'Place-based' planning and governance for drought resilience - Southern Queensland, Australia

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Lyons, Ben, Mellor, Robert and Drysdale, Andrew. 2025. "'Place-based' planning and governance for drought resilience - Southern Queensland, Australia." Macdonald, S., Pressland, T., Hacker, R., Beutel, T., Silcock, J. and Reseigh, J. (ed.) 12th International Rangeland Congress. Adelaide, Australia 02 - 06 Jun 2025 Australia.
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'Place-based' planning and governance for drought resilience - Southern Queensland, Australia

Presentation TypePaper
AuthorsLyons, Ben, Mellor, Robert and Drysdale, Andrew
EditorsMacdonald, S., Pressland, T., Hacker, R., Beutel, T., Silcock, J. and Reseigh, J.
Journal or Proceedings TitleProceedings XII International Rangelands Congress
Journal Citationpp. 1445-1449
Article Number603
Number of Pages5
Year2025
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISBN9780646721217
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedingshttps://secure-web.cisco.com/1iWhmP5rNObTT9wKFHWiQSE1vAc5_qbK6VhEv9S5VQmsSStCznNoK4pQa-2uAQre5ZM4IlNe4SFc9c2XaBPqkAczNygu1WVhbIvMRNBLMH73EK663T0RDB110D4D12RgVda9uKHvejrNsFV0l9ShBKZ1zs6lhpLB0ap2nAUTW_4PjPN0SdvXD9zguyfhmxpCM38RKSPbZ9uZq3XJDTqVr2Dvdiumq26K-PVuxsiTRCaCC3bL4d2zmnbhQlkU1tFQQOI9aKrhAZRoRn0lJJD0nB5-vOrgZ6Gay98sAuC9hLv9xON0DEX2BiDNmAoqfxcMxk_rL2qWcEMTkgBTSIJPsT9xnB1Y7SKhAmvZ1wKcU9PPXw3yDrQ5UPJn6tfUXS-dOdJj-HZH66ZAXUb1Lhscix32NwAIx0qi0h0ViMcjyAm5TeqnpdVxbjHv12xAGE5fF/https%3A%2F%2Firc2025.rangelandcongress.org%2Fabstracts%2F
Conference/Event12th International Rangeland Congress
Event Details
12th International Rangeland Congress
Parent
International Rangeland Congress
Delivery
In person
Event Date
02 to end of 06 Jun 2025
Event Location
Adelaide, Australia
Event Venue
Adelaide Convention Centre
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Abstract

The Australian Government launched the Future Drought Fund (FDF) in 2019 with an initial investment of $3.9 billion and $100 million per annum for program costs (Australian Government, 2024). Under the FDF’s core Regional Drought Resilience Planning (RDRP) program, regional communities across Australia have been supported to develop RDRPs including initiatives to build drought resilience through: better planning and preparedness; more effective responses during drought; and actions to build future resilience. In southern Queensland, the program has been jointly funded by the Australian Government and the Queensland Government, and delivered by UniSQ’s Institute for Resilient Regions (IRR) using their participatory planning model that was:
• 'Placed-Based' - involving three levels of government, NGOs, civil society, business sector and individuals.
• 'Holistic' - addressing impacts and proposing actions for: people & communities; regional economy; landscape & natural environment; and infrastructure & built environment.
• 'Co-Designed' - both the process and outputs have been created with local stakeholders.
• 'Locally-Voiced': the RDRPs capture the vital stories and knowledge of people in the region as well as data, science and advice from outside ‘experts’.
This paper describes the key learnings from IRR’s development of RDRPs in southern Queensland. It outlines: the model; the challenges encountered; and the solutions generated to meet these challenges. Lessons from this work should inform future drought resilience initiatives and governance arrangements.

Keywordspreparedness; drought; planning; resilience
Article Publishing Charge (APC) FundingProject Funding
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020300210. Sustainable agricultural development
380118. Urban and regional economics
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