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Top Takeaways from the Great Barrier Reef Tourism Industry Forum
Posted on March 8th, 2016
Earlier this month tourism industry bodies and local providers from the Southern Great Barrier Reef region met at the Gladstone Entertainment Centre for an afternoon forum on the focus and direction of Great Barrier Reef Tourism. Tourism Australia’s $40 million… Read more »
Leader of the Opposition Meets with Local Industry Representatives
Posted on March 2nd, 2016
Leader of the Opposition the Hon Lawrence Springborg MP met with industry representatives from the Health, Agriculture, Tourism, Construction, Education and Business/Finance sectors this week at a Capricorn Enterprise Chairman’s Boardroom lunch in Rockhampton. These industries and our regional Priority… Read more »
Region Receives Mass TV Coverage
Posted on March 2nd, 2016
Our destination will be beamed around Queensland and Australia in a number of television shows airing over the next few weeks: Farmer Wants a Wife – 24 hour ‘date’ with potential wife – Great Keppel Island Hideaway – airing next… Read more »
International Visitor Growth!
Posted on March 2nd, 2016
A 20% (twenty percent) growth in Visitor Expenditure ($105 Million total) and a 4% increase (137,000 total) in Visitor Numbers of International Visitors for the December 2015 quarter to the Southern Great Barrier Reef (SGBR) destination reflects the marketing collaboration… Read more »
Victorian Caravan Camping & Tourism Supershow on Now
Posted on February 24th, 2016
Josh Dillon from Big 4 Capricorn Palms Holiday Village is currently waving the flag for the Capricorn Region at this year’s Victorian Caravan Camping & Tourism Supershow in Melbourne. We’re very grateful to have Josh manning our ‘Drive Queensland – Capricorn’ booth… Read more »
Queensland Linen Service Expands
Posted on February 24th, 2016
Welcome new Gold Member, Queensland Linen Service (QLS) – from its new automated service facility in Bush Crescent Parkhurst, under the Management of Tina and John Bass, QLS is focused on expanding market share and capitalising on the investment committed… Read more »
NEW TOURISM GROWTH!
Posted on February 24th, 2016
A number of new tourism businesses have joined Capricorn Enterprise over the last couple of months and together they represent a fantastic addition to our tourism portfolio. What better way to explore the Capricorn Coast and surrounding areas than on… Read more »
Australian Infrastructure Plan released – Weirs in the pipeline!
Posted on February 17th, 2016
Following yesterday’s visit by Prime Minister the Hon. Malcolm Turnbull and Deputy Prime Minister the Hon. Barnaby Joyce, today’s release by the Federal government of their fifteen year (15) “Australian Infrastructure Plan”, reveals we are a step closer to the development of Eden… Read more »
Stunning New Destination Guide!
Posted on February 1st, 2016
“Welcome to our world. Stretching from the Southern Great Barrier Reef in the east to the Sandstone Wilderness in the west, our world is a place which is easy to find but where you can just as easily lose yourself in… Read more »
TV Crews from Keppel Islands to the Central Highlands This Week
Posted on February 1st, 2016
This week, we host two film crews in region, TPD Media filming the Sandstone Wilderness of Carnarvon Gorge (part of the SGBR Sandstone Stories Project being led by GAPDL on behalf of the 3 regions of Capricorn, Gladstone and Bundaberg)… Read more »
