Australian Government Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan.

The Australian Government Drought Response, Resilience and Preparedness Plan (the Plan) is focused on three parts: 1) Immediate action for those in drought—focused on measures to support farmers and communities facing prolonged drought conditions to keep them going until the drought breaks; 2) Support for the wider communities affected by drought—rural and regional communities depend on our farmers and are at the heart of Australia; and 3) Long-term resilience and preparedness—building resilience and ability to withstand drought periods in the long term. The Plan's Vision is to have farm businesses and rural communities that are prepared for, and capable of managing, drought in pursuit of a prosperous and sustainable future.
The Role envisages specific and shared roles and responsibilities for the Australian Government (funding, incentives, data availability), states and territories (encouraging the delivery and uptake of capability-building programs to improve farming businesses’ skills and decision-making that are flexible and tailored to farming businesses’ needs and ensuring animal welfare and land management issues are managed during drought), and for the industry, in particular farm businesses.