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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.1 Develop an annual communications plan to increase the visibility of urban agriculture work in Yarra e.g. food swaps, farmers markets, community composting | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.5 Review and update UA related content on website and investigate spatial map for urban agriculture sites in Yarra | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.7 Develop educational material with partners to enhance community understanding of traditional foods and agricultural practices Urban Agriculture Facilitator Streetscapes and Natural Values Team Local Indigenous Groups Aboriginal Partnerships Team High Year 1,2 Integration of educational material into workshops, website and council projects Educational material available | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 3.1 Partner with public land owners to develop Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for sites within Yarra to be used for urban agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 3.4.1 Develop partnerships with Collingwood Children's Farm | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 3.4.3 Work with Indigenous groups to identify opportunities for indigenous urban agriculture projects | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 3.5 Support other organisations to expand fruit squad Urban Agriculture Facilitator Community Partnerships Team Medium Year 2,3 Increase in the number of trees registered to program Increase in fruit squad capacity in Yarra | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 4.1 Identify opportunities to promote urban agriculture through events, policy reviews and other opportunities | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 4.2 Evaluation of urban agriculture programs delivered to date | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 4.5.1 Build an evidence base to guide action and decisionmaking including conducting research, collecting and interpreting data about urban agriculture opportunities and participation levels in the City of Yarra | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Actions Responsibility Lead 1.5 Investigate feasibility of land-share programs Urban Agriculture Facilitator | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Build partnerships with other organisations We will: Work with community organisations to optimise funding opportunities to deliver urban agriculture. Work with other local governments to support and promote urban agriculture. Facilitate opportunities for organisations working in urban agriculture to work together. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Establishing the Community Growing Spaces program to help residents set up public planter boxes, laneway and nature strip gardens. As part of the program, Council provides step-by-step advice, planter boxes, land and public liability insurance. Establishing the Yarra Urban Agriculture Advisory Committee, which provides support to the community and advice to Council about local urban agriculture issues. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Facilitate access to space for people to grow and recycle food We will: Provide access to growing space for residents through the Community Growing Spaces Program. Facilitate landshare within our community for the purpose of food growing and recycling. Work with developers to facilitate the provision of land for growing food and recycling in new developments. Support community groups in negotiations with landowners to facilitate long and short-term urban agriculture opportunities. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Increase food skills and knowledge through education and training We will: Develop an annual program of events and activities to promote urban agriculture. Undertake a comprehensive program of community, business and stakeholder engagement to understand community expectations of urban agriculture. Promote urban agriculture in publications and on the Council website. Partner with local educational institutions to promote urban agriculture. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Increase food skills and knowledge through engagement, education and training We will: Develop an annual program of events and activities to promote urban agriculture. Undertake a comprehensive program of community, business and stakeholder engagement to understand community expectations of urban agriculture. Promote urban agriculture in publications and on the Council website. Partner with educational institutions to promote urban agriculture. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Running a variety of workshops throughout the year to give residents skills in topics such as small space gardening, organic gardening, beekeeping, composting and keeping chickens. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Survey of current urban agriculture programs Report Survey completed Analysis completed and reported | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Sustainable food systems and urban agriculture are key to maintaining and improving sustainability. The work of the previous four years has proven that genuine food production, food waste recycling and sustainable local food systems are possible and desirable in Yarra. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | There are many institutions who have and continue to be instrumental to bringing urban agriculture to the community in Yarra, particularly Cultivating Community, our many wonderful Neighbourhood Houses, schools and colleges, and the Collingwood Children’s Farm. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Updated content on website and map of urban agriculture sites. Map completed and publically available | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Partner with educational institutions to promote urban agriculture. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Urban agriculture in Yarra today is largely made up of a mixture of home growers, community gardens, composting hubs, farmers markets, laneway gardens, nature strip plantings and over 170 planter boxes along Yarra streets. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 |  Partner with local educational institutions to promote urban agriculture. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Vision Yarra contributes to a sustainable city where our community grows, produces and shares food as part of a healthy and resilient food system. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.1 Develop an annual communications plan to increase the visibility of urban agriculture work in Yarra e.g. food swaps, farmers markets, community composting | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | What does urban agriculture in Yarra look like now? | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Urban agriculture in Yarra today is largely made up of a mixture of home growers, community gardens, composting hubs, farmers markets, laneway gardens, nature strip plantings and over 170 planter boxes along Yarra streets. | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Wurundjeri WoiWurrung Corporation are keen to work with the City of Yarra in building an Urban Agriculture Strategy which supports health, wellbeing, connection to Country and the re-introduction of the traditional food species. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Gather available evidence to better understand urban agriculture and how it fits into the broader food system. Develop methods to embed urban agriculture into projects and developments within council and the City of Yarra. Create and protect opportunities for food growing, sharing and recycling in Yarra. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |