Coffs Coast Local Food Futures Part A_Final Report - Coffs Harbour ...
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<strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> <strong>Futures</strong> Project<br />
<strong>Part</strong> A: <strong>Final</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Evaluation –<br />
Outcomes<br />
The Consumer Awareness and Education Key Focus Area has supported a diverse range<br />
of community driven projects.<br />
18 projects and 82 community based events were held throughout the duration of the<br />
project, with 3737 participants.<br />
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350 people attended the <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> Film festival over the two years. The inaugural short<br />
film competition received 6 entries. 35% of event survey respondents reported that they<br />
engaged in discussions with the events speakers and requested more speakers in order<br />
to promote more discussion around local food availability and benefits.<br />
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9 permablitzes held at schools and community centres with a total of164 participants,<br />
converting approximately 1000m2 of land into productive garden beds. 12.6% of online<br />
community survey respondents attended a permablitz, with 13.6% noting that they have<br />
helped to maintain the permablitz garden beyond the initial event.<br />
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The <strong>Coffs</strong> Community College ran 2 Eden at Home courses with a total of 20 participants.<br />
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– The <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Local</strong> <strong>Food</strong> Directory has 14 businesses, groups and markets within the<br />
<strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> region. The directory was only launched in mid 2012 and further promotional<br />
activities will continue.<br />
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The Harvest Spring Dinner was attended by 80 individuals including chefs, restaurateurs,<br />
producers, wholesalers and retailers. A total of 1200 copies of the Harvest Guide have<br />
been published and distributed throughout the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> region.<br />
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LFA resources developed include: LFA website (119 registered members) and Facebook<br />
(669 likes) ; 2 x LFA banners created and utilised at a range of local; 1000 magnets<br />
printed and distributed promoting the LFA website; 500 flyers promoting the partnership<br />
between <strong>Local</strong> Harvest and LFA; the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> Harvest Guide including seasonal<br />
calendar; and 2000+ flyers published and distributed summarising the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> <strong>Local</strong><br />
<strong>Food</strong> Framework.<br />
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The LFA ran a total of 8 speaker events with a total of 1301 attendees. Speakers included:<br />
Robert Pekin from <strong>Food</strong> Connect; Russ Grayson, Community Gardens; Phil Dudman from<br />
Landshare Australia; Costa Georgiadis from SBS’s Garden Odyssey; Kirsten Larsen from<br />
VEIL; Nicole Foss, Strong <strong>Local</strong> Economies; and Simon Cunich, Growing Change. 71% of<br />
speaker event survey respondents recorded that they had enhanced their knowledge of<br />
local food systems.<br />
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Nutrition/ Cooking Workshops had 300+ attendees at the 2010 and 2011 events. According<br />
to the online community survey, in 2010 1.6% bought all their fruit and veg at the Grower’s<br />
Market, this has increased to 6.6% in 2012. Additionally those buying all their fruit and veg<br />
in a shop/supermarket has fallen from 28% in 2010 to 4.9% in 2012. 64% of online survey<br />
respondents also reported that attending a LFA event/activity helped them to source<br />
local food.<br />
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The Edible Streetscapes attracted 30 students to the Bellingen planting day, 150<br />
attendees at Bellingen Edible Streetscapes launch, and 30 participants at the <strong>Coffs</strong><br />
<strong>Harbour</strong> event.<br />
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<strong>Local</strong> Film Nights held in <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> and Bellingen were attended by 200 individuals.<br />
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– The Schools Scarecrow Competition a total of 38 entries from 19 different Child Care<br />
Centres, Pre-schools and Primary schools throughout the <strong>Coffs</strong> <strong>Coast</strong> region.<br />
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The “<strong>Food</strong>4LYF project, run at the Bellingen High School Community Garden was<br />
consistently attended by 25+ high school students over the course of project. The<br />
program continues to run with funding from Bellingen High School<br />
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