SJ Local Food Action Plan

Outcome

At its August Ordinary Council meeting, Council endorsed the SJ Local Food Action Plan.

Background

The Shire is one of the four Local Government pilots for a project - Local food environments: a guide for local governments in Western Australia - funded by Healthway and supported by Edith Cowan University.

This is a health promotion project that aims to increase local government coordination and capacity to influence, activate and create safe, secure and healthy local food environments in Western Australia. As part of this project, we are identifying local needs and opportunities that support sustainable access and availability to nutritious foods, particularly fruit and vegetables. Following that, priority actions will be identified which will help to develop a Local Food Action Plan.