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Shovels hit the ground on the Capricorn Highway Duplication
Posted on November 12th, 2019
The first sod has been turned to mark the start of construction on the $74.99 million Capricorn Highway duplication between Rockhampton and Gracemere in Central Queensland. The project is part of the Northern Australia Roads Program which supports the movement… Read more »
Capricorn Film Festival only a week away
Posted on November 12th, 2019
Six CQ film premieres, two screen stars and one short film festival is only a week away from hitting the Capricorn Coast. The 5th annual Capricorn Film Festival (CFF) will draw back the opening night curtain at Yeppoon Town Hall… Read more »
Discover Queensland by Rail Campaign
Posted on November 12th, 2019
Helloworld is pleased to announce the launch of a new Queensland Rail / Sunlover Holidays campaign, in conjunction with the launch of the new Queensland Rail brochure. Discover the beautiful coastline and marvel at spectacular outback landscapes as you traverse… Read more »
Empire Hotel takes gold at Queensland Tourism Awards
Posted on November 11th, 2019
Southern Great Barrier Reef tourism operators, including our impressive Empire Apartment Hotel, have demonstrated that our iconic destination is still a tourism favourite, taking home six accolades at the 35th annual Queensland Tourism Awards. With a total of 83 awards… Read more »
International VIPs wowed by our destination!
Posted on November 6th, 2019
It was an absolute pleasure to recently host two of our Tourism and Events Queensland International Directors, Leigh Arredondo (The Americas), based in LA and Kai Ostermann (Europe), based in Munich. These markets are quite different so we tailored a… Read more »
Kerrie-Anne Frakes, Executive Director Strategy, Transformation and Allied Health, CQ Hospital and Health Service District
Posted on October 30th, 2019
As part of the 2019 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum, we were privileged to welcome Kerrie-Anne Frakes, Executive Director Strategy Transformation and Allied Health, CQ Hospital and Health Service District. Kerrie-Anne has an extensive history in developing and implementing innovative… Read more »
David Brown, Senior Project Delivery Manager, Goldwind Australia (Clarke Creek Wind Project)
Posted on October 30th, 2019
As part of the 2019 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum, we were privileged to welcome David Brown, Senior Project Delivery Manager from Goldwind Australia to speak on the Clarke Creek Wind Project. David has over 20 years’ experience in Project… Read more »
Eoin Grennan, Project Delivery Manager, SunWater (Rookwood Weir)
Posted on October 30th, 2019
As part of the 2019 Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum, we were privileged to welcome Eoin Grennan, Project Delivery Manager from SunWater, to speak on the Rookwood Weir project. Eoin has extensive experience in delivering major projects in excess of… Read more »
Thank you to everyone who made the Major Projects Forum a success
Posted on October 30th, 2019
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 »
A bright future ahead following a successful Major Projects Forum
Posted on October 29th, 2019
The need for businesses and all levels of government to constantly engage and collaborate was the clear message from last week’s second annual Major Projects Forum. Hosted by Capricorn Enterprise on Friday 25th October, several of Australia’s leading industry professionals… Read more »
