See this blog on an approach to regional drought-resilience planning in the Wimmera.

With 8 of the 23 initial national Drought Resilience Plans now released, all 3 targeted Victorian regions were among the first crop published:

 

Professor Michael Tausz, Director of the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub, said, “With the plans created through engaging local stakeholders to identify key insights, each of the three plans had different suggested action-priority areas – or themes – to build drought resilience.”

 

In Gippsland, five themes were identified:

 

Theme 1: Resilient, connected and empowered communities

Theme 2: Sustainable management and use of natural resources

Theme 3: Resilient local businesses and regional economies

Theme 4: Innovation, research, knowledge sharing and skills development

Theme 5: Key enablers essential to effective collaboration and collective action

You can read the “Gippsland Drought Resilience Plan: A Framework To Guide Future Effort and Investment” here.

 

In the Wimmera-Southern Mallee, six themes were identified:

 

Theme 1: Communities and people

Theme 2: Farming enterprises

Theme 3: Industry and businesses

Theme 4: Governments and agencies

Theme 5: Infrastructure

Theme 6: Landscape

You can read the “Wimmera Southern Mallee Drought Resilience Plan” here.

 

 

In Goulburn, five themes were identified:

 

Theme1: People and community wellbeing

Theme 2: Co-ordination, connectivity and knowledge

Theme 3: Farm and other businesses

Theme 4: Landscapes

Theme 5: Infrastructure

You can read the “Goulburn Drought Resilience Plan” here.

 

 

8 of the 23 initial national Drought Resilience Plans have now been released