GIVING BACK
It’s ingrained in our nature to want to give back to the regional tourism industry.
1% to support climate resilience of regional communities
Each year we donate 1% of our revenue to the Prepare & Recover grant program of the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal (FRRR).
FRRR’s Prepare & Recover grants enable regional communities to implement initiatives that prevent, prepare for, and recover from climate change related impacts and disasters.
Tilma Group’s clients regularly benefit from FRRR’s grants, so the partnership is a great fit.
Volunteering to support regional tourism developoment
Since the start of her career, our director Linda Tillman has given significant volunteer time to support growth in regional tourism, such as:
2021: Instigator/co-founder of Australian Regional Events Alliance (AREA), a program of Australian Regional Tourism (ART)
2021-2023: Ambassador for ART’s Tourism Hub
2021-2022: Subsidised two tourism award submissions for Spirits of the Red Sand, one of the best tourism experiences we know of (an Indigenous tourism experience)
2020: Instigated and hosted a free weekly peer video conference chat to help regional event organisers cope with COVID’s impacts (April-December)
2019: Undertook monthly volunteer projects in our home base of Toowoomba as Team Tilma
2012-2019: ART Board Member
2017-2019: National agritourism development project manager for ART
2017: Judged Tenterfield Tourism Awards and provided mentoring to two tourism businesses
2017-2018: Mentor for Queensland Tourism Industry Council’s Young Professionals Mentoring Program
2017: Supported three new tourism businesses at Start Up Weekend Tourism & Events Toowoomba
2014-2017: Judged Vanuatu Tourism Awards and supported Vanuatu tourism industry for several months
2014-2017: Judged NSW Tourism Awards
Knowledge sharing
Linda’s also regularly presents on regional tourism development at industry conferences and events:
ART Convention 2020, 2018
LGA NSW Tourism Conference 2020, 2018
The Business of Events 2020
South Australian Tourism Conference 2019
Australian Events Symposium 2017
Victoria Tourism & Events Conference 2012
“Linda, that was one of the most jam-packed, resourceful, tactical, generous presentations I’ve ever seen.
You’ve sparked some commentary in the chat section! ”