In 2012, the City of Melbourne became the first local government in Australia to develop and adopt a Food Policy.

Recent challenges, such as extreme weather, global events and the rising cost of living has demonstrated the fragility of our food system and the need for a more localised and coordinated approach to food in our city. With these challenges in mind, City of Melbourne is refreshing our Food Policy.

Following stakeholder and community consultation in 2023, we have developed a draft food policy titled, Food City 2024-34 for community feedback.

Feedback we heard through through February and March 2024 informed the updated Food City 2024-2034 Policy. The final policy was considered and endorsed at the Future Melbourne Committee on 4 June 2024.

We want Food City 2024-2034 to provide good food for all now and into the future.

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Timeline

  • Timeline item 1 - complete

    Community engagement to inform development of a refreshed Food City Policy

    3 to 31 March 2023

  • Timeline item 2 - complete

    Prepare draft Food City 2024-34 Policy

    May to July 2023

  • Timeline item 3 - complete

    Approval for commencement of community engagement on the Draft Food City 2024-34 Policy

    5 December 2023

  • Timeline item 4 - complete

    Community consultation on the draft Food City 2024-34 Policy

    Monday 12 February to Friday 15 March

  • Timeline item 5 - complete

    Analysis of community feedback and revision of draft Food City Policy

    March to May 2024

  • Timeline item 6 - complete

    Updated Food City Policy 2024-2034 presented to Future Melbourne Committee

    4 June 2024

Community consultation: phase two

Feedback we heard from the second phase of engagement.

Community consultation: phase one

Feedback we heard from the first phase of engagement.

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