Department of Premier and Cabinet

Case Studies

Close up: drought preparedness video project

Close Up: Drought Preparedness Project is a series of three short videos created through creative workshops with young people from Tasmania promoting community resilience, education and connectivity to prepare for, adapt to and recover from the impacts of drought.

Revitalising the Blackmans Bay Community Association

The Blackmans Bay Community Association turned its focus from municipal issues towards rich, authentic community resilience building, broadening engagement and more than doubling its membership.

East Coast farmers group supports connection and knowledge sharing

East Coast farmers group supports connection and knowledge sharing The East Coast Primary Producers Association has strengthened community connections as well as technical knowledge through a project to help farmers be better prepared and better connected for the changing climate, at a business, personal and community level.  

Sprout Producer Program strengthens resilience for small-scale producers across Tasmania

The Sprout Producer Program (SPP) is a 12-month program to build capacity for Tasmanian small-scale farmers, producing food for their local communities. Participants can be farming any type of enterprise and be at any stage of their journey. The main components of the program are field days, workshops, online group sessions and education. 

Community wellbeing pilot project in Break O’Day

Funded through the Tasmanian Community Fund, the Break O’Day Community Wellbeing project seeks to build community capacity to cultivate their own, and other people’s, wellbeing through multiple strategies including community conversations and the creation of local community-led actions.

Drought resilience assessment

This map shows how well different parts of Tasmania might handle drought. The assessment was done in 2023 as part of regional drought resilience planning.

Darker areas on the map have lower drought resilience, meaning they are likely to be more at risk during a drought.
Lighter areas have higher resilience, meaning they are likely to cope better.

These assessments help us understand where the risks are now and track improvements over time. In the future, we aim to improve these assessments by including more data and indicators.

Project Phases

Project commencement
(Late 2023)
Baseline studies
(January – March 2024)
Consultation to develop vision and goals
(April – July 2024)
Consultation to explore actions and priorities
(August – September 2024)
Draft regional drought resilience plans
(October – November 2024)
Consultation on key elements of draft plans, including actions and priorities
(January – February 2025)
Review feedback and finalise regional drought resilience plans
(February– April 2025)
State and commonwealth approvals
(May - July 2025)
Implementation of regional drought resilience plans
(May 2025 onwards)