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Executive Director, Sustain
Daily headlines reportage on the cost-of-living crisis, rising food insecurity, climate change fallout affecting fresh food production and transportation, are inescapable. They reflect the sign of the times, and what is to come. It’s very timely that the Victorian parliament is conducting two Inquiries into food security in 2024: On Tuesday 9th April we were delighted…
For the past 12 months, Sustain has been working with Trust for Nature, Ethical Fields, Young Farmers Connect and Cassinia Environmental on a collaborative project to develop models to tackle three big food system issues. First, how do we protect our remaining farmland, especially in the peri-urban context close to our major cities? This is…
“A major step towards dignified food fecurity for all, but more needs to be done” On Thursday 14th November 2024, the Legal and Social Issues Committee (LSC) of the Victorian Legislative Council released Food Security in Victoria – a report exploring the drivers, impacts and solutions for food security. Legislating a right to food, adopting a systems approach…
Sustain: The Australian Food Network works for the transition to a food system that supports flourishing communities, individuals, and ecosystems. We give people, councils, governments, and organisations the tools they need to help them become empowered food citizens, supporting healthy communities, people, and ecosystems. Through this work, we have explored the role that major supermarket…
A joint submission by Sustain, Plan-It Rural and the McLeod Family Foundation to the 2020 consultation for planning for Melbourne’s Green Wedges and Agricultural Land
This article is republished with permission from Circles of Food. Please click here to view the original. Food Systems and the Role of Local Government In 2017 Sustain distributed the final Local Government Food Governance and Policy position paper to all 79 municipalities in Victoria. You can download the position paper here: FOOD SYSTEMS AND…