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Success for Rubyvale Progress Association Wine and Cheese Night
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
The Gemfields Festival was held in August, with the Rubyvale Progress Association Wine and Cheese Night proving an outstanding success with plenty of people enjoying the fabulous local art on offer. The evening featured the incredible storytelling of Melbourne-based scientific… Read more »
Save the Date – Beef 2024 Tickets about to go on sale
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
Beef2024 Early Bird Tickets are on sale on the 17th October 2023! With all of your social favourites returning to Beef2024 and new events added to the mix, we anticipate many of our popular events will sell out prior to… Read more »
Tourism and Events Queensland to launch new campaign – Queensland is Calling
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
TEQ will launch a major campaign next week. Having run the ‘Queensland is Calling’ campaign in the first half of the year, this next phase of the campaign will run across channels such as radio, digital, out of home, press… Read more »
Fine Dining Event Showcases Central Highlands Agriculture
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
The flavours of Central Highlands agriculture have transformed into a fine dining experience in Brisbane. The eighth annual Farm to Fine Dining Regional Produce Showcase was held recently (20 July) to promote the local industry to more than 75 leaders… Read more »
Major Road Upgrade for Key Freight Route Complete
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
A major upgrade to Stanage Bay Road between the Bruce Highway and the Army Access gate is now complete, thanks to the Australian Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative. The $21.6 million project involved upgrading and sealing approximately 39.7… Read more »
$160 million Bush Boost
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
At last week’s Courier Mail Bush Summit held in Rockhampton, the Premier announced a $160 Million Bush Boost, with details yet to be released. An overview of the grant is available here. According to the release, a new $50 million… Read more »
Courier Mail Bush Summit – Rockhampton
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
In case you missed it, all keynote addresses (including Gina Rinehart and the Premier), as well as panel discussions (Liveability, Energy, Technology, Regional Outlook) have been recorded and can be found on this link: https://bushsummitqld.splashthat.com/ Eight key topics were presented… Read more »
Capricorn Enterprise’s Major Projects and Industry Forum to showcase $5 billion in development opportunities for the region
Posted on August 22nd, 2023
Central Queensland’s reputation as the economic powerhouse of our state will be made known once again at the 2023 Major Projects and Industry Forum, to be held on Thursday 19th October in Rockhampton. Featuring 12 keynote speakers covering the overarching… Read more »
World’s first totally blind swimmer to circumnavigate Great Keppel Island
Posted on August 8th, 2023
Australian Paralympian Gerrard Gosens OAM will aim to become the world’s first totally blind swimmer to circumnavigate 20km around Great Keppel Island in 5th Swim Around Keppel on Saturday, August 12, 2023. Gerrard’s solo swim will also form part of… Read more »
Kerry-Lee & Paul Gockel proudly supporting Australia Paralympian Gerrard Gosens OAM in the 5th Annual Swim around Keppel
Posted on August 8th, 2023
Kerry-Lee & Paul Gockel, will be proudly supporting Australia Paralympian Gerrard Gosens OAM as he aims to be the first totally blind swimmer to complete the 20km 5th Annual Swim Around Keppel. on Saturday, August 12, 2023 on Great Keppel Island –… Read more »
