State Strategies

While being a national body we also do our very best to catch the legislative/regulatory changes and to address opportunities and challenges at a local level.

After seeing the power of the NSW Independent Beer Action Plan, in 2020 we embarked on a mission to have a plan, policy or strategy in place in every state.

We are hoping that, in 2025 this ambition will be realised. Here’s an update on where we are at:

1. New South Wales - the NSW Independent Beer Action Plan was launched in 2019 and as a result of the change of government, in 2025 we will be advocating for a new plan. Our relationship within government is still strong in the meantime and so we will continue to work with Destination NSW, Invest NSW, and the Department of Planning, Primary Industries and Skills and Education until a new strategy can be developed.
2. Queensland – the Queensland Craft Brewing Strategy was launched in 2018 and over the last 2 years we have tried our best to ensure a new, fit for purpose plan is put in place. This process was put on hold just prior to the state election and since we have had a positive meeting with Minister Last's Office and as of February 2025 - are working in partnership to determine the best plan of action for Queensland's independent brewers.
3. South Australia – we went about this a little differently and wrote the plan ourselves. In late 2024 we put a draft to our members for feedback and in early 2025 held a series of town halls to ensure the plan met the needs of our industry in SA. In March 2025 we will be updating the draft based on all the feedback received so we're ready to start sharing with government.
4. Tasmania – while Beer Tasmania was finalised and endorsed by the Premier in in 2024.
5. Victoria – In Victoria we work through the Victorian Drinks Alliance, who in 2026 has been granted funds for the development of a Beer and Cider Strategy.
6. Western Australia – the first ever Western Australian Craft Beer Strategy was launched in August at the 2024 West Australian Brewers Conference.

   The Strategy was made possible by the generous contribution of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and is proudly established as a partnering initiative with the Independent Brewers Association, Western Australian Brewers Association and Southwest Brewers Alliance - and its implementation is running at a cracking pace!

We do a lot of other work at a state and territory level and share this with members regularly so we encourage everyone to keep up with our general communications and social media so you don't miss anything.

And as always, if there is something that needs our attention please let us know.  We try to keep abreast of proposed changes or initiatives that could have an impact on our members but that's a big job and there are many layers of government!