Securing local markets and sales across the Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula Produce brand to drive local sustainable food production
Create and implement a local procurement framework
Themes and Local Areas
Primary Theme:
Sustainable agriculture
Other Themes:
Water Supply and Use, Groundwater, Land Use, Soil Health, Marine Environments, Traditional Owners and Aboriginal Victorians, Communities, Climate Change
Primary Local Area:
Mornington Peninsula
Other Local Areas:
Bass Coast, South Gippsland & islands, Casey, Cardinia & Baw Baw, Yarra Ranges & Nillumbik, Urban Melbourne, Port Phillip Bay, Western Port
Project location:
Mornington Peninsula and broader Melbourne inner region
Scale of the project:
Local
New or continuing work:
Continuing/building on previous work
Project partners
Lead organisation:
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council
Key partners:
Representative organisations (including the Shire, industry groups, philanthropists) as well as from external organisation and agencies such as education, traditional owners and Aboriginal Victorians, State / Federal Government, community banks and funding bodies
Registered Aboriginal Party/s relevant to the project or its area:
Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
Investment opportunities
Opportunities for investors within this project start from:
$$ (Tens of thousands of dollars)
Estimated scale of investment for full project implementation:
$$$ (Hundreds of thousands of dollars)
Estimated timeframe for full project implementation:
2-10 years
Contribution toward targets
Primary Regional Catchment Strategy target:
Sustainable agriculture – The Green Wedges and high value agricultural land of this region are retained for agricultural use and are supporting diverse and profitable agricultural enterprises
Relevant Biodiversity 2037 goal:
–
Relevant National Landcare Program priority:
Agriculture systems – Projects that assist agricultural systems (including marine) to adapt to growing market preferences for products with demonstrable traceability and sustainability
