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.
Events
Building Sustainable Social Enterprises
In the food systems sector, many of us are reliant on the cyclical nature of grants and philanthropy funding… but what if you could make your organisation, product, or service financially sustainable? Whether you’re developing a community initiative, product, service or enterprise, creating a model that balances impact with long-term viability is key. And thinking about long-term viability can begin at any point in your journey, from the beginning steps to being well established.
This event is open to the VicHealth-funded Local Partnerships for Food First and Australian Food Network Members.
Local Government Networking Forum
The Local Government Food Systems Network brings together council staff working across wellbeing, health, environment, community development, food security and more. Our focus is on sharing our respective food system work, learning from specialists and identifying areas for collective action.
The Local Government Networking Forum is our regular time to build connections with each other, deepen our knowledge of food systems and learn about what’s working (and what’s not) in other local government projects.
WA Food Policy Forum
The Federal government has embarked on the process to create a National Food Security Strategy, Feeding Australia.
This opens a vital window for local governments, community food organisations, citizens and stakeholders from across the food system to come together to hear from each other, discuss the key issues, identify key shared needs and priorities, and engage directly with local, state and Federal policy makers.
Our Food Policy Forums connect food system changemakers, look at what’s working on the ground, and turn shared challenges into collective action, collaboration and momentum.
Latest Articles
-
Victorian Food Policy Forum: Melbourne
One hundred and fifty passionate and experienced leaders from across Victoria and interstate met at the Angliss Conference Centre in Naarm / Melbourne on 22nd May 2026 for a deep dive into action being taken across Victoria to tackle food insecurity. Sustain convened this Forum with our Victorian partners both to showcase and celebrate the…
-
Australian food security pulse check survey
Understanding food insecurity in Australia Australia has experienced chronic and rising food insecurity since the early 1990s, when the first Foodbank opened in NSW. Rates of food insecurity rose sharply in the wake of the post-COVID inflation-driven cost of living crisis, with Foodbank Australia’s 2025 Hunger Report indicating that 1 in 3 Australians were experiencing…
-
Australians are struggling with food insecurity and the Iran war is set to make it worse
“Food insecurity is no longer a fringe issue — it’s becoming embedded across the community.” Across Australia, more people are turning to food relief as everyday essentials become harder to afford. What was once a challenge for a smaller group is now affecting a much broader mix of households. Speaking to ABC News, Nick highlighted…
