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Winter events start heating up across Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast

From a rocking country festival on Great Keppel Island, to a mighty celebration of arts and culture along the iconic Tunuba (Fitzroy River), Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast are about to turn up the heat this July with a range… Read more »

RECORD overnight visitor expenditure to year ending March 2023!

Tourism Research Australia has this week released visitation data for the year ending March 2023 with record results for the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Official Tourism Research Australia (TRA) data released recently confirmed that to the year ending March 2023,… Read more »

Employment growth strong across Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton region

With the release of March quarter 2023 unemployment and labour force statistics, it’s clear that the Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton region is continuing to forge ahead. The number of persons in the labour force (67,921 persons) has continued to grow,… Read more »

Capricorn Coast and Rockhampton in Top 5 Lists – Regional Movers Index

The Capricorn Coast (Livingstone Shire) topped the list in the Top Five LGAs: greatest growth in net inflows from capitals.  From a low base, it saw a near six-fold increase in net migration inflows from the capitals in the 12… Read more »

Visitor growth continues across Capricorn Region with RECORD overnight Visitor Expenditure to year ending December 2022!

Official Tourism Research Australia (TRA) data released recently confirmed 1,245,000 domestic visitors, staying for 4,582,000 visitor nights and spending $973 Million dollars in the Capricorn region to the year ending December 2022, with record expenditure in the leisure sector! Whether… Read more »

Commemorating ANZAC Day with services across Central Queensland next Tuesday 25th April

Central Queensland communities are encouraged to remember and commemorate ANZAC Day next Tuesday 25th April with a number of services across the region. Residents across the region can attend a range of events in the area to pause and reflect… Read more »

Fitzroy to Gladstone (F2G) Pipeline update

On Tuesday the 28th of March over 100 community and industry stakeholders gathered to attend the Fitzroy to Gladstone Pipeline project industry briefing jointly hosted by Capricorn Enterprise and Advance Rockhampton. Representatives from McConnel Dowell – BMD Joint Venture (MBJV)… Read more »

New Rockhampton CQUniversity School of Mining to support future training needs of resources sector

A new multi-million-dollar CQUniversity facility in Rockhampton is set to support the future training, workforce and research needs of the resources sector. The School of Mining at the Rockhampton North campus will deliver the Central Queensland region with a world-class… Read more »

Congratulations Stage and Audio – 40 years!

Congratulations to Stage and Audio as they celebrate four decades in business. Their hard work, dedication, and perseverance has earned the support and loyalty of their valued customers, partners, and employees. Here’s to another 40 years in business, we can’t… Read more »

Travellers’ options beefed up with Bonza’s launch of Sunshine Coast to Rockhampton

Tuesday 14 March: Rocky was served on the rocks last night as a purple party, complete with obligatory purple cocktails, took flight from Sunshine Coast Airport directly to Rockhampton for the first time ever. Bonza’s latest route to launch saw… Read more »