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25 Million Reasons for a Great Keppel Island Jetty!
Posted on January 30th, 2024
250 current jobs and the generation of one quarter of the Capricorn Coast’s economy ($25Million) because of Great Keppel Island, is reason enough for the State government to invest in the construction of a Jetty and barge ramp for the destination’s hero… Read more »
Grow Cultural Tourism Fund
Posted on January 30th, 2024
Arts Queensland’s new Grow Cultural Tourism Fund focusses on building and strengthening a pipeline of economy-boosting arts and cultural events and programming across Queensland ahead of the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The fund closes on 29th February 2024. Applications for the Grow… Read more »
First pipes laid for $88.2 million Mount Morgan Pipeline
Posted on January 24th, 2024
The first pipes for the $88.2 million Mount Morgan pipeline have been laid along Kabra Road. The 28km potable water pipeline will provide long-term water security to Mount Morgan, providing certainty and prosperity to the community. This vital project will… Read more »
Queensland is Calling with Unmissable Deals
Posted on January 23rd, 2024
Tourism Operators – are you missing out on TEQ campaigns? Create an ATDW deal before Friday 2nd February High volumes of traffic are expected to visit Queensland.com in Tourism and Event Queensland’s latest campaign ‘Unmissable Holiday Deals’, so please load… Read more »
Local Talent set to Star on Upcoming Australian Idol
Posted on January 23rd, 2024
Returning Monday 29 January 2024, Australian TV Talent Show Australian Idol is being touted as the toughest season ever with a tighter format, having only a top 30 rather than a top 50 as seen with last season. The new… Read more »
Drive Tourism in 2024 – all Roads Lead to Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast!
Posted on January 17th, 2024
“Drive Queensland” and “Caravanning Queensland” are about to ‘hit the road’, promoting their partner destinations and products to at least ten (10) Consumer Shows in South Australia, Victoria, NSW and Queensland in the 2024 caravanning and 4WD show circuit to… Read more »
Great Keppel Island injects $25 million, 250 jobs into local economy….AND COUNTING!
Posted on January 17th, 2024
The region’s peak tourism and economic development Organisation has today released key findings of a detailed report which reveals the substantive current and future economic significance of Great Keppel Island (GKI) to the Capricorn Coast region/Livingstone Shire LGA. National economics… Read more »
Carnarvon Gorge lands front cover of the 2024 Explore Queensland Caravan Parks directory
Posted on January 16th, 2024
Think Carnarvon Gorge is already a BIG deal? Landing on the front cover of 2024 Explore Queensland Caravan Parks directory has made it even BIGGER! We are thrilled that our friends at Caravanning Queensland have chosen an image of Carnarvon… Read more »
Yeppoon’s new smooth operator is ready to take on the world
Posted on January 12th, 2024
A firm believer in the power of good nutrition, Yeppoonie Smoothie’s founder, Jacinta Plazzer had been experimenting with powders and blends for decades, prior to launching a range of effective meal replacement smoothie powders into the public arena in 2022…. Read more »
Boulder Creek Wind Farm – Expressions of Interest Now Open
Posted on January 9th, 2024
The Boulder Creek Wind Farm expressions of interest (EOI) are now open. Boulder Creek Wind Farm is an up to 372 MW onshore wind farm, located 40 km southwest of Rockhampton and approximately 5 km west of Mount Morgan in… Read more »
