Media Releases - Latest News
Robert Sobyra, Director of Evidence, Data & Innovation, Construction Skills Queensland
Posted on October 29th, 2019
As part of the 2019 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum, we were privileged to welcome Robert Sobyra, Director of Evidence, Data & Innovation from Construction Skills Queensland. Robert Sobyra is the Director of Evidence, Data and Innovation with Construction Skills… Read more »
Lucas Dow, Chief Executive Officer, ADANI Mining Australia
Posted on October 29th, 2019
As part of the 2019 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum, we were privileged to welcome Lucas Dow, Chief Executive Officer from ADANI Mining. Lucas joined ADANI in April 2018 and is responsible for the strategic direction and all activities associated… Read more »
Peter Donaghy, Director for Coal, Coal Assessment Hub, Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy
Posted on October 29th, 2019
As part of the 2019 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum, we were privileged to welcome Peter Donaghy, Director for Coal, Coal Assessment Hub from the Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy. Peter leads a highly dedicated team responsible for… Read more »
Collaborative project to promote our region
Posted on October 29th, 2019
Capricornia Correctional Centre in collaboration with five other state government departments (listed below), CQUniversity, Capricorn Enterprise and Mad Dog Productions have created a place based recruitment video about working and living in the Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton Region. Capricornia Correctional… Read more »
Local Artist featured in landmark Chinese Celebration
Posted on October 23rd, 2019
Capricorn Coast artist Lyn Diefenbach is one of 5 invited international artists currently presenting and demonstrating at China’s Centenary of Pastel celebration in Suzhou. Keeping it local, Lyn has chosen the Bombax flowers on Moores Creek Road in Rockhampton as… Read more »
Our patch of paradise up in lights
Posted on October 23rd, 2019
With its sunny climate, breathtaking scenery and booming economy, Central Queensland’s Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast region offers an enviable lifestyle… This is the evoking first line teaser of a four-page feature published in the UK’s only magazine dedicated to living,… Read more »
A leap forward for Great Keppel Island Resort
Posted on October 9th, 2019
More than a decade after the closing of Great Keppel Island Resort back in February 2008, latest media speculation can now be confirmed. Pat O’Driscoll from Knight Frank Rockhampton/Capricorn Coast is leading the sales process along with positive negotiations between… Read more »
Increased visitors head to the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Posted on October 9th, 2019
The Southern Great Barrier Reef (Capricorn, Gladstone and Bundaberg regions combined) has attracted record numbers of interstate and international visitors in 2018/19 according to the latest results released from Tourism Research Australia (TRA). Data from the National Visitor Survey (NVS)… Read more »
Experience and Knowledge at the Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum
Posted on October 8th, 2019
With only sixteen (16) days until the Region’s Premier Major Projects Forum, Capricorn Enterprise Regional Economic Development Manager, Neil Lethlean, urges business and industry leaders to register. The Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum is on again Friday 25th October at… Read more »
A decade of development ahead – emerging signs of a positive and growing economy
Posted on September 18th, 2019
Recently released data from a variety of sources confirms what Capricorn Enterprise CEO Mary Carroll has been saying: there are signs of a positive and growing economy in our region. With the number and size of the major projects across… Read more »
