Through partnerships with local schools, businesses, and community organisations, the West Coast Financial Literacy Project embeds financial education into everyday life via resources, workshops, pop-up clinics, and integration into schools.
Recognising the unique financial challenges faced by the community, the project delivers tailored, practical solutions. A key feature is the train-the-trainer model, which equips educators, community leaders, and guardians with the tools to sustain financial education beyond the life of the project.
The program is being co-designed with the community to ensure relevance and ownership, and will be delivered across Rosebery, Queenstown, Zeehan, and Strahan. Support from the University of Tasmania's Tax Clinic and Psychology Clinic and integration into the University's Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses further strengthens its sustainability.
Goals
- Enhance financial literacy across age groups
- Build capacity among educators and families
- Foster broad community engagement
- Improve financial wellbeing and reduce stress
- Embed financial literacy into community culture long-term
Deliverables
- Financial Literacy Curriculum
- Educator & Guardian Training Workshops
- Community Engagement Events
- Online Resource Platform
- Evaluation & Impact Reporting
Resources
- Money Confident: Your Guide to Earning, Saving & Spending. (PDF File, 8.6 MB)
- Spend or Save Booklet (Simple format) (PDF File, 11.7 MB)
- Spend or Save Booklet (*Booklet format - check printing instructions below) (PDF File, 11.6 MB)
- Boom and bust snakes and ladders (PDF File, 666.6 KB)
- How to play boom and bust (PDF File, 204.4 KB)
- How to play money match (PDF File, 201.3 KB)
- Money memory match younger years (PDF File, 791.3 KB)
* Spend or Save Booklet Print Instructions:
- Click the printer icon
- Page Sizing & Handling – click booklet
- Booklet subset – both sides
- Binding – left
- Orientation – landscape
- Properties, layout – flip on short edge
Enquiries
Email: nicole.gale@utas.edu.au
Thank you to the significant contributions from the Tasmanian Community Fund & the Bank of us
Funded until 31 December 2027, the project is designed to leave a lasting legacy, with mechanisms in place to ensure continued community-led delivery and integration of financial literacy well into the future.
