We build healthy & sustainable food systems
The think & do network of citizen farmers, researchers, policy experts and community connectors on a mission to transform food.
Sowing the seeds of change
We support communities and organisations with the knowledge, tools and connections they need to become agents of food system transformation.
This is a call for political courage and action on the cost of living crisis and our broken food system. No more band-aids or quick fixes. The hard work to reform food in Australia must start.
It’s time to #VoteforFood!
Events
Let’s Dig In – to Soils!
On December 5th it is international Soils day. As part of Sustain’s Australian Food Network platform, we are celebrating all things soil for the entire month! Join us for our Soil Month webinar, facilitated by Dr Rachael Walshe, in conversation with Dr Ethan Gordon and Churchill Fellow Freya Mulvey. Following the success of Freya’s newly launched podcast, SOILS, we’re honing in on soil — but through a perspective you might not expect.
National Food Policy Forum
It’s vital that as many Australians as possible have their say about Feeding Australia – the National Food Security Strategy, which is now being developed by the federal government. Convened by Sustain: the Australian Food Network in collaboration with Eat Well Tasmania, Gastronomy Northern Tasmania, FermenTas and Sprout Tasmania, this Forum will be a unique opportunity for Tasmanian and national stakeholders to discuss the opportunities created by the Feeding Australia Strategy to develop a cohesive, systems-based approach to food security in Australia.
Latest Articles
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Victorian Pre-budget Submission 2026-2027
Summary of recommendations Download the full submission here. Recommendation 1 Reverse the decision to absorb VicHealth into the Department of Health; keep VicHealth independent and increase its funding. Recommendation 2 Develop and fund an integrated food system and food security strategy for Victoria with a range of associated elements and measures. Recommendation 3 Develop a Food Systems…
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Federal Pre-budget Submission 2026-2027
Why it’s crucial to invest in the food system In 2024, researchers at Oxford University and London School of Economics found that transforming the food system to one that is healthier, equitable, and sustainable would create $USD10 trillion in benefits per year, requiring less than 5% of that figure in investment (Food Systems Economic Commission, 2024). …
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ACT Food Hub Feasibility Study
This project explored the feasibility of what would be required to establish an ACT Food Hub thatservices the Canberra region. After reviewing experience elsewhere, the project conceptualised the role the ACT Food Hub might play, how it might be established and operated, and assessed how it might perform from financial and risk perspectives to inform…
