TESTIMONIALS
"As participants in the Weatherproof Your Business workshops
in November 2010, Mirimar Cruises are an example of the impact
of proactive industry engagement.
"Established in 1934, Mirimar is one of the oldest cruise
companies in Queensland. Their famous cruise has carried hundreds
of thousands of Queensland families up the river to Lone Pine Koala
Sanctuary in its 76 years of continuous service.
Employing up to 10 staff the business was almost crippled by the
2011 floods.
"Having participated in the Weatherproof Workshop Marketing
Manager Debbie Garutt was able to become familiar with crisis
response and to set a plan for crisis recovery. This came in
very handy when their access to the river was washed away.
Thankfully through the program this was an identified risk and the
pre-planning identified an alternative berth reducing the time it
took to get back on the water from at least 10 weeks to under 6
weeks. This simple act of pre-planning may have saved a
Brisbane icon."
- Miramar Cruises
"I attended the Tourism Queensland Weatherproof Your
Business Workshop on the Sunshine Coast and walked away with a
really clear understanding of the steps my business needs to take
if we are hit by a crisis. I learnt how to deal with the media and
what my legal rights and responsibilities are in terms of HR and
staffing, which was really valuable. I also didn't realise there
was so much assistance available from the Government and Emergency
Services. We are currently pulling together an emergency 'Go Pack'
and I feel much more prepared having attended the interactive
session."
- Danielle, Tree Houses of Montville
"Thanks TQ/ EC3 Global for the "Weatherproof Your Business"
session in Gympie. I found it very interesting, informative &
relevant considering our La Nina & El Nino extreme weather
events recently. As pundits will advise we may have 3 years of this
unpredictability and as with everything in life: forewarned is
forearmed. I took away an enormous amount from the workshop to help
our business. Thanks again TQ and EC3 Global"
- Cassie, Rainbow Beach Hire-a-camp
"With sustainability being more widely adopted by business,
this training course was relevant to what is needed for a
systematic approach to sustainable business operation. Whether well
advanced or just staring out on the road to developing an
environmental management plan the course guides you through the
necessary steps required for an organisation to include
sustainability as part of their core business activities. We found
the content extremely helpful in consolidating our sustainability
activities and formalising our environmental action
plans."
Ian Chalmers , Brisbane Convention and Entertainment
Centre
"The Lake Hume Outdoor Museum concept developed by EC3
Global is absolutely consistent with AlburyCity's 2010-2013 Tourism
Destination Marketing Strategy, in particular its objectives in
relation to product development and improving the quality of
visitor experiences. The key elements of the project are achievable
and sustainable over the long term, a refreshing change for these
projects. Congratulations on a fantastic and well considered
outcome."
Tracey Squire, Director Economic Development &
Tourism, AlburyCity
"We've just completed the week long EC3 Sustainability
training with a total 120 Team Members over the period of 5
days. I have been impressed with the standard of training
provided by Josh Sattler. He has engaged with the team making the
training very relevant to our industry, Hilton and the hotel
specifically.He has used our jargon (Lightstay, Hilton's 1401
accreditation and our Policies and Procedures). Each Group's
session finishes at the end of the day with the Team Members
practicing and developing Sustainability Assessments and Action
Plans.The training will convert into actions - the first of which
links with my Q1 Objective being to re-launch and reinvigorate the
Sustainability Committee and Culture.Considering my only investment
was Josh's flights and accomm plus the Team Member payroll to
attend - it's been a valuable exercise."
John Lucas, General Manager, Hilton Cairns
