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2023 Best in Business Awards ‘People’s Choice’ voting now open!
Posted on October 24th, 2023
Nominations have been tallied and voting is NOW OPEN for the 2023 Best in Business Awards People’s Choice category. (Voting link – capricorniachamber.com.au/vote-now-for-your-peoples-choice-winner/) With 30 popular local businesses vying to take out gold in this prestigious category, Capricorn Enterprise, together… Read more »
Capricorn Caves Presents Halloween Spooktacular: A Night of Frights and Delights for All Ages
Posted on October 23rd, 2023
Capricorn Caves cordially invites fearless adventurers to embark on an unparalleled journey into the unknown this Halloween season, unveiling our much-anticipated annual event: Halloween Spooktacular. Attendees should prepare for a bone-chilling night filled with family-friendly and adults-only frights and delights… Read more »
Key international Aussie Specialists visit the Southern Great Barrier Reef!
Posted on October 18th, 2023
Over the weekend, ten (10) key international travel agents from the UK, France and Italy visited our destination as part of their Southern Great Barrier Reef five day adventure, with a host from both Tourism Australia and Tourism and Events… Read more »
Landmark National Skills Agreement between Australian and Queensland Governments
Posted on October 17th, 2023
A five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA) developed under principles agreed by National Cabinet, will embed national cooperation and strategic investment in Queensland’s vocational education and training sector. States and Territories successfully sought a longer-term Commonwealth funding agreement with a five-year… Read more »
Yeppoon’s Crimson Finch Brewery locks in a grand opening!
Posted on October 17th, 2023
It’s time to start working up a thirst Yeppoon… Crimson Finch Brewery will swing open its doors from midday on Friday 20th October. After more than 12 months of ‘beerstorming’, hard work and dedication, head brewer and co-founder Carl Legros… Read more »
Fishing Keppel Bay with Channel 9’s Reel Destinations
Posted on October 16th, 2023
Commissioned by Capricorn Enterprise, the crew from Channel 9’s Reel Destinations have spent time in Keppel Bay this week, discovering some of the best, and most accessible fishing spots on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Hosts Dyllon Schulz and Ben… Read more »
Mount Morgan’s historic past captured
Posted on October 16th, 2023
Combining an interesting past with an exciting future, Mount Morgan’s story has been captured by Mount Morgan Promotion and Development Incorporated as part of the Mount Morgan CBD Project. As the historic site of one of the world’s most productive… Read more »
Engaging Science Grants now open
Posted on October 10th, 2023
The Department of Environment and Science is offering grants of up to $20,000 to expand the capacity and reach of environmental and conservation research, in alignment with the Ecotourism Plan for Queensland’s Protected Areas 2023–2028 (PDF, 1.4MB). These grants will offer tourism operators the… Read more »
Visitor growth continues to be strong across Capricorn Region to year ending June 2023!
Posted on October 4th, 2023
Official Tourism Research Australia (TRA) data released recently confirmed 1,213,000 domestic visitors, staying for 4,220,000 visitor nights are spending $855 Million dollars in the Capricorn region to the year ending June 2023. On average, visitors are staying 3.5 nights and… Read more »
DestinationQ in Cairns on Thursday 23 November 2023
Posted on October 4th, 2023
Mark your calendars for the annual DestinationQ Forum on Thursday 23 November in Cairns. It’s the must-attend event of the year for tourism professionals looking to supercharge their businesses! Join Queensland Tourism at this free event for a day packed… Read more »
