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 āHow to use the databaseā 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANNUAL REPORT | Regular community engagement on environmental issues occurs Ongoing On target Events include Large Animal Management field day, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo, Kilmore Show and Seymour Show. Regular Facebook posts, attendance at Bushland Park and South West Goulburn Landcare Group meetings. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Annual Report | Fish Creek Community Garden | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | South Gippsland | Regional |
| Annual Report | Our āĆĆ²Diversifying your farming businessāĆĆ“ workshop was attended by 32 participants. This event presented opportunities for increasing income to existing farming operations through complementary industries such as tourism. | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | Victoria | Macedon Ranges | Regional |
| Annual Report | Preliminary investigations have been made into the system expansion requirements. New water dispensing unit is being installed to cater for additional water demand from nearby customers. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Narrabri | Regional |
| Annual Report | 32.40% 70.22% ī·īe siīnificant incīease in ī„ass ī¦oast Sīiīe ī¦oīncilī°s īiīeīsion īate can be attributed to the introduction of a three bin system incorporating Kerbside Food and Garden Organics collection in September 2017. The oīīanics collection is īeeīlī anī tīe lanīfill ī in is collecteī foītniīītlī to īīomote īiīeīsion of īaste fīom lanīfillī ī¬n tīe fītīīeī īiīeīsion is expected to increase with this service model operating over a full year. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bass Coast | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT | Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Annual Report | Council supported the dairy industry by participating in the Gippsland Dairy Industry Leadership Group and the South Gippsland Dairy Extension Committee. Council sponsored the South Gippsland Dairy Expo and the Cows Create Careers Project. | Sustainability and Environment | Animal husbandry | Victoria | South Gippsland | Regional |
| Annual Report | We worked with consultants to develop a draft Economic Development Strategy with a focus on further development of a sustainable economy encouraging creativity, innovation and collaboration, creating local jobs and supporting the shireāĆĆ“s natural assets. Council resolved at the 26 June 2019 Ordinary Council Meeting to obtain a peer review of the work done to date. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Macedon Ranges | Regional |
| Annual Report | The Drought Communities Fund was a specific funding programme by the Federal Government ā which assisted Council with the supply of four Bulk Water Dispensing Units (Gwabegar, Pilliga, Bellata and Baan Baa) and the development of the Wee Waa Green Space. | Health and Wellbeing | Access to safe drinking water | NSW | Narrabri | Regional |
| Annual Report | Major initiatives To achieve our objective of Environment, we will continue to plan, deliver and improve high quality, cost effective, accessible and responsive services. Progress Implement priority actions of the Natural Environment Strategy Introduce Councilās kerbside food organics and green organics collection service | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bass Coast | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT | Thousands visit Seymour Alternative Farming Expo | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Annual Report | Food safety Health and safety Critical and major non-compliance notifications [Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major noncompliance notifications about a food premises followed up / Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major noncompliance notifications about food premises] x 100 Governance Satisfaction Satisfaction with Council decisions [Community satisfaction rating out of 100 with how Council has performed in making decisions in the interest of the community] Home and Community Care (HACC) Participation Participation in HACC service 116 South Gippsland Shire Council [Number of people that received a HACC service / Municipal target population for HACC services] x 100 47 45 42 35 95% 100% 100% 100% From 1 July 2016, 'Critical and major non-compliance outcome notificationsī will be reported by calendar year. Previously this indicator was reported by financial year. This has been implemented to better align reporting with the Department of Health and Human Services. This may result in some variances year on year. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | South Gippsland | Regional |
| Annual Report | Develop a high level strategic economic development plan, focusing on the needs and future direction of business, agriculture and tourism | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Macedon Ranges | Regional |
| Annual Report | Specifications are being developed. Unable to get quotes from cabinet makers to improve the kitchen at Regent St property. Project to continue in 2019/2020. | Planning Frameworks | Modify housing/property designs to ensure adequate food storage/preparation areas | NSW | Narrabri | Regional |
| Annual Report | Address housing aļ¬ordability | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Strathfield | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report | Our introduction of an organics waste service and new three-bin waste management system is no exception. Twelve months on from introducing our organics waste collection we have a 77 per cent diversion of waste fīom lanīfill īSeīt īī ī“ ī¤īīīst īīīī īīoīiīinī siīnificant enīiīonment anī economic ī enefitsī īŗe also īaīe incredibly low contamination rates (below 1 per cent for organic waste and below 6 per cent for recycling), a true testament to the way our community has embraced this new system. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bass Coast | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT | Compost bin and worm farm offer underway | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Annual Report | Food Safety Timeliness Time taken to action food complaints [Number of days between receipt and first response action for all food complaints / Number of food complaints] Results 2017 Results 2018 Results 2019 Material Variation 4 8 2 2.5 In the past 12 months, the number of food complaints (6 in 2018/19 compared to 28 in 2017/18) and the response time resolution (15 days in 2018/19 compared to 56 days in 2017/18) has decreased. The time taken for first response increased from 2.0 to 2.5 days. Service standard Food safety assessments [Number of registered Class food premises and Class 2 food premises that receive an annual food safety assessment in accordance with the Food Act 1984 / Number of registered Class 1 food premises and Class 2 food premises with the Food Act 1984] x 100 Service cost Cost of food safety service [Direct cost of the food safety service / Number of food premises registered or notified in accordance with the Food Act 1984] Health and safety Critical and major non-compliance outcome notifications [Number of critical non-compliance outcome notifications and major non-compliance notifications about a food premises followed up / Number of critical non-compliance outcome notifications and major non-compliance notifications about a food premises] x 100 95% 100% 100% 100% ī520 ī542 ī457 ī500 More accurate figures for Temporary and Mobile Food Premises due to system improvements. 91% 97% 85% 77% Food safety assessments were lower due to staff unforeseen leave. From 1 July 2016, 'Critical and major non-compliance outcome notificationsī will be reported by calendar year. Previously this indicator in 2016/17 was reported by financial year. This has been implemented to better align reporting with the Department of Health and Human Services. This may result in some variances year-on-year. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | South Gippsland | Regional |
| Annual Report | Macedon Ranges Agribusiness Forum. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Macedon Ranges | Regional |
| Annual Report | Action(s) 1.4.1.2 Facilitate and support the continued operation of the Federation Farm share farming agreement. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Narrabri | Regional |
| Annual Report | Delivered Go4Fun programs for children and their families | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Strathfield | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report | Result 2016/17 28.53 Result 2017/18 42.69 Material Variations and Comments Council serviced 25,929 kerbside collection properties and received 1,107 Customer Requests for 2017/18 compared to 719 Customer Requests for 2016/17. The increase in requests can be attributed to the introduction of a three bin system incorporating Kerbside Food and Garden Organics collection in September 2017. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Bass Coast | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT | Council continues to partner with community groups such as Landcare for regional based projects Ongoing On target Collaborative projects undertaken include activities with Landcare, government agencies, CFA volunteers and local schools including field days, Gardens for Wildlife Program, facilitating school excursions, planned burns, support for Landcare grants, gorse taskforce meeting, blackberry control Sunday Creek and Seymour Alternative Farming Expo. Und | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |
| Annual Report | registration of food, health and accommodation premises; | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | South Gippsland | Regional |
| Annual Report | Our āĆĆ²Diversifying your farming businessāĆĆ“ workshop was attended by 32 participants. This event presented opportunities for increasing income to existing farming operations through complementary industries such as tourism. | Economic Development | Local food producers | Victoria | Macedon Ranges | Regional |
| Annual Report | Action(s) 1.4.1.2 Facilitate and support the continued operation of the Federation Farm share farming agreement. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable water management in food production | NSW | Narrabri | Regional |
| Annual Report | Go4Fun, a program for families with children aged seven to 13 years of age who are above a healthy weight range. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Strathfield | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report | Food safety Health and safety ī¦īitical anī maīoī non-comīliance notifications [Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major non-compliance notifications about a food premises followed up/Number of critical non-compliance notifications and major non-compliance notifications about food premises] x100 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Bass Coast | Regional |
| Annual Report | $50,000 Stronger Regional Communities funding obtained for Loddon Valley Food and Wine Expo, held on 16 March 2019 at Newbridge | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | Victoria | Loddon | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT | Regular community engagement on environmental issues occurs Ongoing On target Events include Large Animal Management field day, Seymour Alternative Farming Expo, Kilmore Show and Seymour Show. Regular Facebook posts, attendance at Bushland Park and South West Goulburn Landcare Group meetings. Per | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Mitchell | Regional |