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PUMPKIN ISLAND IS BACK!
Posted on March 30th, 2016
If booking out your own private island for you and 33 of your closest family and friends, and hiring a private chef is your idea of local luxury, then look no further than Pumpkin Island on the Southern Great Barrier… Read more »
Massive Public Relations Coverage
Posted on March 22nd, 2016
The Queensland Weekender Great Barrier Reef one hour special goes to air on Easter Sunday at 8pm on Channel 7 – watch for inclusion on the Southern Great Barrier Reef! Travel Writers, TV media and trade partners are visiting our destination… Read more »
Southern Great Barrier Reef Visitation Continues to Grow!
Posted on March 21st, 2016
The Southern Great Barrier Reef destination (Capricorn, Gladstone (CQ) and Bundaberg regions) to the year ending December 2015, has been ranked the number 5 region in Queensland and number 14 region in Australia for domestic visitor nights! This equates to… Read more »
GREAT KEPPEL ISLAND – first GINGER PRIDE photo shoot in Australia!
Posted on March 18th, 2016
Capricorn Enterprise is calling on all Central Queensland Red Heads, aka ‘Gingers’ and ‘Rangas’ to be part of a photo shoot on Great Keppel Island on the Southern Great Barrier Reef on Sunday 24th April 2016. Freedom Fastcats are proudly… Read more »
Boutique Gaming License for Great Keppel Island Resort Hotly Debated
Posted on March 17th, 2016
Last night in State Parliament, the Opposition (LNP) moved a motion urging the Palaszczuk Labor Government to develop an offshore boutique casino gaming licence policy to encourage investment in job creating developments such as that proposed for Great Keppel Island…. Read more »
Extensive Interest in High Growth Business Program
Posted on March 16th, 2016
Twenty eight independent businesses from Rockhampton and Yeppoon have registered to participate in the Capricorn Enterprise “Economic Gardening High Growth Business Program” [EGP] which is due to commence with a full day Boot Camp this Thursday. The inaugural program that… Read more »
Capricorn Enterprise Launches New Facebook Campaign
Posted on March 16th, 2016
Capricorn Enterprise launched a new digital Facebook campaign at 3pm Wednesday 9th March 2016 kicking off a three week pre-Easter promotion, showcasing three major precincts of Great Keppel Island, Yeppoon and Rockhampton in thirty second showreels. We will run a… Read more »
Vote Yes for Fixed Four Year Terms
Posted on March 15th, 2016
Townsville Enterprise, Advance Cairns and Capricorn Enterprise are calling on North Queensland communities to support fixed four year terms for State Government at the Referendum on Saturday 19 March. A fixed election date would provide a number of benefits for… Read more »
Could a Federal loan help start Great Keppel Island Resort?
Posted on March 9th, 2016
Could the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) assist Tower Holdings commence construction of the Great Keppel Island Resort? “There might be a chance, only if a loan application for infrastructure like water, sewerage, energy and communications is supported by Local and… Read more »
Capricorn Caves Staff Road Trip to the Far North
Posted on March 9th, 2016
Ten staff from Capricorn Caves embarked on a 3000 kilometre road trip to Tropical North Queensland and the Outback in the first week of March. Their objective was to foster professional development of tour guides, fuel their passion and build… Read more »
