The TICT wants to do all it can to support you to help make the transition to lower emissions easier. Find below a comprehensive guide to additional online resources, toolkits, grants and other opportunities that may be suitable for you and your tourism business.

Grants and funding

PowerSmart for Small Businesses

Provides grants of up to $1,000 to small businesses for energy efficiency audits.

Business Energy Efficiency Scheme

BEES supports electricity customers to invest in energy efficiency and electrification opportunities by supporting eligible applicants with financing costs.

Energy Saver Loan Scheme

The Energy Saver Loan Scheme provides no-interest loans to eligible applicants, including businesses, to fund the purchase price and installation of energy efficient products.

Tourism Emissions Reduction Grant Program - NO LONGER ACCEPTING

Provides one-off grants to tourism businesses of up to $50,000 (small business) and up to $100,000 (medium and large business) to implement projects that reduce emissions.

E transport support

No-interest loans to install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles are now available for households, small businesses and non-profit organisations through the Tasmanian Energy Saver Loan Scheme.

Electric Vehicle Rebate

Provides funding of $2,000 for new battery electric vehicles and second-hand (but ‘new to Tasmania’) electric vehicles. Funding has been exhausted, but where not used within the 6-month timeframe rebates will be re-released at 11.00 am every Tuesday until there is no funding left.

Resources for Tasmanian tourism businesses

Tips on energy efficiency for tourism & hospitality businesses - via Sustainability Victoria

Sustainable Tourism Toolkit- via EarthCheck & Austrade

Sustainability Training Webinars for tourism operators- via Austrade & EarthCheck

Climate Change FactSheet- via Tasmania's ReCFIT office

Waste management solutions

Conduct your own waste audit - via Business Action Learning Tasmania

Recycle Mate - allows users to photograph or search for an item and immediately find out where it can be recycled, refurbished or safely disposed of, based on geolocation.

Setup a Recycling Hub in your business - via Reth!nk Waste

Conservation & landcare organisations you could partner with

Landcare Tasmania- peak body for Tasmania's community landcare movement

Tasmanian Land Conservancy - Not-for-profit organisation that raises funds from the public to protect rare ecosystems by buying and managing private land in Tasmania

Wildcare Tasmania - volunteers and donors caring for Tasmania's wild places, wildlife and cultural heritage. Is there a group near you?

..... and many, many more listed right here.