Resilient South is a climate change adaptation program that has moved from adaptation planning into implementation at the regional and local levels. The program is a joint initiative between the Cities of Holdfast Bay, Marion, Mitcham and Onkaparinga. It has previously been recognised on both the state and national stages for the development of its Regional Climate Change Adaptation Plan.  Since then Resilient South has pioneered a prioritisation and implementation process that can be replicated by other local government areas. This new phase has resulted in an agreement for the partner Councils to continue to work on common climate change adaptation issues regionally e.g. building adaptation capacity within councils, urban heat mitigation, and increasing community awareness. At the local scale, engagement within each Council has resulted in high level strategic actions being translated into tangible actions that are relevant to local communities, resources and priorities. The partner Councils have shared their knowledge and experience on ideas, technologies, processes, our mistakes and successes. Along the way Councils’ capacity and understanding of what adaptation is and how local government can implement it has grown. Resilient South recognises that there are more challenges ahead, but it is optimistic about achieving its goals. To review the Resilient South journey visit www.resilientsouth.com