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…
Sustain teamed up with the Sustainable Food Alliance and the Rural City of Wangaratta, in Wangaratta, to strengthen local food system leadership and action. Our collaboration included a series of tailored capacity-building workshops and hands-on facilitation:
This project was about empowering Council staff to see how their disparate departments and work connect to their local food system. We facilitated a cross-departmental food systems community of practice that focused on food system literacy and breaking-down policy siloes. This team then collaborated with community leaders on a series of participatory workshops, crafting a…
The driving force behind the City of Ballarat’s three year local food systems action plan is the Ballarat local food coalition. We supported the formation of this committed group of 15 organisations – reaching across council, community groups and several First Nations communities and local producers. Supported by Council, the coalition will be the driving…