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 | Use digital platforms, for example, ‘my smart garden’ to educate the community about: – food and labour swap initiatives, farmers markets and other ways of sourcing locally grown food | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | agribusiness events – workshops and training | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | Community food hubs/ Community food centres Community food hubs and community food centres have recently emerged as a model for supporting food security. They are designed to promote social inclusion and empowerment and the human right to adequate food. Community food hubs and community food centres vary in terms of scale and functions, however core to their mission is supporting and working with local and regional food producers and suppliers. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland Food System Strategy 2017– 2020 | enable members of the community to produce and sell nutritious food. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | Investigate the purchase of a small mechanical food digester for composting of all food from Municipal offices. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | On-going staff education and intervention actions for sustainability including recycling, re-use (paper) and organic waste diversion. Investigate the purchase of a small mechanical food digester(s) for composting of all food from Bob Hawke Centre, Municipal offices and Operations Centre. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | Continue staff education and intervention actions for sustainability including recycling, re-use (paper) and organic waste diversion. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | Engage and educate staff on active transport in their travel to work, reducing organic waste to landfill in their private homes and divestment from fossil fuels. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | Engage and educate staff on sustainability actions they can take in their own time including active transport, reducing organic waste to landfill and divestment from fossil fuels. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | Investigate the purchase of a small mechanical food digester for composting of all food from Municipal offices. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | On-going staff education and intervention actions for sustainability | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | On-going staff education and intervention actions for sustainability including recycling, re-use (paper) and organic waste diversion. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | On-going staff education and intervention actions for sustainability including recycling, re-use (paper) and organic waste diversion. Investigate the purchase of a small mechanical food digester(s) for composting of all food from Bob Hawke Centre, Municipal offices and Operations Centre. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | R1 R2 R2 Lead: Facilities Support: Building Maintenance, IT, Property, Communications. Lead: Fleet Support: Transport and HR On-going staff education and intervention actions for sustainability including recycling, re-use (paper) and organic waste diversion. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan On track to zero carbon 2015 – 2020 | Waste audit of Council facilities and implement outcomes and recommendations of audit. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Continue to improve the quality of playing fields at Clifton Park, and to include refurbishment of existing landscape, improved seating and water fountains | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Enhance the accessibility of the Coburg City Oval, from Sydney Road and through the site and to include seating, picnic facilities and drinking fountains | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Improve the quality of playing fields at Clifton Park, and to include refurbishment of existing landscape, improved seating and water fountains | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | CERES Community Environmental Park performs a community horticulture/ farm and as social family / recreation as a significant secondary function. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Develop an assessment tool to determine suitable use of Council land for the use of community gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Develop an assessment tool to determine suitable use of Council land including designated public open space for the use of community gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Work with Council’s Social Policy Unit to develop a Council policy on support and resourcing community garden development in Moreland | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Develop an assessment tool to determine suitable use of Council land for the use of community gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Develop an assessment tool to determine suitable use of Council land including designated public open space for the use of community gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council | Open Space Strategy 2012-2022 | Work with Council’s Social Policy Unit to develop a Council policy on support and resourcing community garden development in Moreland | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Annual Report 2018-19 | Council continues its commitment to address affordable housing by appointing the first board of the Moreland Affordable Housing Ltd. This board will identify a suitable site on Council-owned land for an affordable housing development for Council approval | Social Policy | Affordable housing | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Annual Report 2018-19 | Community partnerships have formed between Fawkner Food Bowls and other organisations facilitating access to healthy fresh food, such as The Community Grocer, Open Table and Fawkner Wholefoods Collective. | Health and Wellbeing | Encourage opening of new fresh food outlets; discourage unhealthy outlets | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Annual Report 2018-19 | At Fawkner Food Bowls, people are sharing their food and their recipes and older residents are teaching newcomers how to preserve the legacy of Moreland’s fruit trees through grafting | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Annual Report 2018-19 | Fawkner Food Bowls garden: developed and established. Local Fawkner residents Kelly and Sally established the Fawkner Food Bowls food growing hub and social gathering space, with the support of Neighbourhood Project funding and Council. Located on a disused bowling green at the Fawkner Bowling Club, a dedicated committee of eight local residents has brought together a diverse range of Fawkner community members to learn food growing, preparation skills, share meals and produce. Community partnerships have formed between Fawkner Food Bowls and other organisations facilitating access to healthy fresh food, such as The Community Grocer, Open Table and Fawkner Wholefoods Collective. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |
| Moreland City Council Annual Report 2018-19 | The service connects young people to free social and recreational activities such as sport, like the female-only boxing sessions and basketball clinics, as well as art and music programs and other life skills activities such as cooking and gardening to help young people build skills and make new connections in a fully supervised space. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Moreland | Metropolitan |