The Bayswater City Council in Perth, has voted to cut the red tape preventing the planting of fruit and vegetables in public parks.
Deputy Mayor Chris Cornish, believes the initiative is the first of its kind in Australia where local residents simply need to notify the council of the time, place, and type of planting they wish to carry out.
The policy is a response to a resident planted a garden in a small reserve near Bayswater train station that was originally done without Council permission.