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Triple M’s Wheel Decide Your Destination promotion kicks off this week
Posted on February 13th, 2024
We all need a weekend getaway, and Triple M has teamed up with some amazing Southern Great Barrier Reef operators to giveaway four exciting prizes. Listeners can call up and share what weekend getaway they would like that is on… Read more »
Keeping our eyes on the sky and growing the pie
Posted on February 13th, 2024
Just under 140,000,000 (140 million) air travellers on public flights passed through an Australian Airport in the 2022-23 financial year according to official BITRE (Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics) data. Nearly 30% of those travellers passed through a… Read more »
Keppel Bay hooks a feature in Series 25 of Escape Fishing with ET
Posted on February 6th, 2024
Celebrating their 25th year on air (making it the longest running fishing show on Australian television), Escape Fishing with ET has kicked off Series 25, with our beautiful Keppel Bay the backdrop for some impressive catches! Taking a RAM road trip to the… Read more »
Nominations open for Qld’s Top Tourism Town and Top Tour Guide 🏆
Posted on February 6th, 2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards! Throw your support behind our regional destinations by nominating a town you think is worthy of state-wide recognition. Presented by QTIC, they’re calling on tourism operators, organisations and locals… Read more »
Rockhampton Railyards Rejuvenation – Have your say
Posted on February 6th, 2024
The Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) is rejuvenating the Rockhampton Railyards. TMR has developed a Draft Master Plan for the site’s Heritage Precinct. The Draft Master Plan presents a concept design to open up the historic Roundhouse for… Read more »
Capricorn Coast’s Stir & Stitch features on Channel 9’s My Way this Sunday 11th Feb
Posted on February 5th, 2024
A little love of the community in which she lives has caused a stir among the Capricorn Coast, and this Sunday 11th February, founder of Yeppoon’s Stir & Stitch, Amanda Rickard shares her story on Channel 9’s popular lifestyle show… Read more »
Successful applicants announced for latest round of QDEP funding
Posted on February 5th, 2024
Events continue to play a huge role in our region’s visitor economy, and the Capricorn Coast region’s 2024 annual events calendar is once again jam-packed with a diversity of festivity. The Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP) provides funding for events… Read more »
Capricorn Caves Unveils “Kids Free February”: Elevating Family Connections through Accessible Adventures
Posted on February 2nd, 2024
Capricorn Caves, renowned for its extraordinary subterranean experiences, proudly introduces ‘Kids Free February,’ a groundbreaking campaign dedicated to strengthening family bonds through accessible and affordable adventures. Recognising the essence of family time, ‘Kids Free February’ is their sincere effort to… Read more »
Bonza marks milestone of first year making air travel more affordable and saving Aussies millions
Posted on January 31st, 2024
Australia’s only independent low-cost carrier Bonza is celebrating a year since taking to Aussie skies to democratise air travel across the country. Bonza revealed that during the past year it has saved Aussie travellers over $125 million by delivering upon… Read more »
Rockhampton Ring Road local content
Posted on January 31st, 2024
To maximise local engagement, Local Buy targets are embedded in the contract, and throughout the contract development process the importance of engaging local businesses and resources has been prioritised with the contractor joint ventures. Within less than 10 weeks of… Read more »
