Rural City of Wangaratta Sustainable Food Alliance

Everyone deserves access to nutritious, affordable food. Food security exists “when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life” (World Food Summit, 1996).

Some people, groups and areas in our community experience barriers to accessing sufficient, nutritious and affordable food on a regular basis. 

We are seeking community input to understand the local food system and identify needs and priorities relating to food access, to enable Council and the Rural City of Wangaratta Sustainable Food Alliance to respond to these needs.

The Rural City of Wangaratta is undertaking the VicHealth Local Government Partnership (VLGP) program module ‘Building better food systems for healthier communities’ and the action ‘Create a local food coalition’. Through this action, Council engaged with Sustain: The Australian Food Network and collaborated with health services, community groups, schools and individual community members to form the Rural City of Wangaratta Sustainable Food Alliance.

 

We are seeking membership from all sectors of the community, including: Producers, Businesses, Food-related social enterprises, Health & Community Services, Faith and cultural groups, Youth, Education, Sporting associations, Emergency food relief organisations, LandCare, catchment management authorities and/or other environmental organisations, Community Garden Groups, and individual community members with a passion for improving access to food.

We welcome and encourage applications from our diverse community, including people with disability, LGBTQIA+, First Nations, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and other often under-represented community members.

 

The information sheet below contains more details about what the Alliance will look like and how to get involved. The EOI process will remain open.

Express your interest in joining the Alliance or sign up for email updates at this link: https://forms.office.com/r/4kKcTWJThB

Please contact recreation@wangaratta.vic.gov.au with any questions.