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Statutory Authority
Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation

Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery

Portfolio: Arts

https://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/

Annual Budget

$15M

2025-26 Budget
Flat vs prior year
Staff

100

Headcount (2024-25)
Ideas relevant to this department

12 tagged

Reform proposals on YourGov that name this department as a delivery partner — drawn from citizen voice, government strategy, research, international examples and gap analysis.

STRATEGY SUMMARY

To collect, conserve, research and create to enrich lives through meaningful encounters with our collections. [CP p.20]

VISION

We create enduring value for Tasmania by sharing inspiring stories of our island home through science, art, culture and our collected histories. [CP p.20]

PURPOSE

To collect, conserve, research and create to enrich lives through meaningful encounters with our collections. [CP p.20]

Strategic priorities

· 4

1

Be research and collections led

2

Be a well run business in line with community and stakeholder expectations

3

Strengthen engagement with First Peoples

4

Broaden engagement with our communities

Outcomes

· 2

Outcome 1: Science, life, and culture

To create enduring value for Tasmania by sharing inspiring stories of our island home through science, art, culture and our collected histories.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Collecting, conserving, researching, and creating to enrich lives through meaningful encounters with our collections.
  • Engaging in research and education to ignite wonder and inspire debate.

Outcome 2: Tasmanian natural history

To enrich lives through meaningful encounters with our collections.

KEY ACTIVITIES

  • Collecting, conserving, researching, and creating to enrich lives through meaningful encounters with our collections.
  • Engaging in research and education to ignite wonder and inspire debate.

Values

· 6

Research

Collections

Engagement

Education

Wonder

Debate

Performance measures

· 9

CodeMeasureTarget 2025-26Latest resultStatus

CCE01

Visitors

579,933

281,995

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

CCE02

Total visitor engagement

18%

16%

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Partially achieved

CCE03

International visitors

28%

16%

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Partially achieved

CCE04

Interstate visitors

27%

27%

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

CCE05

Tasmanian visitors

16–34

16–34

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

CCE06

Tasmanian visitors

35–54

35–54

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

CCE07

Social media and digital engagement

242,540

32,505

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

CCE08

Visits to museum websites

32,505

242,540

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

CCE09

Education resource loan participants

134

18,450

Annual Report 2024-25 · p.21
Achieved

Ideas distilled from this entity's strategy & evidence

· 12

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

WEB_TMAG_Annual_Report_2021-22.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

WEB_TMAG_Annual_Report_2021-22.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Data & Performance

KPI evidence register with named owners

Create a simple register mapping each KPI to source data, owner, frequency, target, and last result.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

WEB_TMAG_Annual_Report_2021-22.pdf)

Data & Performance

Outcome dashboard linking budget, delivery, and public impact

Build a public-facing outcome dashboard showing spend, outputs, outcomes, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

WEB_TMAG_Annual_Report_2021-22.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Recommendation tracker for audits, reviews, and inquiries

Publish a single internal tracker for audit/review recommendations, owners, due dates, and implementation evidence.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Risk & Assurance

Integrated assurance and lessons-learned system

Create an assurance system that connects audit findings, risk registers, delivery reviews, and investment decisions.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Procurement lessons library for repeat purchases

Capture reusable procurement clauses, market lessons, supplier performance notes, and common evaluation criteria.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Procurement & Delivery

Portfolio delivery office for major investments

Stand up a portfolio delivery office that tracks benefits, risks, dependencies, procurement, and delivery confidence.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Citizen Services

Plain-language service pages and proactive status updates

Rewrite high-volume pages and letters into plain language, add status notifications, and measure contact reduction.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf)

Citizen Services

Single front door for life-event based services

Bundle services around life events so citizens can complete related steps across agencies in one journey.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual_Report_2022-23.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Regulatory burden scan for forms, guidance, and reporting

Identify the top 10 highest-friction reporting obligations and simplify guidance, forms, or evidence requirements.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Regulation & Policy

Adaptive regulation program with live feedback loops

Create an adaptive regulation model using sandboxes, industry data, risk scoring, and regular rule updates.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual_Report_2020-21.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Reusable briefing and summary assistant for internal documents

Create controlled templates for summarising reports, submissions, minutes, and ministerial briefs.

Impact: High
Effort: Low
small

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Staff Productivity

Department-wide knowledge and briefing platform

Build a secure knowledge platform that lets staff search, summarise, and cite approved departmental material.

Impact: Very High
Effort: High
large

TMAG_Annual-Report-2024-25.pdf)

Reporting Entities

Bodies within the Arts portfolio

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