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).
Suggested search terms
Hold Ctrl to select multiple terms. Using ‘any words’ functions as an “OR” search. Using ‘all words’ functions as and “AND” search.
Search Criteria:
| Document title | Relevant text in the policy | Domain | Topic | State | Local Government name | Council type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Food Safety – Completed 1,180 statutory inspections/assessments of food premises in the year ending 31 December 2017. – Satisfied statutory food sampling requirements with a total of 179 food samples analysed in the set period of 1 March 2017 to 31 December 2017. – Implemented a new portal for online renewal of food and health premises registration. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | 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 non-compliance notifications about food premises] x100 | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Health Services: Environmental Health – food safety enforcement & education and immunisation. Public Health – neighbourhood complaints (nuisance), | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Inspected 1,180 food premises | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | LGPRF – Food safety: (a) Timeliness (Councils take action in response to food complaints in a timely manner) – Time taken to action food complaints (average number of days it has taken for Council to action food complaints received from members of the public about the about the safety or handling of food for sale) Indicator Type: Output (Effectiveness, Appropriateness) No Result 1.51 2.27 1.83 This is a good result and as per previous years it is within our target. Response time is prioritised based on the risk associated with the complaint. As there is an overall low total number of complaints the variation in the results between each year can appear significant, though the actual response time is performing well year on year. | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | LGPRF – Food safety: (c) Service cost (food safety service is delivered in a costefficient manner) – Cost of food safety service (direct cost to Council of the food safety service per food premises registered by Council, or for which Council has received notification, during the year) Indicator Type: Output (Efficiency, Cost) | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | LGPRF – Food safety: (d) Health and safety (food safety service protects public health by preventing the sale of unsafe food) – Critical and major non-compliance notifications (percentage of critical and major noncompliance outcome notifications that are followed up by Council) Indicator Type: Outcome (Health and safety) | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | Victoria | Banyule | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Advancing affordable Housing Partnerships to develop a range of strategies and models to house our diverse community. | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Investigate affordable rental housing opportunities and partnerships in conjunction with Council’s Human Services Advisory Committee commence | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Progress affordable rental housing partnerships with community housing providers | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | The diverse housing needs of our community will be met through research, active partnerships and planned development | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Come Dine with Me – a meals program which provides a healthy lunch, social interaction and activities for socially and/or geographically isolated people living in the Hawkesbury. | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Council continued to deliver a number of waste education initiatives during 2017/2018 which aimed to increase resource recovery, reduce waste to landfill and reduce bin contamination. Programs included a bin contamination management program, Compost Revolution | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Council continued to deliver a number of waste education initiatives during 2017/2018 which aimed to increase resource recovery, reduce waste to landfill and reduce bin contamination. Programs included a bin contamination management program, Compost Revolution, and Public Place Recycling at the Hawkesbury Show. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | The Museum has developed new exhibitions focused on the social history of the Hawkesbury, notably “Food Bowl Farming: Migrants and Food Production in the Hawkesbury District 1794-1994” | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Consultation with Aboriginal Elders undertaken and bush tucker garden to be established in Macquarie Park in conjunction with park upgrades scheduled for 2019/20. | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| Annual Report 2017/2018 | Work with community groups to establish and support community and bush tucker groups | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Hawkesbury | Metropolitan |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | 7.1.7 The Australian Celtic Festival The Australian Celtic Festival (ACF) provides an opportunity for Australians of Celtic origin to come together annually and celebrate their heritage at the Australian Standing Stones, an array of granite monoliths similar to those around which the ancient Celts danced. It is the signature event for the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area, enhancing its Celtic Country brand pillar, and providing important cultural opportunities to Celtic clans and locals alike to experience Glen Innes Highlands in a unique way. Page | 38 Glen Innes Severn Council Annual Report 2018-19 The four (4) day festival provides non-stop entertainment including the street parade, street party, Celtic music and Celtic art, kirking of the Tartan, massed pipe bands, school performances and community festival activities, for example flag raising ceremonies, market stalls, and Celtic foods | Economic Development | Local food initiatives for economic development | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 Р19 | NEWA has also developed a good working relationship with Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee (GLENRAC). A breakdown of the extension activities is outlined below. 2016/2017 Extension Activities • Landcare Field Day, Wellingrove; • GLENRAC Paddock Walk; • Glen Innes Show; • Glen Innes Field Day, Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Research Institute, Glen Innes; • Biosecurity Act Information Night, Glen Innes; • GLENRAC Farm Technology Day, Dundee and Stonehenge Recreation Ground. 2017/2018 Extension Activities • Recreational Fishers Day; • Weed Awareness Activity, Rummery’s Hill Landcare; • Glen Innes Show; • GLENRAC Landholder Information Night. 2018/2019 Extension Activities • Farming/Family Information Session; • GLENRAC Fir Farmers Day Ben Lomond; • GLENRAC Spray Drift and Weed Management Workshop; • Glen Innes Show; and • GLENRAC Farmer Update. | Economic Development | Local food producers | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | Glen Food Hub | Health and Wellbeing | Nutrition in vulnerable populations | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | 17.1 Children Services A successful Family Picnic Day was held on 22 September 2018. Information stands from the Rural Fire Service, the town brigade, scouts, Centacare and local schools were crowded with people. There was face painting and a jumping castle. Organised by Council's Children and Family Services, there was fun for all ages, entertainment by local musicians and food and drinks provided. Council staff paid tribute to the many volunteers whose generosity of spirit and time allowed the day to be a free fun day for the whole family with three (3) and four (4) generations of some families in attendance. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | Council facilitates an Aboriginal Playgroup, providing parenting information, nutritional advice and support. | Health and Wellbeing | Education/events on food system issues | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | 17.7 People with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Background Services Harmony Day was celebrated by approximately 150 people from 12 nationalities in the Town Square outside the Glen Innes Town Hall on 21 March. The event was well attended and supported by local businesses and our Aboriginal community with the contribution of time and food to help Council, community members and visitors celebrate the rich cultural diversity that is present in Glen Innes. The Glen Innes High School also had a stall and interacted with the younger children present. | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | 7.1.7 The Australian Celtic Festival The Australian Celtic Festival (ACF) provides an opportunity for Australians of Celtic origin to come together annually and celebrate their heritage at the Australian Standing Stones, an array of granite monoliths similar to those around which the ancient Celts danced. It is the signature event for the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area, enhancing its Celtic Country brand pillar, and providing important cultural opportunities to Celtic clans and locals alike to experience Glen Innes Highlands in a unique way. Page | 38 Glen Innes Severn Council Annual Report 2018-19 The four (4) day festival provides non-stop entertainment including the street parade, street party, Celtic music and Celtic art, kirking of the Tartan, massed pipe bands, school performances and community festival activities, for example flag raising ceremonies, market stalls, and Celtic foods | Health and Wellbeing | Traditional food cultures | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | 11.2.3 Weeds Management New England Weeds Authority (NEWA) continues to provide Council’s noxious weeds function. Continued dry conditions resulted in inspection programs being scaled down to complaints and enquiries in rural areas, not only in the Glen Innes Severn Council area, but the majority of the New England Weeds Authority area and most of western NSW. Lack of stock feed, hand feeding programs and, in some areas, lack of water has currently placed landowners in a stressful situation and inspections will resume when conditions improve. Priority areas, enquiries and complaints will continue to be attended to. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | As a result, Biosecurity officers have concentrated on smaller holdings as well as a programmed survey for Privet in urban areas. In the 2018/2019 year 310 inspections were carried out covering 17,890 hectares. 165 inspections were carried out for Privet in urban areas in Glen Innes, Deepwater, Glencoe, Emmaville and Red Range. The Authority had a significant increase in complaints for Privet during the summer period in Glen Innes Township and Armidale City. The NSW Weeds Action Program 2015-2020 will be completed in June 2020. As a result, inspection programs will be reviewed during the financial year and implemented in line with the implementation of the NSW Weeds Action Program 2020-2025. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | NEWA has a fleet of 10 spray units that are utilised for weed control activities throughout the area under its jurisdiction. As a result, this fleet and the staff can be deployed to various areas to ensure an effective roadside control program is carried out. In the Glen Innes Severn Local Government Area, roadside weed control programs have been carried out on a yearly basis to treat the following weeds: • Roadside Broome infestations; • Chilean Needle Grass infestations; • Roadside St. Johns Wort infestations; • Roadside Blackberry control programs; • Sweet Briar and Blackberry; and • Serrated Tussock infestations. Roadside grazing pressure has reduced incidence of some week species from flowering, however, it has also provided an opportunity to carry out a more thorough control program on species such as Blackberry because of the reduced grass levels. The Glen Innes Township was treated in January for a variety of weeds. The Authority is currently treating privet on Council lands by cut stump application. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | NEWA has also developed a good working relationship with Glen Innes Natural Resources Advisory Committee (GLENRAC). A breakdown of the extension activities is outlined below. 2016/2017 Extension Activities • Landcare Field Day, Wellingrove; • GLENRAC Paddock Walk; • Glen Innes Show; • Glen Innes Field Day, Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Research Institute, Glen Innes; • Biosecurity Act Information Night, Glen Innes; • GLENRAC Farm Technology Day, Dundee and Stonehenge Recreation Ground. 2017/2018 Extension Activities • Recreational Fishers Day; • Weed Awareness Activity, Rummery’s Hill Landcare; • Glen Innes Show; • GLENRAC Landholder Information Night. 2018/2019 Extension Activities • Farming/Family Information Session; • GLENRAC Fir Farmers Day Ben Lomond; • GLENRAC Spray Drift and Weed Management Workshop; • Glen Innes Show; and • GLENRAC Farmer Update. | Sustainability and Environment | Sustainable local food production | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 19 | The Northern Regional Food Surveillance Group, which is supported through the NSW Food Authority; | Food Quality and Safety | Education on/enforce food safety regulations | NSW | Glen Innes Severn | Regional |
| ANNUAL REPORT 2018 – 2019 | Building our Shire's Economy Strategic objectives are to improve telecommunications within the Shire; seek affordable housing options for all residents; | Social Policy | Affordable housing | NSW | Temora | Regional |