City of Gastronomy Implementation Framework and Action Plan 2020-2024 Document Set ID: 4418693 Version: 2, Version Date: 03/07/2020 Table of Contents About this Implementation Framework and Action Plan 4 Background and context 5 Process of developing the Framework and Plan 7 The Framework: Goals and Guiding Principles 8 Why Gastronomy? 8 Guiding Principles for our work 8 Obligations of UCCN membership: 9 Goal 9 Objectives 10 Funding 11 Action Plan 12 Celebrate and elevate First Nations’ culture, creativity and knowledge 12 Recognise our creativity, cultural diversity and innovation 13 Improve health and wellbeing through healthy eating 14 Prioritise environmental sustainability, sustainable agriculture and food production as we tackle climate change and recovery from COVID19 15 Who we will work with 16 Appendix 1 – Alignment with other Strategies and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 17 Appendix 2 – City and regional Gastronomy logos 18 Appendix 3 – Detailed context document 20 Appendix 4 – Report on the significance of artisanal agriculture in the region 30 Appendix 5 – Significance of food and agriculture in the region 46 Appendix 6 – The Case of Eldrimner 48 Introduction Implementation Framework and Action Plan 2020-2024 3 Document Set ID: 4418693 Version: 2, Version Date: 03/07/2020 About this Implementation Framework Background and context and Action Plan The City of Greater Bendigo was The unprecedented changes during The City’s application to join the The UNESCO Creative Cities Network was designated a UNESCO Creative City the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have UCCN embraced everything that was created in 2004 to foster international in October 2019, in the category brought the issues around equitable and happening across the city and region in cooperation with and between cities that of Gastronomy. UNESCO Creative affordable access to food – especially terms of food and beverages. It proposed have recognised culture and creativity as City Network (UCCN) designation healthy, fresh and locally sourced food – ambitious projects to further a growing a strategic factor for sustainable urban and the themes of gastronomy are to the fore. Lessons learned during the understanding of the significance of development. The Network recognises extremely broad, and there are endless crisis will help inform our recovery efforts. our heritage and culture, our creativity, seven areas of creativity, one of which opportunities to develop and implement We know that food security and healthy, the importance of healthy food and is Gastronomy. There are now 36 cities projects and align with other initiatives sustainable food, as well as different pursuing a sustainable approach to around the world that are recognised as as part of this work. Therefore, it is vital ways of connecting and supporting resources and climate change. Many UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy, that we plan how we will capitalise on communities, have emerged as key initiatives, strategies and programs that and 246 cities in the wider Creative Cities this designation and focus our energy concerns in every part of the region. were already underway by the City were Network. and resources on projects that will have Reconnecting with our local environment, consistent with the mission of UNESCO the widest benefit and sharpest impact. learning to grow, share and be innovative and the Creative Cities Network. Gastronomy is about the growth, At the same time, it is important that we with resources, understanding the role production and consumption of quality remain flexible to some extent, and able of creativity and human interaction – The application outlined a series of foods and beverages – and is about to respond to new opportunities as they all these lessons can help us grow as actions that the City proposed to take celebrating the history and culture arise. a creative city and focus with more at the local, regional, national and represented by foods from specific places. clarity on the UN goals for sustainable international level if it was designated Separate to that, it can also be a driver This Implementation Framework development.1 as a UCCN member, the resources it for change, an enabler of resilience and sets out the strategic direction for would allocate and what it planned an umbrella for a whole of municipality/ current and future projects under to deliver in the first four years. These region approach to using food as the the City and region of Gastronomy were requirements of the UNESCO linkage for a community needing a new 2 scope. application. way forward. It can be part of a collective approach to public health, environmental The framework provides the background The application was developed with sustainability and equitable and liveable and guiding principles for the planning, four pillars at its heart: communities. resourcing and operational decisions • Celebrate and elevate First Nations’ The whole network works together, and actions of the City and region of culture, creativity and knowledge foregrounding creativity and culture gastronomy now and into the future, • Recognise our creativity, cultural in development at both a local and and includes an action plan for the diversity and innovation international level. The member cities next four years 2020-2024. The City of • Improve health and wellbeing come from diverse regions and work Greater Bendigo is required to provide particularly through healthy eating towards a common mission: placing the UCCN with a monitoring report at • Prioritise environmental creativity and cultural industries at the the end of 2023, outlining the progress sustainability, sustainable core of their development plans to make made on projects detailed in the City’s agriculture and food production as their cities and regions safe, resilient, 2019 application. Following our report to we tackle climate change (and now inclusive and sustainable. Each of the UNESCO in 2023 we will develop a new recovery from COVID19) seven areas of creativity forms its own plan for the subsequent four years – this cluster and Bendigo is now an active designation is an ongoing commitment These pillars continue to focus and guide member of the Cities of Gastronomy to work towards a creative, inclusive and ongoing work and have helped to frame network. sustainable community. this Implementation Framework and Action Plan. 1 2 The application, and more information about Bendigo’s bid, can be found on the website: https:// The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Introduction https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/ bendigogastronomy.com.au/portfolio/our-application/ 4 City of Gastronomy Implementation Framework and Action Plan 2020-2024 5 Document Set ID: 4418693 Version: 2, Version Date: 03/07/2020 Process of developing the Framework and Plan The UNESCO Creative Cities brand is Bendigo’s application to become a city This Implementation Framework and globally recognised and significantly of gastronomy, with its wider regional Action Plan is the result of several years of raises the national and international scope, was developed in consultation consultation with key stakeholders. First, profile of the city and region. This with Traditional Owners, the Dja Dja a Gastronomy Application Management is especially the case with Bendigo Wurrung, and the region described Team (GAMT) was set up to oversee recognised as Australia’s only gastronomy in the application is largely based on development of the application to city. Of all the creative categories, the map of the traditional lands of the the UNESCO Creative Cities Network Gastronomy offers the most potential to Djaara People (see map on page 21). As (UCCN). The GAMT was chaired by the benefit the community, the economy and we further develop our reputation as a Mayor of Greater Bendigo and included the wider region where food is sourced. centre for gastronomic excellence, the Councillors, Directors, Managers and story of the Dja Dja Wurrung and further staff from relevant areas of the City of Bendigo rightfully aspires through its development of traditional food and Greater Bendigo. A key part of developing excellent community leadership to be fibre plants will be crucial. There are nine the application was agreeing on the one of the great small cities of the world. Local Government Areas that make up actions and projects which the City would The City of Greater Bendigo has adopted the Bendigo gastronomy region3, each undertake if designated. the vison to be the world’s most liveable with its particular gastronomic strengths. community. Recognition from UNESCO Collaboration across the region in this During the application development, for our creativity and our focus on journey is ongoing. a second group – the Gastronomy sustainable development is a significant Application Reference and Advisory step forward in realising this aspiration. Group (GARAG) – was convened to This designation in gastronomy will help provide input and feedback on the focus existing activities, build momentum application and its proposed projects. This for new projects, bring different groups group was drawn from key stakeholders together and build pride across our (including education, hospitality, food and community. The vital role that food and beverage production and tourism) and beverages play in our economy, health, community members, and also included identity, culture, social cohesion and three Councillors, who helped develop environment cannot be overstated. the themes