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AFSA Office Bearer Reports, 2015

October 16, 2015 by Nick Rose

2015 President’s Report Tammi Jonas It’s been an exhilarating and challenging year as President of AFSA as I’ve worked with an amazing team of committed fair food activists to further the interests of food sovereignty in Australia. Part of the focus for the five-year-old Alliance this year has been to improve our internal operations with clearer processes for decision […]

Filed Under: Fair Food Film, Governance, President's report

Sharing Fair Food

June 29, 2015 by Alana Mann

Kerry Miller attended the showing of the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance’s Fair Food — The Documentary and the seminar that followed it at an event organised by Bundanoon Community Garden. Her conclusion — it’s well worth seeing.

Filed Under: Fair Food Film Tagged With: Fair Food the documentary

Fair Food screens around the country to enthusiastic response

May 14, 2015 by Nick Rose

Story by Nick Rose, May 2015.
Australia’s first food politics documentary, Fair Food, has been screened over 20 times since February this year to a combined audience of 1700 people. AFSA co-produced this documentary with Melbourne-based food publishers The Field Institute.

Filed Under: Fair Food Film Tagged With: Fair Food the documentary

Fair Food — the trailer

April 18, 2015 by Food Sovereignty

“It’s Australia’s first feature-length documentary that tells the story of our fair food pioneers, those creating a resilient and fair food and farming system,” says AFSA National Coordinator, Dr Nick Rose.

Filed Under: Fair Food Film Tagged With: Fair Food the documentary

Fair Food Documentary – Details for Screenings

February 3, 2015 by Nick Rose

Thank you so much for your support of AFSA and the Fair Food movement in Australia. We are very excited to be collaborating with communities all around the country…

Filed Under: Fair Food Film Tagged With: AFSA, Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance, Fair food, Fair Food doco, food sovereignty

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Last week AFSA made a submission to the Hepburn Shire Council to defend residents’ rights to forage, collect firewood, have more than 20 chooks, and salvage materials from the tip and roadside without need for a permit. We were concerned that these laws originated from overzealous risk management policies rather than residents’ interests. Further, they […]

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On 3 May 2019, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) released an information paper on its proposed approach to a review of food safety standards in the Food Standards Code (the Review). The intention is to create a consistent and up-to-date approach to food safety management with regard to so-called “high-risk horticulture,” which includes a […]

NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing

On Friday 22 June 2018, AFSA attended the NSW Fresh Food Pricing Parliamentary Inquiry Hearing at Parliament House in Sydney. AFSA was selected and recognised as a key stakeholder in the food system by the parliamentary members in this Upper House inquiry. Tammi Jonas, president of AFSA, and our paralegal Sarah de Wit were welcomed […]

Response to the Proposed Draft Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry

View AFSA’s entire submission here.  The current review of the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals – Domestic Poultry offers the first opportunity in 15 years to improve the minimum welfare standards for domestic poultry in Australia. It provides the chance to modify Australian standards to reflect current animal welfare science and […]

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The Codes for animal welfare for poultry are being reviewed for the first time in over 15 years. The result will be one Australia-wide Code on animal welfare for poultry. Two main documents, along with an independent Farmed Bird Science Welfare Review and many supporting papers, have been released for public comment: The Draft Standards […]

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