Northey Street City Farm - Policy & Procedures Manual

Policy & Procedures Manual

Below are the full contents of Northey Street City Farm's newly compiled guide, courtesy of the Brisbane City Council's Community Grant. One hard copy is available in the City Farm library. This online counterpart, however, represents the most up-to-date version of this continually evolving work-in-progress.

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Complete Manual

Download the full (59 page) Policy and Procedures Manual, or open a faster-loading individual section from the following table of contents.

Preamble
  • Introduction and Acknowledgements
  • The TREE

    Community
  • Events
  • Hiring of Facilities (to be added)
  • Liaison with External Agencies (to be added)
  • Media Relations
  • Membership
  • Partnerships and Sponsorships (to be added)
  • Promotions and Signage (to be added)
  • Public Space Usage

    Education
  • Education
  • Extensions on Assessment
  • Farm Tours (to be added)
  • Library
  • Off-site Support

    Enterprises
  • Enterprises
  • Nursery
  • Organic Market (currently down for review - please visit the markets for policy information)

    Finance
  • Assets
  • Banking and Sales
  • Budgets
  • Fundraising
  • Payment reimbursement
  • Procurement

    Administration
  • Computer Use
  • Communications - Internal
  • Office and Administration
  • Governance
  • Planning and Decision Making
  • Policy Development and Review
  • Project Prioritisation
  • Organisational Structure

    Gardens and site
  • Animals
  • Composting (to be added)
  • Donations of Second-hand Materials
  • Electricity and Lighting
  • Gardens and Gardening
  • Harvesting
  • Organic Certification
  • Site Design and Project Management
  • Storage and Security - Farm property (to be added)
  • Sustainability (to be added)
  • Tools
  • Ute
  • Water Use

    Caring for people
  • Anti-Discrimination
  • Celebrating (to be added)
  • Child Protection
  • Conflict of Interest (to be added)
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Inclusion
  • Inductions
  • Grievance Procedures (to be added)
  • Homelessness (to be added)
  • Kitchen and Lunches
  • Performance Monitoring and Review (to be added)
  • Privacy and Confidentiality
  • Recruitment
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Smoking
  • Storage and Security - Personal Property (to be added)
  • Team Building (to be added)
  • Training and Development (to be added)
  • Transportation and Parking
  • Volunteers
  • Working from Home (to be added)
  • Workplace Health and Safety

    Appendices
  • Annual Planning and Review Cycle (to be added)
  • Farm Organisation Poster (to be added)
  • New Farmers Manual - Volunteers P&P
  • NSCF Constitution (to be added)
  • Nursery Guidelines (to be added)
  • Organic Market Guidelines (to be added)
  • Volunteer Orientation Handbook
  • Risk Management Plan for Events
  • Staff Agreement
  • Staff Induction Checklist
  • Team Reps Meeting Guidelines (to be added)
  • Teams and Roles: “Who’s Who in the Zoo”
  • Training and Development Policy
  • Water Efficiency Management Plan

  • For enquiries on policy, please see the contact person refered to on each document.
    For general enquiries, see Contact Information.