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Turtle-y awesome educational experience launched at Great Keppel Island
Posted on November 18th, 2021
With thanks to a $30K contribution from the *Australian Government’s Bushfire Recovery Initiative secured by Capricorn Enterprise, $7.5K from Emu Park Community Branch of Bendigo Bank and the balance from the Keppel Turtle Fund Inc, a new trail has been… Read more »
Capricorn region residents love where they live!
Posted on November 16th, 2021
The 2021 Social Indicators Study conducted by Tourism and Events Queensland, has revealed that Capricorn residents, comprising of Capricorn Coast, Rockhampton region and Central Queensland Highlands, are significantly more likely than the average Queenslander to agree that tourism has a… Read more »
Entire Southern Great Barrier Reef represents strongly at Queensland Tourism Awards
Posted on November 15th, 2021
Spending more time on their feet than in their seats, the Southern Great Barrier Reef representatives from across the three regions of Capricorn, Gladstone, and Bundaberg enjoyed an ongoing night of loud cheers and cooees as gold, silver, and bronze… Read more »
Two golden moments for Fun Over Fifty
Posted on November 15th, 2021
After creating outstanding tours across the entire country and select international destinations, Toni and the Fun Over Fifty team won two Golds at the Queensland Tourism Awards in the categories of Cultural Tourism and Judges Award for Innovation and Resilience…. Read more »
Queensland’s beefy appetite grows as Beef 2021 awarded two Golds!
Posted on November 15th, 2021
With this year’s event welcoming more than 115,000 people and 63 tonnes of beef, the growing mecca that is Beef 2021 wiped the floor in both the Major Festival and Event, and Food Tourism categories at the 2021 Queensland Tourism… Read more »
Empire Apartment Hotel wins two Golds and enters Hall of Fame!
Posted on November 15th, 2021
Grant and Rebecca Cassidy from Empire Apartment Hotel’s smiles were as wide as the Fitzroy River as they celebrated two Golds and entered the prestigious Hall of Fame during Friday night’s Queensland Tourism Awards. For three consecutive years, the deluxe… Read more »
Southern Great Barrier Reef Destination wins 10 GOLD out of 32 Queensland Tourism Awards
Posted on November 15th, 2021
The Capricorn Enterprise marketing team joined more than 1100 guests last Friday evening at the Brisbane Entertainment and Convention Centre to celebrate the 2021 Queensland Tourism Awards. The Awards, hosted by Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC), were a fabulous acknowledgement… Read more »
Best of luck to all nominees of the 2021 Best in Business Awards
Posted on November 9th, 2021
Excitement is now rapidly building for Rockhampton and Capricorn Coast’s night of nights following the closing of nominations for the 2021 Best in Business Awards. Capricorn Enterprise, in partnership with the Capricornia Chamber of Commerce, has received an overwhelming response… Read more »
Banana Beef receives a moo-ving tribute on Channel 9’s My Way
Posted on November 9th, 2021
Episode 6 of My Way featuring Richard and Libbie Wilson is now online here – https://www.9now.com.au/my-way/season-3/episode-6 “We live in the Beef Capital of Australia and our local restaurants should be setting the benchmark for the best dining experience in the… Read more »
Keppel Bay Sailing and Convention Centre project underway
Posted on November 9th, 2021
The wheels are now in motion for the new state-of-the-art Keppel Bay Sailing and Convention Centre, after the $20 Million Federal Government funding announced back in 2019 received final sign off recently. Pre-construction planning has now commenced on the game-changing… Read more »
