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Capricorn Coast region shines as Best of Queensland’s tourism experiences named for 2024
Posted on May 1st, 2024
• More than 2,000 Queensland tourism products have been named Best of Queensland Experiences (BOQE).• The number of BOQE has increased by 800 in the past five years, reflecting the tourism industry’s commitment to meeting and exceeding consumer expectations. More… Read more »
Our diverse destination wows TEQ Executives!
Posted on February 15th, 2024
This week, Capricorn Enterprise was thrilled to host recently appointed Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ) Group Executive of Marketing Kim McConnie and Claire Sim, Trade Engagement & Distribution Director to our beautiful Capricorn Coast Southern Great Barrier Reef destination. Our… Read more »
From Sandstone Wilderness to the Southern Great Barrier Reef – lending a lockdown lifeboat
Posted on May 6th, 2020
While many of us fantasise spending weeks on a remote island with limited contact to the ‘real’ world, surrounded by white sandy beaches, crystal clear waters and ending each day enjoying a magical sunset, a group of Carnarvon Gorge tourism… Read more »
Presentation to DestinationQ – Local Government & Tourism Masterclass by Laureth Rumble Pumpkin Island
Posted on November 21st, 2018
Hello everyone. Thank you for this opportunity to talk about our journey to sustainability as a business based in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. I am certainly very grateful to be able to share some of the lessons we… Read more »
Kora goes to Pumpkin
Posted on August 29th, 2018
The Around the Corner Creative (ATTC) team, Penny Hunt and Naomi Pelletier have collaborated with Pumpkin Island and Capricorn Enterprise to create a stunning photo journal for supermodel, Miranda Kerr’s Kora Organics brand. To be featured on the Kora Organics… Read more »
National Geographic Traveller UK visits Pumpkin Island!
Posted on August 29th, 2018
Thanks to Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), as part of their Global Great Barrier Reef media familiarisation program, we recently hosted Tamsin Wressell, Editor at National Geographic Traveller (UK) as part of her two week visit to Queensland and her… Read more »
PUMPKIN ISLAND JOINS THE ‘LAST STRAW’ CAMPAIGN
Posted on May 2nd, 2018
Pumpkin Island’s very own Pumpkin Xpress vessel is the 100th to join the ‘Last Straw’ campaign, pledging to never use single-use plastic straws again. Vessels as far north as Thursday Island have committed to this campaign. The campaign aims to… Read more »
