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 | 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. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | 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. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | To reduce food wastage by providing education and information to residents through programs such as Food Know How and Grow Your Own. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | To reduce the loss of nutrients from the food system by exploring and facilitating local and municipal composting solutions. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | 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. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Work with our partners and community to explore opportunities and create innovative solutions to help stimulate a circular local food system. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Create and protect opportunities for food growing and recycling in Yarra. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Create and protect opportunities for food growing, sharing and recycling in Yarra. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 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. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Promote urban agriculture in publications and on the Council website. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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 | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.2 Develop an annual program of workshops catering to a range of ages, demographics and groups within the community | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.3.2 Promote available school gardening education material to local schools. Urban Agriculture Facilitator | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 2.4 Review the links between Food Know How and Grow Your Own programs | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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 | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 3.4.1 Develop partnerships with Collingwood Children's Farm | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | To reduce food wastage by providing education and information to residents through programs such as Food Know How and Grow Your Own. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Updated content on website and map of urban agriculture sites. Map completed and publically available | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | Promote urban agriculture in publications and on the Council website. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | 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 | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 3.4.3 Work with Indigenous groups to identify opportunities for indigenous urban agriculture projects | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | 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. | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | agriculture opportunities into new development to be considered as part of the planning permit process | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 1.2.1 Review and update Council's Urban Agriculture guidelines including community composting Urban Agriculture Facilitator Open Space Design Team Streetscapes and Natural Values Team | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Urban Agriculture Strategy 2019-23 | 1.2.3 Streamline the application process for the Community Growing Spaces program including community composting Urban Agriculture Facilitator | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |