About Alison Shaw

After four years running this business I still love wool! Teddies is always taking us on another adventure as we strive to improve and grow this little business. I love meeting the challenges that pop up and enjoy marketing our Tambo Teddies to the world.

The story of another royal teddy bear

By |2015-12-14T18:10:45+10:00December 14th, 2015|Categories: Teddy Memories|Tags: , , |

Baneda Bob, the beautiful Mr Stockman Basil teddy bear given to Prince George during his visit to Queensland in 2014 and Shady Downs Charlotte the Mrs Stockman Basil made especially for Princess Charlotte weren't the first Tambo Teddies to be given to Royalty.   Prince Christian, the future king of Denmark, was the lucky [...]

Tambo Teddies are Regional Online Heroes

By |2019-02-18T11:09:45+10:00November 6th, 2015|Categories: News, Teddy Highlight|

Tambo Teddies are National Regional Online Heroes!   Tambo Teddies is the inaugural winner of Google and the Regional Australia Institute's Regional Online Heroes competition. Selected as one of ten finalists, Alison was flown to Sydney to attend a money-can't-buy growth masterclass at Google HQ.  The day began with a tour of the Google offices [...]

FAQ’s about Tambo Teddy Bears

By |2015-10-23T21:45:08+10:00October 23rd, 2015|Categories: Behind The Scenes|

We decided we should answer some of those little things you were wondering about .......... Are they Tambo sheepskins? No, the skins are Australian but they aren’t from Tambo. Tambo is traditionally merino sheep country and merinos have a very soft skin which would not be suitable for making teddy bears. Do you  dye the wool? [...]

Tambo Teddy Bear Crossing

By |2021-06-06T07:40:09+10:00October 12th, 2015|Categories: Tambo Updates|

The Teddy Bear Crossing signs in Tambo are one of a kind! Originally installed outside the old Tambo telegraph office which was the building where Tambo Teddies first began, it was necessary to have the signs shifted when the business out grew the little community premises and shifted into a larger building of their [...]