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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yass Valley Local Strategic Weeds Plan | Local Strategic Weeds Plan | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Wee Jasper is a popular location to access the variety of camping, fishing | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Bookham offers a roadside stop, café and farm machinery sale yard | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Affordable detached housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Strong market demand for affordable separate housing | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | With constrained land supply in Canberra and Queanbeyan and high rates of population growth projected to continue in Yass Valley, ensuring an adequate supply of new and strategically located residential land in a number of release areas is vital for managing housing affordability and ensuring the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the Yass Valley. Population growth and development also needs careful planning and management to ensure that the interest of the community, land owners and the development industry are balanced | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | — Highly modified vegetation (i.e. for pastures). — Potentially low environmental constraints due to surrounding agricultural uses | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | A productive rural landscape | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Future development, particularly at the residential/ agricultural and the residential/industrial interfaces should be planned for and managed to minimise potential conflict between adjacent land uses | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | It is recommended that Council should restrict the development of isolated, intensive urban residential development and speculative growth in rural, agricultural and environmental land to avoid land use conflicts and protect the productive agricultural land, strengthen the rural character and unique natural environmental of the Yass Valley | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Minimal infrastructure at present as this is agricultural land. — | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Mitigation of conflicting land use impacts, such as residential, on productive rural land or industrial land. — I | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Predominantly large farms, vineyards and natural landscapes | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Predominantly lifestyle/hobby farms | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Pressure for ACT residential spill-over into a working agricultural area. — | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Productive rural land | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Protect productive rural land and further develop the ecotourism industry of the area. — | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Protect productive rural land. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Residential uses dominate the village. Surrounded by productive agricultural land. The area supports ‘mixed farming’ uses such as Olive Groves and Alpacas | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Surrounded by productive agricultural land | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | The area is characterised by productive rural lands | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | The area is mainly cleared agricultural land and associated secondary native grassland | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | The land immediately adjacent to the border should be maintained as productive rural land and high quality natural environment. This could be achieved by restricting any conflicting land use that is neither compatible nor supportive for rural production and the natural environment. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | The restriction of isolated and intensive urban development within 5 km of the ACT border will strengthen the effort to protect and maintain the rural land and high quality natural environment. It will also limit any land use conflict between the rural, agricultural and quality natural environment and the urban residential development | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | The village is surrounded by productive agricultural land | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| YASS VALLEY SETTLEMENT STRATEGY 2036 | Any substantial increase to the village without an alternate reticulated water supply will have serious consequences for the existing residents of the village as well as the agricultural uses in the area. Given the constraints associated with the groundwater supply and quality and the low rainfall at Sutton and further residential growth is limited | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Yass Valley | Regional |
| Year 2 Actions Being Healthy in Baw Baw 2017 – 2021 Integrated Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and Health | SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE: Food suppliers are confident that they can sell their products, and that there are skilled workers for their industry. | Economic Development | Food related job creation | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Year 2 Actions Being Healthy in Baw Baw 2017 – 2021 Integrated Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and Health | 3.4.1 Support initiatives that connect food producers, suppliers and retailers with each other and the Baw Baw Community | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Year 2 Actions Being Healthy in Baw Baw 2017 – 2021 Integrated Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and Health | 3.4.2 Explore opportunities to promote locally grown and made food. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |
| Year 2 Actions Being Healthy in Baw Baw 2017 – 2021 Integrated Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan and Health | 3.5.1 Support and strengthen community driven food initiatives which develop a local economy that increases supply, availability and demand for locally produced food. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Baw Baw | Regional |