Cradle Mountain day tour in Tasmania, Australia
How Cradle Mountain day tour in Tasmania, Australia makes a difference
Environment
We keep distance from the wildlife by not disturbing them. Save Tasmanian devils is the project we contribute to. We always keep to the walking tracks to preserve the flora and vegetation.
We use computer files and folders to minimise paper and ink consumption. We are committed to be environmentally friendly and our tour guides inform clients to walk in the established tracks and not to throw any rubbish.
In a tour business, we help to protect the environment and climate by minimising fuel consumption, recycling or reusing suitable consumable products. We are also careful not to damage the heritage sites or vegetation in the Cradle Mt National Park.
What we do to protect the environment in our tour business outlined below:
We give a complimentary bottle of water to each customer at the start of the tour. We request customers to put the empty bottles in a plastic bag provided. Then we put them in the recycle bin when the vehicle returned to the base (my home) in Launceston.
We try to save fuel consumption by minimising engine warm up time each morning. Drivers try to keep engine idle time short while waiting to pick up or drop off. Customers and drivers are requested to be on time and if they are late engine must be turned off while waiting for them.
Also while driving a long distant we drive in a way to save fuel e.g. using smart acceleration technic, balanced distribution of the load in the trailer, giving the right amount of air to tyres etc.
We instruct customers to walk on the tracks as it may damage the vegetation and soil in the National Parks. Customers are briefed for not to feed wildlife any food except special food available at the wildlife park, not to use flash when they take pictures.
In the office environment we always re-use paper for printing if we have to print. Otherwise we keep all documents in computer folders. Computers and printers are kept on energy saving mode. Energy saving light globes is used for lighting in the home office.
Community
Our tour itinerary supports the local community in Sheffield and Chudleigh when visiting these towns.
We employ local tour guide/ driver. We purchase all our supplies from local wholesaler and use local car mechanics. We do regular donations to Salvation Army in their appeals.
Our base is in Launceston. So I employ 2 casual driver/guides living in Launceston. Drivers are fairly paid according to Passenger Vehicle Transportation Award 2010 (modern award) that is updated with a wage increase in June 2011. Three vehicles are serviced regularly by local car service centre. I always purchase our supplies of bottled water at Statewide Food Wholesaler in Prospects/Launceston. Parts and equipment are usually purchased at Super Cheap Auto,Repco, tyres from Bridgestone, K-Mart, Goodyear in Launceston.
Trailers were custom built in Hobart King Trailer and S.C Trailers Launceston. We also use many other local suppliersaround the State:
Accommodation: Leisure Inn- Penny Royal and Alanvale Apartments/Motel in Launceston for pre-or/and post-tour accommodation. Customers also have their dinner at the restaurants of the hotels.
Attractions: Chudleigh Honey Farm (purchase of honey,ice cream), Cradle Mt National Park (entry fees and purchase of gifts at gift shop).
We occasionally sell ferry tickets of Spirit of Tasmania (customers purchase their food there), transport services (Redline and Tassielink Coaches- we book customers) and, last but not the least, petrol stations at Launceston and Sheffield.
Those are all local businesses that benefit from the business of Fun Tassie Tours so do their employees. We respect the cultural values of local communities, Council rules (parking, noise, litter etc.), appreciate and preserve the local heritage. I have added a link to Save Tassie Devils Fund Project on my links page
Cradle Mountain day tour in Tasmania, Australia
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