About us

Economic Development, Tourism and the Arts is broad in scope and aim. With diverse portfolios, our broader purpose is working together to make Tasmania a prosperous, vibrant and healthy community.

Essentially, our business is to create and promote a leading vision for Tasmania.

Our roles include leading industry and community development, delivering marketing and development programs for Tasmanian tourism and providing policy and planning for Tasmanian arts and culture.

  • We advise companies wishing to establish, relocate, diversify or expand in Tasmania.
  • We link government and the private sector in marketing Tasmania's unique assets.
  • We provide funding to events, artists and arts organisations.
  • We support the development and maintenance of our state cultural heritage collections.
  • We ensure that all Tasmanians have the opportunity to participate in sport, recreation and physical activity.

As a values-based organisation we aim to demonstrate our values in our personal and professional dealings.

Our values

  • people first
  • creativity
  • commitment
  • excellence
  • achievement
  • being business-like
  • making a difference.


We use the goals and benchmarks of Tasmania Together, the Industry Development Plan, industry council plans including the joint government industry plan Tourism 21 and partnership agreements with local government as the basis for developing our strategic focus.

Find out more about:

Antarctic Tasmania

Arts Tasmania

Brand Tasmania

Events Tasmania

Screen Tasmania

Sport and Recreation Tasmania

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Tourism Tasmania