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Turtle-y awesome educational experience launched at Great Keppel Island
Posted on November 18th, 2021
With thanks to a $30K contribution from the *Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery Initiative secured by Capricorn Enterprise, $7.5K from Emu Park Community Branch of Bendigo Bank and the balance from the Keppel Turtle Fund Inc, a new trail has been… Read more »
Capricorn region residents love where they live!
Posted on November 16th, 2021
The 2021 Social Indicators Study conducted by Tourism and Events Queensland, has revealed that Capricorn residents, comprising of Capricorn Coast, Rockhampton region and Central Queensland Highlands, are significantly more likely than the average Queenslander to agree that tourism has a… Read more »
Entire Southern Great Barrier Reef represents strongly at Queensland Tourism Awards
Posted on November 15th, 2021
Spending more time on their feet than in their seats, the Southern Great Barrier Reef representatives from across the three regions of Capricorn, Gladstone, and Bundaberg enjoyed an ongoing night of loud cheers and cooees as gold, silver, and bronze… Read more »
Two golden moments for Fun Over Fifty
Posted on November 15th, 2021
After creating outstanding tours across the entire country and select international destinations, Toni and the Fun Over Fifty team won two Golds at the Queensland Tourism Awards in the categories of Cultural Tourism and Judges Award for Innovation and Resilience…. Read more »
Queensland’s beefy appetite grows as Beef 2021 awarded two Golds!
Posted on November 15th, 2021
With this year’s event welcoming more than 115,000 people and 63 tonnes of beef, the growing mecca that is Beef 2021 wiped the floor in both the Major Festival and Event, and Food Tourism categories at the 2021 Queensland Tourism… Read more »
Empire Apartment Hotel wins two Golds and enters Hall of Fame!
Posted on November 15th, 2021
Grant and Rebecca Cassidy from Empire Apartment Hotel’s smiles were as wide as the Fitzroy River as they celebrated two Golds and entered the prestigious Hall of Fame during Friday night’s Queensland Tourism Awards. For three consecutive years, the deluxe… Read more »
Southern Great Barrier Reef Destination wins 10 GOLD out of 32 Queensland Tourism Awards
Posted on November 15th, 2021
The Capricorn Enterprise marketing team joined more than 1100 guests last Friday evening at the Brisbane Entertainment and Convention Centre to celebrate the 2021 Queensland Tourism Awards. The Awards, hosted by Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC), were a fabulous acknowledgement… Read more »
2021 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum – a resounding success
Posted on November 2nd, 2021
Thanks to the outstanding presenters and our event partners and Gold sponsors, CQG Consulting and John Holland, the 2021 Major Projects Forum was a resounding success. The Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum was the premier project forum in the region,… Read more »
Innovate with NBN Grants – Virtual Information Session Tuesday 9 November
Posted on November 2nd, 2021
Applications are now open for the 2021 Innovate with nbn™ Grants Program, with $95,000 in total funding up for grabs to support regional and remote businesses drive the development and adoption of their bright ideas. Innovate with nbn™ – delivered… Read more »
Great Keppel Island Resort Update
Posted on November 2nd, 2021
Very late last Friday 29th October 2021, Hancock Prospecting issued this official statement on their website: In response the region’s peak tourism and economic development organisation’s chief executive Mary Carroll said “We welcome this investment from a great Australian Company… Read more »
