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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 »

Local tourism industry fears the slow road to recovery

Posted on May 13th, 2020

Whilst the staggered easing of restrictions announced by State Government earlier this week was initially received as a welcome step in the right direction for many, not everyone has found cause for celebration. As tourism and private sector operators nervously… Read more »

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Our achievements for 2023/24
A snapshot of our achievements for the 2023/24 financial year include: Business Support Visitor Servicing Nb: As the Central Queensland Highlands transition to a new regional tourism boundary of “Queensland Country” which will also include Southern Queensland Country, going forward… Read more »

Balancing Act tips scales in Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race
Balancing Act has tipped the scales in the Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race to take the overall win on IRC, IRC two-handed, ORC and ORC two-handed. The J/99 co-skippered by Tony Craner and Andrew Turnbull-MIller finished with an IRC… Read more »

Great Keppel Island (Wop-pa) Native Title Update
A second Native Title application has been made for an approx. 9.1029 sq km (9 lots and 1 part lot) on Great Keppel Island (Wop-pa), for what essentially covers the former (Tower Holdings) tourism leases including the old resort site,… Read more »

Advocacy update: Proposed Working Holiday Maker visa restrictions lifted
A message from Brett Fraser, QTIC CEO Following extensive advocacy efforts by the Australian Tourism Industry Council (ATIC), in collaboration with QTIC, the Federal Government has ruled out capping the Working Holiday Maker (WHM) visa to 12 months – a… Read more »

High Valley Dawn Permaculture Farm Partners with Great Barrier Reef Foundation for Youth Leadership Program
Committed to the fundamental permaculture principles of Earth care, people care, and fair share, the Capricorn Coast’s Advanced Eco-Tourism operator High Valley Dawn Permaculture Farm has established itself as a distinguished model of sustainability. In an exciting partnership with the… Read more »

Johnson’s 4WD Repair Shop in the running for Training Award
With the Central Queensland Regional Final of the Queensland Training Awards 2024 just around the corner on Saturday 6 July at the Gladstone Entertainment and Convention Centre, local business Johnson’s 4WD Repair Shop are a Top 3 finalist in the… Read more »

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