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Preparing Tasmania for drought impacts

Through its Future Drought Fund, the Australian Government has committed $100 million each year to invest in drought resilience programs. The Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program is one of eight foundational programs under the Future Drought Fund.

In Tasmania, Regional Drought Resilience Plans will be developed for the North, Northwest and Southern regions currently defined for emergency management/natural resource management.

The regional drought resilience plans will focus on sustainable ways to build resilience across the agricultural sector, supporting industries and regional communities.

The planning outcomes at a regional level are:

• Identified regional impacts of drought
• Developed regional management that strengthens drought resilience
• Identified innovation and initiatives that present opportunities to strengthen regional drought resilience
• Increased community understanding of drought resilience and participation in preparedness, and
• Improved natural resource management capability.

Drought resilience planning coordinators will work in regions to engage and partner with regional development authorities, local government, industry, business and community stakeholders to develop a regional plan.

The Future Drought Fund

The $5 billion Future Drought Fund is part of the Australian Government’s Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan.

It provides secure, continuous funding to help Australian farmers and communities become more prepared for, and resilient to, the impacts of drought.

$100 million will be invested from the Future Drought Fund across Australia every year for projects to help strengthen drought resilience.

The Tasmanian Government is coordinating the delivery of two Future Drought Fund programs in Tasmania:

• Regional Drought Resilience Planning program will be delivered by the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
• Farm Business Resilience program will be delivered by the Department Natural Resources and Environment. For more information regarding this program visit Future Drought Fund Programs | Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania (nre.tas.gov.au)

These two programs are jointly funded through the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Tasmanian Government.

For more information on the Future Drought Fund, visit awe.gov.au/FDF.

Consultation and Participation

To ensure a consultative and collaborative approach, the project coordinators will work with stakeholders across regional Tasmania throughout the planning process to develop localised plans and supporting actions.

This process will bring people in regional Tasmania together to share their local knowledge, lived experiences, and perspectives.

By registering here you will be able to receive information about local events, updates on the planning process, provide feedback, vote on critical decisions, and submit your drought-ready ideas.

For more information, contact the Regional Drought Resilience Project Manager at resilience@dpac.tas.gov.au

Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program Factsheet

Resilience and Recovery Tasmania, Office of Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Premier and Cabinet, will manage the overall Regional Drought Resilience Planning Program delivery.