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Save the Date – Beef 2024 Tickets about to go on sale

Beef2024 Early Bird Tickets are on sale on the 17th October 2023! With all of your social favourites returning to Beef2024 and new events added to the mix, we anticipate many of our popular events will sell out prior to… Read more »

Inside Advanced Manufacturing – CQU School of Mining

You are invited to behind-the-scenes tours of the facilities of some of Queensland’s top advanced manufacturers and support organisations. Inside Advanced Manufacturing is a two week long series of advanced manufacturing showcaseevents taking place across Queensland from 4 – 15… Read more »

Tourism and Events Queensland to launch new campaign – Queensland is Calling

TEQ will launch a major campaign next week. Having run the ‘Queensland is Calling’ campaign in the first half of the year, this next phase of the campaign will run across channels such as radio, digital, out of home, press… Read more »

Fine Dining Event Showcases Central Highlands Agriculture

The flavours of Central Highlands agriculture have transformed into a fine dining experience in Brisbane. The eighth annual Farm to Fine Dining Regional Produce Showcase was held recently (20 July) to promote the local industry to more than 75 leaders… Read more »

Major Road Upgrade for Key Freight Route Complete

A major upgrade to Stanage Bay Road between the Bruce Highway and the Army Access gate is now complete, thanks to the Australian Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative. The $21.6 million project involved upgrading and sealing approximately 39.7… Read more »

$160 million Bush Boost

At last week’s Courier Mail Bush Summit held in Rockhampton, the Premier announced a $160 Million Bush Boost, with details yet to be released. An overview of the grant is available here. According to the release, a new $50 million… Read more »

Courier Mail Bush Summit – Rockhampton

In case you missed it, all keynote addresses (including Gina Rinehart and the Premier), as well as panel discussions (Liveability, Energy, Technology, Regional Outlook) have been recorded and can be found on this link: https://bushsummitqld.splashthat.com/ Eight key topics were presented… Read more »

Capricorn Enterprise’s Major Projects and Industry Forum to showcase $5 billion in development opportunities for the region

Central Queensland’s reputation as the economic powerhouse of our state will be made known once again at the 2023 Major Projects and Industry Forum, to be held on Thursday 19th October in Rockhampton. Featuring 12 keynote speakers covering the overarching… Read more »

Koorana Croc Farm’s Matilda ups the ante in 2023

Taking the accolades for this season’s ‘best performer’, Koorana Crocodile Farm’s Matilda, together with her partner Power, has produced a whopping 70 eggs this year, compared to an average of 40. The approved commercial crocodile farm, operating under the Australian Government’s strategic… Read more »

Mount Morgan Wattle Day 2023

Mount Morgan Wattle Day is set to bloom on Saturday, 2 September 2023 at the historic Mount Morgan Railway Station for the Mount Morgan Wattle Day Festival and celebration of 125 years since the Mount Morgan Railway first opened. Mount… Read more »