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Rockhampton’s night of nights is back on the calendar in 2022

Submit your nomination via the online portal – https://capricornenterprise.com.au/2022-rockhampton-capricorn-coast-best-in-business-awards/.  Secure your seat today – https://www.ivvy.com.au/event/H2KDEW/ Strap on your dancing shoes, tune your victory cheers and get set to celebrate in style at the 2022 Best in Business Awards Gala to… Read more »

Two of the destination’s key events featured with Visit Gay Australia

Established key destination events were recently included in the latest GALTA (Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia) E-newsletter. These upcoming events, the Gemfields Mardi Gras and the Capricorn Food and Wine Festival will bring huge crowds to Rockhampton and the Sapphire… Read more »

Industry’s leading minds to come together at the Capricorn Enterprise 2022 Major Industry Forum

Early bird ticket registrations are on sale now at https://www.ivvy.com.au/event/NC5RX2/. Capricorn Enterprise Members – $99.00Non-Member – $129.00 Proudly sponsored by Gold Partners, CQG Consulting and NBN Co, the 2022 Major Industry Forum is once again poised to bring leaders across… Read more »

First look at the Major Industry Forum speaker line-up

Proudly sponsored by Gold Partners, CQG Consulting and NBN Co., Capricorn Enterprise’s 2022 Major Industry Forum will be the meeting place for key industry insights and developments in our region on Thursday 13th October. The Forum will host more than… Read more »

NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN for the 2022 Best in Business Awards

Do you know a local business or enterprise who is going above and beyond to deliver consistent and outstanding service across our region? Or perhaps you operate a business that exemplified inclusion, provided equal access, and fostered experiences and resources… Read more »

Warning: unsolicited emails from tourism directory

Tourism and Events Queensland and Capricorn Enterprise continue to receive queries from Queensland tourism operators relating to unsolicited emails sent by a Queensland tourism business directory. This directory has no affiliation with TEQ and is not endorsed by TEQ. The… Read more »

Inaugural Gemfields Festival a massive success

A passionate community, unique location and welcoming atmosphere were three of the key ingredients mixed to create a tremendously successful inaugural Gemfield Festival earlier this month. After being re-branded and re-imagined in 2022, the festival was spread across the four… Read more »

Seize the Days Tourism Campaign

TEQ’s ‘Seize the Days’ Tourism Campaign launched on Sunday 28 August and we encourage you to load a Deal/Offer on ATDW to make the most of this campaign. The more deals/offers we have on ATDW, the more exposure we get… Read more »

Hemsworth hangs loose with his boys at Surf Lakes Yeppoon

While Rockhampton’s successful pop culture convention, Capricon, was luring large crowds over the weekend, Marvel Comic’s real life Thor scheduled a weekend off to enjoy some family time at Surf Lakes Yeppoon. Escaping the hustle and bustle of being a… Read more »

CQ food retailers leading the way in going plastic free!

Cafes, restaurants and mobile food vendors have been proudly putting up their “Plastic Free CQ” member certificates to show their commitment to taking steps towards eliminating single-use plastics. Plastic Free CQ is run by peak not-for-profit group Boomerang Alliance, funded… Read more »