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NSW Planning Reform Campaign Materials

December 5, 2017 by Courtney Young

1. PRINT THE PETITION to collect signatures in your community and secure the future of free-range farming in NSW! 2. DISTRIBUTE THE FLYER at your local farmers market and other community events. 3. SHARE THE FACTSHEET and ensure your community members are well informed. 4. MAKE A PUBLIC SUBMISSION to the NSW State Government by 15 JANUARY. 5. EMAIL YOUR […]

Filed Under: Legal Defence Fund

MEDIA RELEASE: The future of free-range farming endangered by NSW Planning review

December 5, 2017 by Tammi Jonas

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) is calling on the NSW Government to secure a future that encourages regenerative farmers by ensuring regulatory burdens on small-scale pastured livestock producers are commensurate with the low risk they pose to their communities. The Government states that the aim of its proposed planning reforms are to ‘support the […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Fair Food Farmers United, Legal Defence Fund Tagged With: free range, pastured, pigs, planning, poultry

NSW Planning Policy Reforms

November 29, 2017 by Courtney Young

Have you heard about the NSW planning policy reforms relating to agriculture and primary industries?   The NSW Government has made a package of reforms, including a proposed new Primary Production and Rural Development state planning policy. They are attempting to address the issue of unclear thresholds for the land size and number of animals […]

Filed Under: Legal Defence Fund

Collective action in support of small-scale, regenerative farmers

November 17, 2017 by Courtney Young

In support of small-scale, regenerative farmers in Victoria, the following organisations have submitted responses to the Victorian Government’s Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions. Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Victorian Farmers Market Association Melbourne Farmers Market Association Regenerative​ ​Agriculture​ ​Industry​ ​Group​ City of Whittlesea

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United, Legal Defence Fund, Submissions

Response to Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions

November 14, 2017 by Courtney Young

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) has submitted a response to the Victorian Government’s Planning for Sustainable Animal Industries Draft Planning Provisions. View the submission here. The Victorian Government’s current proposals will do serious damage to the regenerative and small-scale livestock farmers of Victoria. See AFSA’s media release regarding the proposed changes here. AFSA’s Response to Planning for […]

Filed Under: Fair Food Farmers United, Legal Defence Fund, Submissions

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AFSA responds to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy

  AFSA recently responded to the call for submissions to the ACT Capital Food and Fibre Strategy, which will “be a roadmap to delivering social, environmental and economic benefits based on secure, climate-resilient food and fibre production across in the ACT; and respond to the need to mitigate climate challenges via adaptation and diversification. It […]

A Licence to Sell Lettuce? ASFA Submission to FSANZ Proposal

  For three years FSANZ has been working on a proposal to more tightly regulate the production and sale of berries, leafy vegetables, and melons after several outbreaks of listeria, e coli, and salmonella from large monocultures. AFSA has provided feedback from the beginning on the need to approach any changes with a scale-appropriate lens […]

Protecting farmers and preserving farm land: Submission on the Protections within the Victorian Planning Framework

In October 2021 the Victorian Legislative Council tasked the Environment and Planning Committee to inquire into and report on: “the adequacy of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and Victorian planning framework in relation to planning and heritage protection”. Particular terms of reference were outlined for the Committee to address and AFSA provides its submission […]

AFSA supports proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules in NSW

The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) supports the proposed changes to landscape rehydration infrastructure planning rules and applauds the NSW Government’s initiative to allow farmers to restore streams on their property through landscape rehydration techniques, without the need for council approval. AFSA represents small and medium scale producers and our vision is to enable regenerative […]

AFSA opposes JBS acquisition of Rivalea

The proposed acquisition raises a number of concerns for AFSA and our directly-affected members—small and medium-scale pastured pig farmers in Victoria. The concerns centre around the certainty of continued access for service kills and a lack of choice, reflective of a lack of competition, in the state for small-scale farmers accessing service kills. At a […]

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Recent posts

  • AFSA denounces misinformation from the far right in response to the Victorian Government’s ALA Bill May 13, 2022
  • AFSA urges the Federal Government to change its definition of primary producers, to include smallholders seeking critical disaster recovery funding April 8, 2022
  • AFSA is expanding: Join our National Committee or sub-committees and working groups April 1, 2022
  • AFSA response to the National Biosecurity Strategy March 21, 2022
  • Global perspectives: An update on AFSA’s international advocacy March 17, 2022

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