The garden has communal plots and a limited number of private plots. It is open to the public and has also held music events. Merri Corner Community Garden The Merri Corner Community Garden was conceived in 2006 by a group of passionate East Brunswick locals. A vacant block set among apartments and adjacent to the Merri Creek was begging for a creative use. Moreland City Council approved plans for the garden in 2009 and provided a seeding grant to help kick start the project. Merri Corner Community Garden Inc was formed in the same year. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | composting, rainwater collection, recycling and meal planning to reduce waste | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Council also advocates to the Victorian Planning Minister to prioritise space for food growing in development and subdivision policies, guidelines and permits | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Council provides community garden spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | ensuring internal Council processes are made easier for community members to grow vegetables and fruit trees locally. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | establishing community gardens and growing food in public places | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Everyone in Moreland has the opportunity to produce food at home or nearby | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Everyone in Moreland has the opportunity to produce food at home or nearby. Locally grown and raised food is a central, celebrated part of the Moreland community identity. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 2: People are enabled to responsibly grow food, produce waste, conserve nutrients and keep food and soil healthy. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 6: People are empowered to grow food at home and in community spaces | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Goal 6: People are empowered to grow food at home and in community spaces. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Green Mile The Green Mile is a project run by Council and its subsidiary organisation, the Moreland Energy Foundation, which works with more than a dozen businesses in East Brunswick to make Lygon Street a sustainable shopping destination. The project supports local businesses to reduce their energy usage, to increase their use of plants and green facades to cool their buildings, and to increase vegetation along the street. Research shows that shoppers will travel a greater distance to visit a shopping precinct that is sustainable, green and shaded, spending more time and money there. Some of the food businesses grow their own food locally and many are linked with community gardens, social enterprises and individual residents to dispose of their food waste sustainably. Find the Green Mile project on morelandzerocarbon.org.au/lygon-st-green-mile | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Markers of progress and success: – An assessment tool is developed to determine when public space is suitable for food production, including community gardens – Opportunities for growing food on unused land are identified – Clear guidelines for establishing community gardens and growing food in public places are drafted and accessible | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Moreland Food Gardens Network The Moreland Food Gardens Network (MFGN) is a membership based organisation that: • shares information, experiences, skills and ideas related to food and community gardening • advocates for food-related issues • facilitates access to free/affordable and healthy food • promotes healthy living, social inclusion, local food production and sustainable practices • maintains an online resource for the wider community to access the food gardening network | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Moreland Food Gardens Network The Moreland Food Gardens Network (MFGN) is a membership based organisation that: • shares information, experiences, skills and ideas related to food and community gardening • advocates for food-related issues • facilitates access to free/affordable and healthy food • promotes healthy living, social inclusion, local food production and sustainable practices • maintains an online resource for the wider community to access the food gardening network Members of MFGN include Moreland residents, and representatives from community groups, organisations and services, such as community gardens, permaculture, horticulture, community health services, academia, policy makers, schools and Councils. www.morelandfoodgardensnetwork.org | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Nature strips Nature strips across Moreland are used for food growing. Growing food near the street has its challenges, including watering, pollution, theft and digging hazards, but with education and support, nature strips can provide fun and productive food growing opportunities where space is limited. West Brunswick Food Forest was established by local residents on Council-owned parkland in the early 1990s and is managed by volunteers from Moreland Community Gardening Inc, with support from Moreland City Council. As well as providing free, fresh food, the space serves as a meeting place and outdoor classroom where people share what they know about growing and caring for food-producing trees and the many other plants that make up a food forest ecosystem. www.morelandcommunitygardening.org Communities for Nature is a group of local residents who are working together to green Brunswick’s nature strips, connect neighbours with each other and reduce the heat on the streets in summer. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Outcome: Everyone in Moreland has the opportunity to produce food at home or nearby | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Some of the actions that will bring this strategy alive will be our participation with the City of Darebin in the Backyard Harvest Festival; | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | The festival allows the community to share food growing knowledge and skills across generations and cultures, inspiring home gardeners of all ages, skill levels and cultural backgrounds to sow their favourite herbs, vegetables and fruit, and learn about topics ranging from water efficiency and fruit tree grafting to keeping chooks and quails, to food preparation skills. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | The Moreland community has the knowledge and skills to grow nutritious food | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | The Moreland community has the knowledge and skills to grow nutritious food. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | We want to enhance: • mental, physical and social health outcomes. • opportunities for people to enjoy nutritious food and the natural environment. Action: A4. Increase the allocation of food growing community spaces, including in areas of high food insecurity | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |