Food access and food security in Moreland

What is food security?

‘Food security’ refers to the ability of all people to regularly access healthy, affordable, culturally appropriate and safe food without the use of emergency food relief.  Victorian data shows that approximately 10,500 Moreland residents (7.8 per cent) ran out of food in the previous 12 months, a substantially higher proportion than the Victorian (6 per cent) and North Western metropolitan (6 per cent) averages[i].  

[i] Community Indicators Victoria

Food Security Report

The ‘Food Security in Moreland’ study was conducted during 2007 and 2008 by Merri Community Health Services to investigate food insecurity in Moreland. The objectives of the study were:

1.      To develop an understanding of the local food supply and other internal and external factors that influence food security within the City of Moreland.

2.      To identify particular population groups and geographic areas within Moreland in which there is the greatest need.

3.      To identify potential activities and partnerships to relieve poor food access for Moreland residents.

Read the Executive Summary (DOC 258Kb) or the full report of Food Security in Moreland (DOC 5Mb).

Moreland Food Access maps

Moreland Food Access maps show the availability of alcohol and different types of food in different parts of Moreland.

Low resolution 72 dpi

• Fresh fruit and vegetable shops in Moreland (low resolution) (GIF 299Kb)
• Fresh food outlets in Moreland (low resolution) (GIF 317Kb)
• Supermarkets in Moreland (low resolution) (GIF 299Kb)
• Takeaway shops in Moreland (low resolution) (GIF 385Kb)
• Alcohol outlets in Moreland (low resolution) (GIF 332Kb)
• Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) venues in Moreland (GIF 2Mb)
• EGM venues by number of EGMs in Moreland (GIF 2Mb)
• Takeaway and alcohol outlets in Moreland (low resolution) (GIF 384Kb) 
• EGM and alcohol outlets in Moreland (GIF 2Mb)
• EGM, alcohol and take away outlets in Moreland ( )

High resolution 600 dpi

• Fresh fruit and vegetable shops in Moreland (JPG 11Mb)
• Fresh food outlets in Moreland (JPG 12Mb)
• Supermarkets in Moreland (JPG 11Mb)
• Takeaway shops in Moreland (JPG 15Mb)
• Alcohol outlets in Moreland (JPG 13Mb)
• Electronic gaming maching (EGM) venues in Moreland (JPG 6Mb)
• EGM venues by number of EGMs in Moreland ( )
• Takeaway and alcohol outlets in Moreland (JPG 16Mb)
• EGM and alcohol outlets in Moreland (JPG 8Mb)
• EGM, alcohol and take away outlets in Moreland (JPG 9Mb)

Files

• Executive Summary (DOC 258Kb)
• Full report of Food Security in Moreland (DOC 5Mb)
• Full report of Food Security in Moreland (PDF 1Mb)

Links

• Community Indicators Victoria