Sustain submission to the Environment & Planning Committee Inquiry

Sustain submission to the Environment & Planning Committee Inquiry

Sustain calls for the Victorian government to ‘govern the food system as a system’ to tackle critical challenges In its submission to the Environment and Planning Committee’s Inquiry into Securing Victoria’s Food Supply, Sustain has called on the Victorian government to take a number of key actions to tackle the serious issues facing our food…

Local Community Food Production in Gaza

Local Community Food Production in Gaza

Your Urgent Support Needed!  The current humanitarian crisis in Gaza is indescribable with an almost complete destruction of infrastructure, hospitals, schools, homes, buildings, agriculture, and heritage farms, and the total loss of clean water, sewerage, transport, and electricity infrastructure. The decimation of the health system leaves health and emergency personnel well beyond their limit and…

Voices in Gaza

Voices in Gaza

Here we are sharing first-hand perspectives of members of the Urban Women Agripreneurs Forum who have lived through the horrific, genocidal violence in Gaza over the past seven months, yet still manage to grow and produce food for their families and communities.  29 February 2024 I amZainab Abid, the coordinator for the pioneer forum of…

Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Security – Sustain Briefing Note

Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Security – Sustain Briefing Note

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…

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Supermarket Prices

Submission to the Senate Select Committee on Supermarket Prices

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…

Why we’re calling for a $500 million edible garden fund

Why we’re calling for a $500 million edible garden fund

Following the January 2024 announcement by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese addressing the escalating cost of living and concerns over supermarket pricing, Churchill Fellow and Sustain Executive Director Dr Nick Rose is advocating for a comprehensive approach that includes increased support for community gardens and urban farms as a sustainable solution. Nick has called for a…

Sustain’s submission to the Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Security in Australia

Sustain’s submission to the Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into Food Security in Australia

On 26 October 2022, the House Standing Committee on Agriculture commenced an inquiry into food security in Australia. The Committee invited interested persons and organisations to make a submission addressing the terms of reference by Friday, 9 December 2022. Sustain made a submission to this inquiry; if you would like to read it, we have made…

Canberra Urban Agriculture Forum 2022 Wrap Up

Canberra Urban Agriculture Forum 2022 Wrap Up

Our Canberra Urban Agriculture Forum happened on December 7th, 2022, Sustain’s wrap-up event for National Urban Agriculture Month, held during November. 45 practitioners, ACT government staff and organisational leaders gathered into the cosy meeting room in Griffith for this historic event. It was standing room only during the first session, with passionate presentations from Churchill…