The 2nd national Urban Agriculture Forum 2018, coordinated by Sustain, was held at the Angliss Conference centre on 23-24 February 2018. Here is a highlights package of the Forum, filmed and edited by Patrick Turnbull of Two Way Media – http://www.twowaymelbourne.com.au/. Thanks Patrick!
Sustain is honoured and privileged to announce that we are the recipients of an Innovation Grant from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, to establish a multi-stakeholder, multi-functional community food hub in partnership with Melbourne Farmers Markets. This is a truly exciting project which we believe will serve as a testing…
As everyone who saw her will attest, Devita Davison of Foodlab Detroit left an amazing impression after a whirlwind three days in Melbourne, visiting Darebin, William Angliss Institute and Pakenham for the Cardinia Food Forum. These are her reflections at the end of her trip to Australia: Wow! My time spent in…
In one of the most exciting developments to date in the sustainable food systems field in Australia, Perth Natural Resource Management is leading the establishment of state-wide regenerative farming network in Western Australia. Here are extracts from its first e-newsletter from December 2017. To subscribe for further updates click here.…
It’s been a busy time for Sustain! Below is a summary of our Annual Report – the full report is available here: Sustain Annual Report 2016-2017 Summary This period saw Sustain complete its first full year of operation as an independent legal entity, following its transition from Deakin University to William…
On 1 November 2017 Sustain Executive Director travelled to Perth to attend the launch of the Heart Foundation’s Healthy Food tool, part of its Healthy and Active by Design website. The Healthy Food tool is designed for planners, policy makers and health professionals to integrate provision for healthy food outlets…
Urban Agriculture Forum: From Resilience to Liveability Melbourne, Australia 23-24 February 2018 Call for Papers Abstracts due: December 20, 2017 Registration deadline for presenters: 25 January, 2018 Climate change. Health and wellbeing. Connected and flourishing communities. Sustainability. Resilience. Justice. Food systems are at the centre of…
The Victorian Government has been conducting a public consultation on proposed reforms to the State Planning Framework regulating the conduct of livestock farming. The relevant consultation papers are available here: https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/policy-and-strategy/planning-reform/sustainable-animal-industries The proposed reforms have generated considerable controversy in the community, with a widely shared perception that they favour large-scale,…
From 12-14th July over 900 participants from around Melbourne, Australia and overseas attended the Eco City World Summit to hear from international experts, government, industry and community leaders, on all topics connected with meeting the major sustainability challenges of this century. The headline keynote speaker was formed US Vice-President Al…
VISION [This] is a flourishing place to co-create and connect to a local food system. This is secure, sustainable, healthy and fair. [This place] will reflect and celebrate intercultural diversity, where all are welcome and included for generations to come. OBJECTIVES 1. To inspire and break new ground in the collaborative stewardship of a transformative…
