Great Keppel Island - Latest News
YHA Australia launches new ‘Travel to Learn’ Foundation
Posted on October 23rd, 2024
Sydney, Australia, 18 October – On Wednesday, YHA Australia celebrated the launch of the organisation’s Travel to Learn Foundation in the company of various stakeholders and Foundation partners, alongside industry who gathered on YHA Sydney Harbour’s iconic rooftop. Aligning with… Read more »
Urgent Plea for Great Keppel Island Jetty/Break Wall
Posted on October 16th, 2024
Accessibility, safety and beach protection for passengers and ferries to Great Keppel Island is critical. Ferry Operators to Great Keppel Island are desperate for government commitment to expedite planning and the necessary funding for a break wall, Jetty and Barge… Read more »
Local Marine Operators Welcome MSQ Boss to Region
Posted on October 15th, 2024
Local marine operators were pleased to meet with Kell Dillon, General Manager, Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ), Department of Transport and Main Roads (based in Brisbane), and John Fallon, Regional Harbour Master (based at the Port of Gladstone) earlier this week… Read more »
NRMA’s ‘Open Road’ drops in overnight to the Capricorn Coast
Posted on October 14th, 2024
Recently, NRMA Parks & Resorts commissioned a famil with journalist Dorian Mode and photographer Lydia Thorpe for Open Road, NRMA’s quarterly magazine. With a readership of 2.8 million members, Open Road delivers motoring news, road safety tips, and travel inspiration…. Read more »
The Feel Good Family – Road to Riches
Posted on October 14th, 2024
Capricorn Enterprise has recently partnered with popular content creators, known as The Feel Good Family to promote a new road trip they have created called “The Road to Riches”, which showcases the natural and man made riches along the way…. Read more »
1,200 New Rooms Needed By 2032 For Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton!
Posted on October 9th, 2024
Population growth combined with visitor growth requires additional housing as well as short term commercial accommodation on the Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton. In fact, according to the region’s peak tourism and economic development organisation, our region is desperate for new… Read more »
Cruise Potential Gains Momentum for the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Posted on October 8th, 2024
Senior Executives from Royal Caribbean conducted a whirlwind tour of the Capricorn coast and Gladstone regions last week, specifically interested in the opportunities presented by Gladstone Port for future shore visits by the Quantam of the Seas (5,000 capacity cruise… Read more »
Eloise Chaffers Achieves Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) Certification, Elevating Sustainable Tourism on the Capricorn Coast
Posted on October 8th, 2024
Capricorn Enterprise contractor, Eloise Chaffers (Taylor Made Marketing) and passionate Ecotourism advocate, has successfully completed the Sustainable Tourism Training certification with the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC), a leading organisation that sets global standards for sustainability in tourism. This certification… Read more »
Beaches Restaurant and The Waterline Restaurant Featured in Travelling King’s Global Culinary Journey
Posted on September 30th, 2024
Beaches Restaurant at Rosslyn Bay and The Waterline Restaurant at Keppel Bay Marina have been featured in the latest article on Travelling King, ‘Culinary Journeys: Exploring the World through Food with Local Chefs and Restaurants’. As part of this global… Read more »
Bipartisan Support urgently needed for CQ TAFE Centre for Excellence project
Posted on September 23rd, 2024
Central Queensland stands at a crossroads, facing challenges that not only demand immediate action but importantly a united front. Our region’s economy is the backbone of our community, and it is under extreme pressure. We need a strong, resilient economy… Read more »
