Uncategorized - Latest News

Federal Member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry MP, March 18th – Update on Coronavirus Measures

General Population – Indoor Gatherings Non-essential indoor gatherings of greater than 100 people (including staff) will no longer be permitted from Wednesday 18 March 2020. An indoor gathering refers to a gathering within a single enclosed area (i.e. an area,… Read more »

Southern Great Barrier Reef Promo Ramps up in New Zealand

No surprises that Kiwis love Queensland, with the Gold Coast and Brisbane their main port of call into our Sunshine State, with direct flights into the Sunshine Coast also commencing later this year. New Zealand is also one of our… Read more »

Bushfire Recovery Resources

The National Bushfire Recovery Agency has produced the following 9 Fact Sheets to assist people in accessing information following the 2019/20 bushfires across parts of eastern and southern Australia. With information on financial assistance, recovery grants, mental health support, emergency… Read more »

Thank you to everyone who made the Major Projects Forum a success

On behalf of Capricorn Enterprise Board of Directors, we would like to thank the following members who contributed to ensuring the event was a great success. Korte’s Resort Aussie Gold Natural Spring Water Saleyards Distillery We would also like to… Read more »

2019 QICA Conference in Bowen a great success

Last week Kathi and Leanne, the Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre (VIC) supervisors, attended the QICA (Queensland Information Centre Assoc) conference held in Bowen with 65 delegates from across the state. Over the very productive two full days, Kathi and… Read more »

Reef Teach wowed by Keppel Reefs!

Gareth Phillips, Director & Marine Biologist for Reef Teach (based in Cairns but Qld focused), and a Master Reef Guide is the official Tourism & Events Queensland Great Barrier Reef representative on Queensland on Tour Europe/UK later this year.  Qld… Read more »

2019 Young Tourism Leaders

Congratulations to Jordan Wheeler from Capricorn Caves who has been accepted as this year’s Capricorn region industry mentee to participate in the highly sought after Young Tourism Leaders program, proudly funded by the Queensland Government and hosted by the Department… Read more »

ADVERTISE NOW – 2019/20 Capricorn Coast Lifestyle and Visitor Guide

Advertising is now open for the 2019/20 Capricorn Coast Lifestyle and Visitor Guide. This guide is produced by Capricorn Enterprise and offers extremely good value to all participating members. Rates start from a low $295 and I would encourage you all… Read more »

Great Barrier Reef

The UNESCO World Heritage listed Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area is Australia’s largest and most valuable natural asset with one of the world’s most unique collections of biodiversity. It is recognised internationally as one of the seven natural wonders… Read more »

QTIC: 2019-20 Federal Budget announcement

This election budget, perhaps not surprisingly, offers a broad range of positives, including a boost to consumer confidence from substantial income tax relief for many Australians, which should be good news for domestic tourism. Some of the headline infrastructure spend… Read more »