Greater Cairns has been part of our flower delivery story since those crazy Yellow Pages days back in 2008. Sitting in our little Kingscliff shop, desperately trying to keep a baby quiet in the back room, we kept getting these calls for flowers to Cairns. Back then we had to say sorry, we can't help. But those calls, including ones for suburbs like Trinity Beach, planted the seed for what would become Lily's Florist. Today, Currajong sits right at the heart of our Cairns delivery network, just minutes from the CBD, perfectly positioned between those gorgeous Botanic Gardens and the hospital.
A few years back, we took the family up to Trinity Beach for a holiday. Andrew, myself, Asha and Ivy all crammed into a resort room, loving every minute of the tropical escape from our usual Kingscliff routine. Our favourite spot became L'Unico Trattoria Italiano. The waitress there was so completely enchanted by Ivy that she brought out a free dessert, this massive tiramisu that Ivy's eyes just lit up at. That's Cairns for you, that warmth, that genuine care for people.
That trip reminded us why Trinity Beach deliveries, including those to Trinity Beach, deserve extra attention. We're not just sending flowers to postcodes. We're connecting with a community that knows how to make people feel special, just like that waitress made our Ivy feel that night.
Back in 2010, we converted our double garage in Pottsville into what we thought was a pretty flash office. Air conditioning, proper desks, even a coffee machine. We hired Will and Anna, both ex-florists, who could actually talk flowers with potential partners. Cairns florists were some of the first to jump on board with our model. No fees, no complicated contracts, just add a few extra flowers to cover our commission and we'd send them orders from our websites.
I still remember those early morning calls to Cairns, trying to explain how we worked while Asha crawled around pulling at phone cords. Today we work with multiple florists across Greater Cairns, from the Northern Beaches right through suburbs like Trinity Beach and down to the southern areas and even as far north as Port Douglas. Each one is a proper shop with real florists who know their tropical flowers inside out.
We partnered with FEEFO for independent reviews back in 2013, and honestly, it scared us silly. Flowers in tropical humidity are challenging. What looks stunning at 9am might be struggling by noon if not handled right. But our Cairns partners know their stuff. They've contributed to our 3,100+ positive reviews that earned us the Trusted Service Award last year. Real reviews from real customers, including plenty from Trinity Beach deliveries.
Order before 2PM weekdays and we'll get fresh flowers delivered to Trinity Beach that same day. Your order gets routed to one of our trusted Cairns partners based on what you've ordered and where exactly in Trinity Beach it's going. These aren't warehouse flowers shipped overnight from Brisbane. They're made fresh that morning by someone who lives and works in Cairns, someone who understands tropical blooms.
Still the same family business that started in that tiny Kingscliff shop, just now helping people send flowers across Australia. Every Trinity Beach order still matters to us, decided on at our dinner table, not in some corporate boardroom.