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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASTE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | • Advocate to the NSW EPA ‘Love food, hate waste’ campaign to work on a state basis with celebrity chefs to inform audiences about food waste | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Shoalhaven | Regional |
| WASTE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | • Organise 2 workshops for ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ with a celebrity chef and in line with the NSW EPA program | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Shoalhaven | Regional |
| WASTE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | • Support establishment of a small scale in-situ organic food waste processing trial through support of BinTrim program | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Shoalhaven | Regional |
| WASTE REDUCTION MANAGEMENT STRATEGY | Advocate to the NSW EPA’s ‘Love food, hate waste’ campaign | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Shoalhaven | Regional |
| WASTE SERVICES POLICY | Commercial business using the compostable liners Commercial business that have a food organics collection are entitled to one roll of either 80L or 240L organic liners per service, once a year. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Wangaratta | Regional |
| WASTE SERVICES POLICY | The Wangaratta Organic Processing Facility fees will be set considering all costs of its development and ongoing operation. The facility has the ability to process food and garden waste from kerbside collected green bins. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Wangaratta | Regional |
| Waste Strategy | actions: • Education program designed to encourage long term behavioural changes such as food waste avoidance and promotion of local produce markets | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | composting and worm-farming, as well as demonstrations and waste tours for the community. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Comprehensive education Program Council provides an active waste education program that promotes recycling, resource recovery, waste minimisation, | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Comprehensive education Program Council provides an active waste education program that promotes recycling, resource recovery, waste minimisation, composting and worm-farming, as well as demonstrations and waste tours for the community. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Continue to promote and deliver food waste avoidance programs and messages to encourage behavioural change. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Increase awareness of problems relating to packaging and plastic bags | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Increase awareness of problems relating to packaging and plastic bags. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Provide regular composting and worm farm demonstrations with residents and school groups to encourage waste avoidance. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Worm farm & composting demonstrations | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Comprehensive education Program Council provides an active waste education program that promotes recycling, resource recovery, waste minimisation, composting and worm-farming, as well as demonstrations and waste tours for the community. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Provide regular composting and worm farm demonstrations with residents and school groups to encourage waste avoidance. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Worm farm & composting demonstrations | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | actions: • Education program designed to encourage long term behavioural changes such as food waste avoidance and promotion of local produce markets | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Comprehensive education Program Council provides an active waste education program that promotes recycling, resource recovery, waste minimisation, composting and worm-farming, as well as demonstrations and waste tours for the community. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Continue to promote and deliver food waste avoidance programs and messages to encourage behavioural change. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Increase awareness of problems relating to packaging and plastic bags. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Investigate the impact of CDL on our recycling services and how it will be managed to assist in litter reduction. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Promotion of “package-free” options and increase awareness of benefits of the “No Plastic Bags” campaign | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Provide regular composting and worm farm demonstrations with residents and school groups to encourage waste avoidance. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | Worm farm & composting demonstrations | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| Waste Strategy | actions: • Education program designed to encourage long term behavioural changes such as food waste avoidance and promotion of local produce markets | Economic Development | Public food markets and distributors | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| WASTE STRATEGY 2017-2026 | Council utilises the findings of annual audits and community support to focus education and support to increase diversion from landfill | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Penrith | Metropolitan |
| WASTE STRATEGY 2017-2026 | The Kemps Creek Suez Alternative Waste Treatment (SAWT) receives two separate streams from Penrith organics (food and garden) and organic rich residual. The facility currently processes up to 134,000 tonnes per annum and is seeking approval to expand to 220,000 tonnes. Materials from the source separated organics stream and the organic rich residual waste stream are processed and composted separately. This produces: High quality compost (used in horticulture and agriculture) | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Penrith | Metropolitan |
| WASTE STRATEGY 2017-2026 | The organic material from source separated organic material and residual waste are processed and composted separately. Organics from the FOGO waste stream produces quality compost used in horticulture and agriculture | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Penrith | Metropolitan |