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Local Finance Brokers State Finalists for Industry Awards
Posted on January 23rd, 2019
If simply being nominated is considered an honour, then local Full Service Finance Brokerage, Centrepoint Finance Yeppoon, being a State Finalist in 2 categories for the industry awards is certainly an even greater honour. Being compared to much larger metropolitan… Read more »
Team effort for growth pays off!
Posted on January 23rd, 2019
Team Effort for Tourism Growth Pays Off! Earlier this month, Tourism Research Australia (TRA) released the official IVS (International Visitor Survey) and NVS (National Visitor Survey) data to the year ending September 2018, which revealed some fantastic growth for Queensland… Read more »
International Visitor Growth doesn’t “just happen”
Posted on January 16th, 2019
International Visitors right across our Capricorn region and greater Southern Great Barrier Reef destination have continued to grow over the past few years, with one of the highest regional percentage growth rates in Queensland. Whilst international numbers from our key… Read more »
Date Claimer: Tourism & Events Qld Great Barrier Reef Roadshow Wednesday 6th February 2019
Posted on January 8th, 2019
Tourism can change the way people think and engage with the Great Barrier Reef by giving them direct, personal access. Collectively, we have the power to promote a united GBR tourism message via visitors, media and travel trade and increase… Read more »
Record event funding support for Capricorn Region!
Posted on December 20th, 2018
Five (5) events in the Capricorn region have secured funding in Round 11 of QDEP (Qld Destination Events Program), funding provided thanks to the State government via Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ). Capricorn Enterprise chief executive Mary Carroll said “Capricorn… Read more »
Baga regains its ancient name … officially
Posted on December 18th, 2018
A small national park, which includes a volcanic plug north-east of Rockhampton, has officially regained its original name Baga, replacing a deeply offensive name connected to segregation laws in the US. Member for Keppel and Assistant Education Minister Brittany Lauga… Read more »
Regional Workforce Strategy – A collaborative initiative for the Capricorn Region
Posted on December 12th, 2018
A draft framework to progress the adoption of a Regional Workforce Strategy has been distributed to key partners and associated groups as a result of last week’s ‘Developing a Regional Workforce Forum”. Hosted by Capricorn Enterprise, the breakfast forum secured… Read more »
6 important Facebook contest tips
Posted on December 12th, 2018
And the winner is… Social Media Competitions! On the face of it, running a Facebook contest sounds so easy: Let your customers know you’re giving away a prize and wait for them to fill your social feed with comments. However,… Read more »
Recommendations made: Parliamentary Inquiry into how the mining sector can support businesses in regional communities
Posted on December 12th, 2018
The Parliamentary Committee tasked with undertaking the national inquiry of “How the mining sector can support businesses in regional communities” has handed down its interim report incorporating twenty one (21) recommendations. Read the full Report: Keep it in the regions… Read more »
Relief and recovery update
Posted on December 5th, 2018
It’s been a challenging time over the past 10 days with heatwaves, bushfires and storms affecting our communities and some businesses. For the latest information on current weather conditions, visit www.bom.gov.au The Queensland Government Disasters and alerts webpage https://www.qld.gov.au/alerts is a… Read more »
