Regional Food Donation Coordinator Program Update – January 2025
In 2024, Healthy Cities Illawarra was proud to spearhead a Regional Food Coordinator program as the very first region in NSW to do so, thanks to generous funding from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority. We are fortunate to have a food rescue and relief sector that collectively rescues a vast amount of food to feed […]
Guide to Food Donations – Case Study
Food Fairness Illawarra and Healthy Cities Illawarra, thanks to the NSW Government Waste Less Recycle More initiative, brought together food rescue relief stakeholders to develop an interactive web-based guide for food donations in the Illawarra with an objective to increase food donations and divert food waste from landfill. We have developed a case study surrounding […]
Urban Agriculture Month in the Illawarra!
As part of Urban Agriculture Month 2021, Food Fairness Illawarra is coordinating a range of workshops, open gardens and tours of urban farms, gardens and verges across the Illawarra during the month of April. Urban Agriculture Month (UAM) is co-ordinated yearly by Sustain: The Australian Food Network, a think and do network connecting passionate people like […]
Food Security In The Illawarra During COVID-19: Case Study
Healthy Cities Illawarra (HCI) and Food Fairness Illawarra (FFI) brought together local food relief stakeholders to enable a coordinated response to the significant increased demand for food relief with an already overwhelmed food relief system during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. We have developed a case study surrounding our intersectoral work during this period.
‘Love Local’ with us!
Are you interested in helping us to grow a vibrant food culture and economy in the Illawarra? Join our ‘Love Local’ campaign! Our ‘Love Local’ campaign calls on local food retailers to adopt our ‘I’m Local’ labels in their stores to help consumers identify locally grown or produced products more easily while they shop. Our […]