25th Anniversary: 22 January 2025
This story was submitted as part of FRRR’s 25th birthday celebrations.
“As tourism development consultants who work with regional, rural and remote communities, we owe a great debt to FRRR – so many of the communities we support have received funding for a tourism development project from you – there’s even been some projects where we were hired with FRRR funding!”
Linda and Kushla, Tourism Development Consultants, Tilma Group Pty Ltd
“In 2023, we felt so inspired by business for good initiatives that tourism business owners were doing. We decided to start our own business for good initiative, and together while brainstorming what that could be, we decided there could be no better partner than FRRR – you’ve supported us and the communities we work for, and we want to support you! Making this decision brought us so much joy!
“Today, Tilma Group donates 1% of profits towards FRRR’s pool of funds. A personal concern is climate change, as we see its impacts in the communities we work with and in our industry, such as more extreme bushfires, floods and cyclones. While a festival that we supported took place, a bushfire started lapping the edge of town, and the event coordinators had to leave to fight the fire! Businesses we coach share their struggles with loss of visitors, such as the many Gold Coast business mentees who suddenly faced cancellations due to a flood in their busiest season.
“In the tourism industry, climate change is a major threat to business viability. For this reason, we’ve chosen to donate to FRRR’s Prepare and Recover grant, which helps regional communities adapt to future extreme weather events or recover from experiencing one. Anyone can join us in donating to FRRR here.”
