Illawarra Regional Forum
Wednesday 1st July 2009
University of Wollongong
This is your opportunity to contribute to the future of a safe, fair and sustainable food system in NSW.
Join speakers including celebrated nutritionist and food advocate Dr Rosemary Stanton, planning expert Associate Professor Susan Thompson (UNSW), Andrew Carfield (Director Planning and Environment, Wollongong City Council), Clr Sandra McCarthy (Mayor, Kiama Municipal Council). MC will be Associate Professor Heather Yeatman (UOW).
Outcomes from the Regional Forum will be taken to the NSW Food Summit scheduled for 22-23 October this year.
Want to know more?
Download the Hungry for Change Illawarra Forum Flyer here (pdf 68.7KB)
To register
Download the registration form here and send to Jenny Norman at jennyn@healthyillawarra.org.au
Pre-readings
Pre-readings will be updated regularly on different topics and are available on this page. Look out for Week 2's readings.
WEEK 1:
What is Food Security (pdf 28KB)
Dixon et al, 2007 Food Security Reading 1 (pdf 241KB)
Understanding Food Security Fact Sheet Food Security Reading 2 (pdf 1.85MB)
Kirkwood, 2005 Food Security Reading 3 (pdf 129KB)
Booth & Smith, 2001 Food Security Reading 4 (pdf 598KB)
Babbington, 2006 Food Security Reading 5 (pdf 194KB)
Boland, 2008 Food Security Reading 6 (pdf 4.39MB)
NSW Health, 2003 Food Security Reading 7 (pdf 404KB)
WEEK 2:
Nutrition and Obesity (pdf 26KB)
ABS, 2004-2005 'Overweight & Obesity in Adults' Reading 1 (pdf 853 KB)
Webb et al, 2001 Reading 2 (pdf 98 KB)
NSW Cancer Council, 2007 Reading 3 (pdf 648 KB)
Burns and Friel, 2007 Reading 4 (pdf 317 KB)
Stanton, 2009 Reading 5 (pdf 108 KB)
WEEK 3:
Food and Wastage (word 29KB)
VicHealth, 2009 Food and Wastage Reading 1 (pdf 880 KB)
Hamilton et al, 2005 Food and Wastage Reading 2 (pdf 136 KB)
ABS, 2007 Food and Wastage Reading 3 (pdf 1.16 MB)
Submissions
If you are not able to come on the day, please make a submission!
Download the submission form here.
Food Security has been defined as a state in which there is adequate supply of nutritious food available locally and where individuals possess the financial and personal skills and resources required to obtain and use that food. (Booth and Smith 2001)
Food security means…
- Not having to worry about whether we have enough to eat
- Being able to eat safe and healthy foods from our own culture
- Being able to afford healthy food
- Protecting the water, land, and people who grow and produce food
- Celebrating our culture or community with food
This growing alliance was formed after the successful Food Security Forum in October 2005, which brought to attention the fact that many services and groups are seeing people experience hunger in our community.
The alliance is made up of a broad range of organisations and individuals from the community with different interests who share a common goal of enabling access to a sustainable and healthy food supply for all. Members include Healthy Cities Illawarra, local councils, University of Wollongong, SESI Health, The Cancer Council, NSW, community centres, food aid groups and welfare services, community gardens, school garden programs and interested community members. Our key areas of interest are advocating for: food security, sustainable agriculture and food systems, the vital role of local/regional food production and supporting local welfare and community groups who work with people experiencing food insecurity.
Food Fairness Illawarra initiatives and activities include:
- Production of a Low Cost and Free Meals Directory
- Interpretation of the Food Donation/Civil Liabilities Bill into a fact sheet for businesses. The fact sheet summarises the recent changes to the Food Donations Bill (2004) which reduces the liability of food providers donating food to charity.
- Mapping of food outlets in the Wollongong LGA alongside housing, transport and social demographic information.
- Production of a traditional Sub-Saharan and Halal Food Directory
- Development of a local food production fact sheet
- Support for local food aid providers
- Support for community gardens
- Recommendations on food security planning to local urban development projects
- Establishment of collaborative links with PeopleCare Health Insurance and Illawarra Business Chamber
- Food Health and the Environment Forum, in partnership with University of Wollongong. The Forum brought together community leaders from different sectors and highlighted the essential role of key organisations acting together to improve food security and health outcomes through urban planning, community services, demonstration projects and environmental health initiatives.
- Support for the establishment of OzHarvest food rescue organisation in Wollongong
- Key partner in successful $1.1 million grant – Illawarra Biodiveristy and Local Food Strategy for Climate Change Grant – 2008 – 2011
- Key partner in securing Healthy Local Government Grant 2006-2007
FFI is very keen to welcome new members. Please consider joining this growing circle of people and organisations committed to finding solutions to food insecurity, especially if you: grow food, are interested in ethical food consumption and production , work with people who experience hunger, are a local business with food to donate, or as an individual interested in having local control over how and what we eat. We welcome your involvement.
Membership is free and available on an individual or organisational basis.
To complete a membership form, please download the form here (doc 430kb) and return it to Healthy Cities Illawarra.
For more information contact programs@healthycitiesill.org.au
For information on Food Fairness activities in NSW, check out www.sydneyfoodfairness.org.au
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