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Rockhampton District Secondary Schools Skills, Training and Pathways Forum
Posted on March 20th, 2024
Capricorn Enterprise was invited to present at the Rockhampton District Secondary Schools Skills, Training and Pathways Forum on 15 March at St Ursula’s College. The Forum brought together teaching staff from across the region to hear about future trends in… Read more »
Fossil fuels to figure in QLD’s future for decades to come
Posted on March 19th, 2024
Adept Economics’ Gene Tunny has shared an article on the Queensland Economy Watch website. He says that ‘despite the Queensland Government promoting the so-called Clean Economy, our state Treasury is still highly dependent on coal royalties, and the prosperity of… Read more »
Closing soon – Training and accreditation funding!
Posted on March 19th, 2024
Boost your tourism venture with the Tourism Business Capability Subsidy – a $2 million Queensland Government initiative to elevate your business and create unforgettable experiences for your visitors. Eligible for sole traders, micro, small, and medium-sized tourism and events businesses…. Read more »
Capricorn Coast and Southern Great Barrier Reef shine bright at Australian Tourism Awards
Posted on March 19th, 2024
Australia’s best of the best in tourism gathered last Friday night in Darwin for the 2023 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards. Over 180 leading tourism operators, including 21 Queensland businesses who took home gold at the 2023 Queensland Tourism Awards, vied… Read more »
Regional Tourism Forum shines a light on Australia’s incredible appeal for visitors
Posted on March 19th, 2024
More than 100 representatives from Australia’s Regional Tourism Organisations met last week at Tourism Australia’s (TA) Annual RTO forum held in Sydney. TA provided updates on its Research/Strategy, Distribution, Sustainability, Partnering with Culture and presented trends in global Social Media…. Read more »
A bright future ahead following Destination Australia Conference
Posted on March 19th, 2024
A record 1,000 people (800 in person and more on-line) attended this year’s Destination Australia conference hosted by Tourism Australia in Sydney. Emcee Karl Stefanovic introduced TA’s CEO Pip Harrison whose topic was “The Next Chapter for Sustainable Growth”. Speakers… Read more »
New Rockhampton Mental Health Inpatient Unit
Posted on March 5th, 2024
ADCO are currently tendering for the new Rockhampton Mental Health Inpatient Unit, and are reaching out to any local trades who: A small brief of the Scope of Works below: Central Queensland Health Capital Works program is progressing planning works… Read more »
Plastic Free CQ: We want your cups
Posted on March 5th, 2024
Plastic Free CQ, Lure Living and Beef Australia are working together to eliminate single-use at this event. They are trialling a reusable cup system at Lure Living’s coffee van on-site at Beef Week from 6 am to 9 am, capturing… Read more »
Small Business growth across the Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton region
Posted on March 5th, 2024
The data is clear, business numbers across the Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton region are growing. As at 30 June 2023, there were 8,900 businesses registered in the region*, an increase of 241 businesses (2.8%) from the previous financial year and… Read more »
Keeping our eyes on the sky and growing the pie
Posted on February 13th, 2024
Just under 140,000,000 (140 million) air travellers on public flights passed through an Australian Airport in the 2022-23 financial year according to official BITRE (Bureau of Infrastructure and Transport Research Economics) data. Nearly 30% of those travellers passed through a… Read more »
