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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Play Space Strategy | Accessible furniture (i.e. tables, drinking fountains) with accessible paths to them | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Ballarat | Regional |
| The Play Space Strategy | Drinking Fountains | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | Victoria | Ballarat | Regional |
| The Positive Ageing Strategy | Provide ongoing support for community activities within the municipality e.g. Senior Citizen Centres, community gardens and U3A. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| The Positive Ageing Strategy | Provide ongoing support for community activities within the municipality e.g. Senior Citizen Centres, community gardens and U3A. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| The Randwick City Plan | A significant proportion of the people employed in Randwick City provide services for local, interstate and international visitors who come into Randwick City for the array of available outdoor and leisure activities. Activities including thoroughbred horse racing, organised team sports, golf, bushwalking, bicycling, sailing, surfing, scuba diving and fishing. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | City Plan and annual Operational Plans and include measures such as: • community satisfaction ratings • economic indicators such as employment trends • participation in cultural activities • housing diversity and affordability | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | encourage diverse, adaptable and affordable housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | In considering these challenges we are focusing on diversity, adaptability and affordability of dwellings. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Increase provision of affordable housing in response to growth in the University Hospital precinct. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Key issues Diverse, adaptable and affordable housing: Facilitating a diverse and affordable range of housing to meet our housing needs. Having access to appropriate and affordable housing is one of the most important factors in developing sustainable local communities. Affordable housing is especially important for at-risk low income groups. Many areas in our City have undergone redevelopment, older dwellings have been replaced with new or refurbished housing and property values and rents have increased. This increase may have resulted in a reduction in affordability particularly for workers on low and middle incomes. The provision of affordable housing plays a vital role in maintaining sustainable communities and a stable labour force, particularly for people employed in key service roles, such as nurses and teachers. The decline in housing affordability has meant that workers have to commute longer distances to work, placing significant strains on families and the environment with increased vehicle movements and demand for public transport infrastructure. Council is involved in facilitating a range of initiatives designed to retain and encourage affordable housing in Randwick City. Our Affordable Housing Strategy is designed to keep a mix of dwellings in our City and provide accommodation for key service workers. Through the local planning process and planning agreement policies, we negotiate for ownership of affordable units on completion of housing developments. These units are then tenanted according to our Affordable Rental Housing program. Tenants pay anywhere between 60-75 per cent of the market rent or up to 30 per cent of their income as applicable. We will maintain the diversity of our housing types by working with the State Government and community housing agencies, promoting affordable and varied housing for all income groups and lifestyles. A Memorandum of Understanding between Council and the Land and Housing Corporation (LHC) enables us to work together on a range of issues. For future development, we will continue to encourage adaptability and accessibility by emphasising retrofitting and improving the amenity and environmental performance of existing buildings. Affordable housing delivery Council facilitates and advocates for the delivery of affordable housing within redevelopment and renewal of key sites and urban renewal areas. Council has recently secured provision of ten affordable housing units in the redevelopment of the former Inglis Newmarket site at Randwick, which will bring our affordable rental housing portfolio to 30 dwellings for essential workers in the community. We are actively seeking to expand our affordable rental housing program, including identifying opportunities for affordable housing contributions in redevelopment in our commercial centres and other key areas undergoing change. We continue to lobby for Council’s formal inclusion in SEPP 70 which will allow council to charge developers a levy for provision of affordable housing or require inclusion of a proportion of new dwellings in a development to be dedicated to Council’s affordable housing program | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Maintaining housing affordability in the face of rising property prices. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | PFP15 Level of affordability of housing – Median weekly rent divided by median weekly household income | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Update and implement Council’s Affordable Housing Strategy and Action Plan to facilitate new and retain existing affordable housing. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | We support local economic development by promoting local activities and the use of local businesses, and lobbying for improved transport links. We also assist local economic development through policies that provide for public health and safety, affordable housing and environmental sustainability. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | 2. SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN Council supports schools to install water tanks, develop food and native gardens, install bike racks, native bees, solar panels and have classes visit our sustainability education hub at the Randwick Community Centre. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Other practical examples for living sustainably are offered through our Compost Revolution program | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Kingsford Night Noodle Markets, | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | We conduct and support events and festivals that celebrate our many cultures such as the Kingsford Noodle Market and Koojay Corroboree held during Reconciliation Week | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Sustainable food Funding support for eight community gardens and 22 school food gardens. | Sustainability and Environment | Food production on LG land | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | 2. SUPPORTING OUR CHILDREN Council supports schools to install water tanks, develop food and native gardens, install bike racks, native bees, solar panels and have classes visit our sustainability education hub at the Randwick Community Centre. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | 20 food gardens in local schools | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | A low lying area with gently rolling hills providing views to both the Sydney CBD and Botany Bay, with visually connected landscape and open spaces, featuring a historic cemetery and market gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Market gardens | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Other practical examples for living sustainably are offered through our Compost Revolution program | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Reducing waste and consumption of natural resources Continuation of Council's Compost Revolution, Switch your thinking on Plastics and other Green events. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Solar power, composting, electric vehicles and cycleways Installation of solar panels on five Council buildings, increased rates of composting, | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Sustainable food Funding support for eight community gardens and 22 school food gardens. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Other practical examples for living sustainably are offered through our Compost Revolution program | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Reducing waste and consumption of natural resources Continuation of Council's Compost Revolution, Switch your thinking on Plastics and other Green events. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |
| The Randwick City Plan | Solar power, composting, electric vehicles and cycleways Installation of solar panels on five Council buildings, increased rates of composting, | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Randwick | Metropolitan |