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Defence – ASMTI Contract announced
Posted on September 25th, 2018
The announcement made yesterday (Tuesday Sept 25) afternoon by the Assistant Minister for Defence, Senator the Hon David Fawcett of the appointment of Laing O’Rourke as the Managing Contractor for the ADF/SAF $800 Million Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative Facilities Project… Read more »
Weekend notes with Nadine Cresswell-Myatt
Posted on September 25th, 2018
Recently, Capricorn Enterprise hosted travel writer Nadine Cresswell-Myatt from Weekend Notes an online travel site. Weekend Notes reaches over 1 million readers every month, from people escaping the southern winter to families searching for their next family fun filled holiday… Read more »
That’s the spirit! Fabulous food and distilled delights give our region a boost!
Posted on September 12th, 2018
Delicious gourmet delights, seriously good coffee and quality locally made spirits, are just part of the Capricorn region’s array of options that will get your taste buds watering. Right on the ocean’s doorstep, our fantastic part of the Southern Great… Read more »
One hot night 2018 – Bigger and Better!
Posted on September 12th, 2018
Only in its second year, Busby Marou’s ONE HOT NIGHT festival to be held on the 29th December has received $10,000 from the latest round of the Queensland Destination Events Program (QDEP), funded by the Queensland Government through Tourism and… Read more »
Shipwreck inspires new attraction on the Capricorn Coast.
Posted on September 5th, 2018
The Wreck Point scenic lookout located in Cooee Bay gives 360 degree views of the Capricorn Coast and Keppel Bay in the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Only a short drive from Yeppoon town centre, the Wreck Point Scenic Lookout recently… Read more »
Great Keppel Island Resort sale update
Posted on September 5th, 2018
News broke yesterday in southern media that an ambitious cryptocurrency consortium is planning a world first to raise over $200 Million dollars to purchase the development rights to construct the Great Keppel Island Resort, with lessee Tower Holdings retaining 12… Read more »
Weekend Notes visits Capricorn
Posted on August 29th, 2018
This week, Capricorn Enterprise had the pleasure of hosting travel writer Nadine Cresswell-Myatt from on-line travel site Weekend Notes. Based in Melbourne, Nadine was planning a trip to Longreach and Fraser Island, but when she read our media release and… Read more »
Kora goes to Pumpkin
Posted on August 29th, 2018
The Around the Corner Creative (ATTC) team, Penny Hunt and Naomi Pelletier have collaborated with Pumpkin Island and Capricorn Enterprise to create a stunning photo journal for supermodel, Miranda Kerr’s Kora Organics brand. To be featured on the Kora Organics… Read more »
National Geographic Traveller UK visits Pumpkin Island!
Posted on August 29th, 2018
Thanks to Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), as part of their Global Great Barrier Reef media familiarisation program, we recently hosted Tamsin Wressell, Editor at National Geographic Traveller (UK) as part of her two week visit to Queensland and her… Read more »
Best of Queensland Experiences!
Posted on August 21st, 2018
I am thrilled to report that the Capricorn Region has retained the second highest average ReviewPro score out of thirteen (13) regional tourism boundaries in Queensland, with a score of just over 90! The highest scoring region was Southern Queensland… Read more »
