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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Don’t Dismantle a Leader: VicHealth’s Crucial Role in Food Systems Transformation in Victoria
The Victorian Government has announced that VicHealth – the state’s internationally recognised, independent health promotion agency – will be abolished and incorporated into the Department of Health, ending more than three decades of prevention-focused leadership. The decision has shocked public health experts, community organisations and former government leaders, who warn that dismantling VicHealth’s independent structure…
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Loddon Mallee PHU Council and Community Capacity Building (2024)
This project covered a series of food system policymaking workshops for four local governments and community stakeholders within the LMPHU catchment. The focus was on increasing understanding of food systems, mapping relevance to Council’s remit and how LGAs can progress food systems transformation in the context of the cost-of-living crisis and climate change. The project…
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Cardinia Community Food Strategy and Action Plan (2018–26)
From 2016 – 2022, Sustain collaborated with Cardinia Shire Council to develop and implement the Cardinia Community Food Strategy. This participatory process drew on the strengths of and built capacity of the community. The project’s achievement highlights include recognition of Cardinia Food Circles with VicHealth’s ‘Promoting Healthy Eating Award’ in 2019 for outstanding efforts to…
