| City/Town/Village: | Cardinia |
| County/Province/District (Name of): | n/a |
| Sub-national State: | Victoria |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Spatial Distinction: | Peri-Urban |
| Level of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 99,192 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Type: | Plans |
| Food Systems Sector(s): | food acquisition, preparation and consumption; food and organic waste management; food production; food retail; food wholesale and distribution |
| Year of Adoption: | 2017 |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cardinia Shire Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity: | Cardinia Shire Council |
| Supporting Entity: | Department of Health and Human Services |
| Additional Supporting Entity: | Community Indicators Victoria; Koowerup Regional Health Service; Monash Health Community; Monash Health;Enliven Primary Care Partnership; South East Melbourne Primary Care Network; Victoria Police Pakenham; Women's Health in the South East; Department of Justice and Regulation; Sustain: The Australia Food Network; Windermere; Dandenong and District Aborigines Coooperative; Outlook Victoria; Southern Migrant Resource Centre; Department of Education and Training; Aligned Leisure - Richmond Football Club |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | n/a |
| Policy Links: | – Web |
| Link to Additional Resources: | |
| Policy Outcome: | Due to high amounts of takeaways and fast food restaurants in the Cardinia area, the Cardinia Shire Council established the food policy domain in the Cardinia Shire Liveability Plan 2017 - 2029. The food policy domain focuses on: (i) utilizing fertile land for fresh food production; (ii) developing the regional food economy; (iii) sharing food knowledge; and (iv) reducing and diverting food waste. The council hopes to increase people’s access to affordable and nutritious food and reduce the prevalence of diet-related health problems among the population. Food is only one of the seven domain parts of the Liveability Plan that aims to improve the health and well-being of the communities in Cardinia. |
| Policy Keywords: | buy local; consumer education; consumption; fast-foods; food access; food insecurity; food knowledge; food processing; food security; food takeaway; grown local; health; healthy food; nutrition; plan; public health; waste management |