Great Keppel Island - Latest News
LIVE, LOUD, LOCAL – a free live music event on beautiful Great Keppel Island
Posted on May 23rd, 2023
LIVE – nothing better than live music LOUD – sorry I can’t hear you Bang bang bang on the door baby Knock a little louder sugar LOCAL – proud and talented local CQ musicians Sunday 28/5/23 10.00am to 4.00pm 4… Read more »
Great Keppel Island Resort Update
Posted on April 26th, 2023
Last Friday, the State Government announced that leases held by Tower Holdings for Great Keppel Island have been revoked due to non-payment of lease fees. Capricorn Enterprise, as the region’s peak tourism and economic development organisation has been a strong… Read more »
Queensland Brides Magazine features a local Great Keppel Island wedding
Posted on March 28th, 2023
Ben and Brooke Weir tied the knot back in 2022, starting their happy ever after at our stunning barefoot paradise, Great Keppel Island. Showcasing just how simplistically magical the Keppel Bay Island is for beauty and romance, Queensland Brides Magazine… Read more »
Country on Keppel completes line-up of stars
Posted on March 14th, 2023
ADAM BRANDLYN BOWTELL | MATT CORNELL | JAMES BLUNDELLMELANIE DYER | CAITLYN SHADBOLT | DANNY PHEGANTONY COOK & THE BLUNDELL BROS | ZAC CROSS BANDBROOKE SUPPLE | KATE MAHOOD | DENVAH2021 GREEN BROTHERS COUNTRY ON KEPPEL TALENT SEARCH WINNER ALICE… Read more »
MS EUROPA 2 drops anchor on the Southern Great Barrier Reef
Posted on February 15th, 2023
Visitors and locals who were out and about making the most of the Capricorn Coast’s sunshine on Sunday were treated with a spectacular sight as they glanced out over Keppel Bay to Great Keppel Island. The 226-metre giant carrying over… Read more »
Killer Queen Experience set to bring ‘A Kind of Magic’ to Great Keppel Island
Posted on February 14th, 2023
It’s the 2-hour live tribute that has delivered sold out shows in the UK, Norway, Singapore, Russia, India, and Australia, and now the popular Queen tribute is ready to rock Great Keppel Island on 18th February. With an uncanny resemblance… Read more »
Be swept off your feet and onto the water this Saturday with Channel 9’s Getaway
Posted on November 9th, 2022
Tune into Channel 9’s Getaway this Saturday 12th November from 5.30pm as presenter David Whitehill and cameraman Roger Price spend a day cruising around Keppel Bay aboard our local vessels, and take a hike across our barefoot paradise, Great Keppel… Read more »
Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre volunteers get familiar with Great Keppel Island
Posted on October 27th, 2022
The Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre volunteers have been enjoying a two day famil on Great Keppel Island this week. Along with hearing directly from operators and seeing the sights themselves to better showcase the region to visitors, they’ve also… Read more »
Shell-abrating new life on Great Keppel Island
Posted on September 20th, 2022
The most magical time of year is upon us, and Great Keppel Island continues to be a turtle-y magical spot to create and shell-abrate new life. From October, the local fraternity of flatback, loggerhead and green turtles travel across the… Read more »
From Reef to Rainforest, Ch 9’s Getaway explores the Capricorn Coast, Southern Great Barrier Reef
Posted on August 2nd, 2022
Dropping anchor at Great Keppel Island and Byfield rainforest for four nights last week, presenter David Whitehill and cameraman Roger Price filming for Channel 9’s popular national lifestyle television show Getaway, spent their days exploring our blue and green natural… Read more »
