Fair Trade Committee
Leichhardt's Fair Trade Community
Steering Committee
In July 2008, Leichhardt Council made a formal commitment to making the Leichhardt Municipality accredited as a Fair Trade Community and commenced working towards the 5 fair trade goals, set by Fair Trade Association of Australia & New Zealand (FTAANZ).
One of the goals was to establish a Leichhardt Fair Trade Steering Committee, with the inaugural Steering Committee meeting being held on 30 June 2009. The following Councillors were nominated as representatives to the Committee - Mayor, Cr Jamie Parker; Cr Rochelle Porteous; & Cr Daniel Kogoy. Click on the attachment to download a copy of the minutes of this meeting 
Fair Trade Inaugural Minutes 30 June 2009 (30.93kB).
The Committee's main focus is to increase Fair Trade within the Leichhardt Municipality, by:
- Availability of Fair Trade products in local shops;
- Use of Fairtrade Certified products in local enterprises;
- Media coverage; and
- Develop progress goals to suit the area.
Other meetings will be called for as necessary. Any local resident/business/organisation is welcome to participate in the Steering Committee. For more information, contact Louise Keightley, Council's Community Liaison Officer on 9367 9047 or by email, louisek@lmc.nsw.gov.au
Further Reading - Background Reports - To view previous Council reports on fair trade, click on the following attachments:
Fair Trade Report 24 Nov 2009 (25.06kB)
Fair Trade Report March 2009 (31.66kB)
Fair Trade Report July 2008 (55.81kB)
Fair Trade Report May 2008 (21.37kB)
A flyer on Fair Trade is available by clicking on the link Fair Trade Flyer (2.36MB) or for any further information on Fair Trade, visit www.fta.org.au
Photos - Left - CCT Branded Sacks; Right -Maubisse farmer picks coffee cherries. Images courtesy of CCT
