Sustain is working with Melbourne University’s Burnley Campus, the City of Yarra, Moreland Food Gardens Network, 3000 acres, Cultivating Community, and Port Phillip EcoCentre in the coordination and hosting of a special 2-day forum to celebrate, connect and further empower Melbourne’s expanding urban agriculture community. Forum Dates: 20 & 21…
Banyule City Council Policy Snapshot Background and Overview Throughout all Banyule Council documents relating to food security, urban agriculture, urban food systems and food sovereignty is a deep concern for the long-term health of the environment and the people within it. Particularly in relation to Banyule’s City Plan’s ‘Planet, People…
City of Yarra Council Urban Agriculture Policy Snapshot The City of Yarra is regarded as a leader both in Victoria and nationally in enacting policies and strategies that specifically address sustainability and global environmental change. With its long history of food growing, urban agriculture in particular has been a priority…
City of Darebin Council Urban Agriculture Overview The City of Darebin is one of the leading local governments in Melbourne and nationally in the field of urban agriculture and urban food production. Background and Overview Although a relatively new area of policy work for the Council, the Darebin community has…
City of Moreland Urban Agriculture Policy Overview As with many other inner Melbourne municipalities, the City of Moreland has an active and enthusiastic community of backyard and community gardeners. Many groups and individuals have been engaged with the City of Moreland in the development of an urban agriculture…
Urban Agriculture Policy Mapping in the Greater Melbourne Metropolitan Area Henry Crawford & Nicholas Rose Food security is increasingly becoming recognised as an issue facing urban populations in developed countries like Australia. The potential for urban agriculture (UA) to enable greater food security for our cities is also being realised,…
