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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2017/18 | Council monitors businesses and properties to ensure they are clean, safe and not polluting the environment | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | A comprehensive series of community workshops that encourage resident to reduce waste, reuse products and recycle correctly. Some of the workshops offered include composting and worm farming, Waste to Art, decluttering, plastic free living and food waste reduction | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | NAIDOC celebrations at Collingwood Children’s Farm. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/18 | Routine food premises inspections | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Blacktown | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | During National Recycling Week, we collaborated with four local schools, engaging 598 students. This in-school EnviroMentors program was facilitated by Keep NSW Beautiful and included modules on recycling, littering and unwrapped lunches | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | 5 community gardens Achieved | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | During National Recycling Week, we collaborated with four local schools, engaging 598 students. This in-school EnviroMentors program was facilitated by Keep NSW Beautiful and included modules on recycling, littering and unwrapped lunches. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | 6. Promote and facilitate urban agriculture with a focus on increasing scale and uptake in the community. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | In addition to the Council phase-out, the City of Ryde will also implement a waste education program to reduce the use of single-use plastics in our community, with a particular focus on local businesses. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Five community gardens (community growth spaces) were implemented. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | Local preschools belonging to the Ryde Environmental Educators Network (REEN) continued to be provided with waste education materials, workshops and information sessions to assist them in educating students on the four Rs (Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle). This program has expanded to include composting and garden-based workshops | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Harvest Festival. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | LOMO: Left Over Make Over workshops that encourage the community to reduce food waste by reusing meal leftovers | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Number of community garden initiatives implemented | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | Provided 5 Waste Adventure Tours, and delivered over 10 workshops, including compost /worm farm demonstrations, plastic free, declutter and repair workshops. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Strategy: 3.6 Promote and facilitate urban agriculture with a focus on increasing scale and uptake in the community Strategic indicator Increase the number of urban agriculture community initiatives supported and promoted Comment Council successfully delivered the priority actions in Year 4 of the Urban Agriculture Strategy. Highlights include: • Partnered with Richmond Community Learning Centre and Richmond Gardening Group to establish the Burnley Fruit Squad including in-kind and grant support. • Facilitated the extension of Condell Growers and Sharers through the rearrangement of the adjoining car park, resulting in a net increase in useable open space in the Fitzroy area. • Expanded the compost capacity of the Condell Growers and Sharers by facilitating the design, build and delivery of two new large scale compost bins. • Undertook supporting role in the public consultation run by Open Space regarding the future use of the bocce courts at North Carlton Railway House. • Supported the compost demonstration site at the Holden Street Neighbourhood House by providing additional compost and worm bins. • Facilitation support for an application by Cohealth (Collingwood) to the Community Growing Spaces program. | Sustainability and Environment | Home and community gardening | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | Provided 5 Waste Adventure Tours, and delivered over 10 workshops, including compost /worm farm demonstrations, plastic free, declutter and repair workshops. Pro | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | . Reduce the amount of waste-to-landfill with a focus on improved recycling and organic waste disposal. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | Two compost and worm farming demonstrations were conducted at The Habitat, our local community garden nursery. These provided information on constructing compost bins and worm farms and answered questions about maintenance and will help minimise avoidable food waste from peelings, offcuts and coffee grounds. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Food scraps success About 180 single dwellings helped divert more than 7000 kilograms of waste from landfill by taking part in our food scraps collection trial. Participation rates were encouraging (about 50%), demonstrating a real appetite for the service. And contamination rates were low (just over 1%), showing that residents paid close attention to what can and can’t go in the bins. The trial will soon be expanded to include green waste, and additional households will be brought on board. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | Two kitchen garden workshops were held to provide information about using compost, worm castings and worm juice produced from compost bins and worm farms. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Reduce organic waste Council Plan initiative Selected Abbotsford households helped divert waste from landfill by taking part in our food scraps collection trial. Participation rates were good (about 50%) and contamination rates low (generally 1–3%). The trial will soon be expanded to include green waste and additional households. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | We also partnered with Connect to deliver four ‘Ride Your Bike to Work’ days in October. This included workshops to discuss topics around bike safety and riding to work tune up riders’ bikes and providing them with a healthy breakfast after their ride to work | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Strategy: 3.6 Promote and facilitate urban agriculture with a focus on increasing scale and uptake in the community Strategic indicator Increase the number of urban agriculture community initiatives supported and promoted Comment Council successfully delivered the priority actions in Year 4 of the Urban Agriculture Strategy. Highlights include: • Partnered with Richmond Community Learning Centre and Richmond Gardening Group to establish the Burnley Fruit Squad including in-kind and grant support. • Facilitated the extension of Condell Growers and Sharers through the rearrangement of the adjoining car park, resulting in a net increase in useable open space in the Fitzroy area. • Expanded the compost capacity of the Condell Growers and Sharers by facilitating the design, build and delivery of two new large scale compost bins. • Undertook supporting role in the public consultation run by Open Space regarding the future use of the bocce courts at North Carlton Railway House. • Supported the compost demonstration site at the Holden Street Neighbourhood House by providing additional compost and worm bins. • Facilitation support for an application by Cohealth (Collingwood) to the Community Growing Spaces program. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | We also partnered with Connect to deliver four ‘Ride Your Bike to Work’ days in October. This included workshops to discuss topics around bike safety and riding to work tune up riders’ bikes and providing them with a healthy breakfast after their ride to work. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | We are also striving to reduce our environmental footprint by trialling new waste and recycling approaches. This year about 400 Abbotsford households took part in our weekly food scraps collection trial. Results have been most encouraging, and we will continue to explore ways to reduce the amount of food and garden waste going to landfill. | Food Waste | Food losses and food waste | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | What we did We: Hosted events and workshops to help our community live more sustainably: – Clean Up Australia Day – Composting and worm farming workshop | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | 1,175 FOOD PREMISES INSPECTED | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18 | What we did We: Hosted events and workshops to help our community live more sustainably: – Clean Up Australia Day – Composting and worm farming workshop – C | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Ryde | Metropolitan |
| annual report 2017/18 | Council assessed 1,175 food premises compared to 1,170 eligible premises. Food safety assessments are undertaken in accordance with relevant legislation. This indicator is measured by the number of registered class 1 and class 2 food premises that receive an annual food safety assessment. This indicator is reported on a calendar year to align to Department of Health and Human Services reporting requirements. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Yarra | Metropolitan |