The State Government has quietly launched an online tool that allows Tasmanians to quickly and easily understand whether their home is at risk of bushfires and landslides, but is not publicly promoting it — despite the state being in the middle of bushfire season.
The data was already available on the Government's LIST website and other channels, but RiskReady distils the information into an accessible and understandable format, with the option of generating a PDF report listing all the hazards and their degree of foreseen risk. The feature was developed as part of the Government's climate change action plan and aims to improve community resilience to natural hazards by providing advice on how property owners can reduce the risk of property damage, with links to detailed risk mitigation and preparedness advice.
But while the tool became active in mid-December, there has been no promotion of it by the minister responsible, Peter Gutwein, or DPAC, and very little mention of it by other agencies. Mr Gutwein was the minister for environment while RiskReady was being developed, and has recently made himself Climate Change Minister.
Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)
I imagine practicality anyone in Tasmania would be very interested in this.
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