Tourism - Latest News

Share Your Love for the Capricorn Coast Region – Volunteer at the Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre!

Are you passionate about the Capricorn Coast and love helping others? We’re looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to join the team at the Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre! As a volunteer, you’ll: No experience necessary – just a friendly attitude… Read more »

Capricorn Coast Visitor Information Centre Visits Cockscombe Veterans Bush Retreat

Earlier in the month a group of our volunteers and Katie our VIC supervisor visited the Cockscombe Veterans Bush Retreat, where they were warmly received by the resident veterans and taken on an insightful tour of their onsite museum. The experience… Read more »

Support CapRescue and Showcase Your Business!

We’re excited to share that CapRescue has been chosen as the major beneficiary of the charity auction and raffle at the upcoming Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference on the Gold Coast this August! As part of this fantastic… Read more »

Golden opportunity launches in Mount Morgan

Capricorn Enterprise, the region’s peak tourism and economic development organisation, welcomes the announcement of a new recreational fossicking area in Mount Morgan, celebrating the project as a golden opportunity to grow tourism and economic activity in the historic Central Queensland… Read more »

International Trade Partners Hosted on Pre-ATE Famil

Capricorn Enterprise recently welcomed a group of international travel trade representatives from New Zealand (House of Travel), Switzerland (Knecht Reisen), the Netherlands (Travel Trend), and the UK (Travelbag) on a pre-ATE (Australian Tourism Exchange) famil. Their three-day experience highlighted the… Read more »

Travelhome (Netherlands) Agents Discover the Capricorn Coast

As part of an emerging partnership with Dutch wholesaler Travelhome, we were excited to welcome sales agent, Rick Dierckx and his partner, who recently explored the Capricorn Coast during a broader Queensland famil. Having met with Eloise at Tourism Australia’s… Read more »

German Travel Writers Immerse Themselves in the Southern Great Barrier Reef

Acclaimed German travel writers Christian Haas and Matthias Stolla recently embarked on an immersive journey through the Southern Great Barrier Reef, exploring the Bundaberg, Gladstone, and Capricorn Coast regions as part of a famil supported by Tourism & Events Queensland…. Read more »

UpCycleCQ Inc. Valorization Framework

“We see value where others see waste.” UpCycle CQ Inc., a regional charitable social enterprise, is based on the Capricorn Coast in Yeppoon. They enable volunteers to engage in community-led renewal through applied circular economy practices that empower individuals to… Read more »

Small Business Month – May 2025

Throughout May, Livingstone Shire (Capricorn Coast) Council are excited to offer Building Blocks of Business Success – a dynamic program of events designed to equip local entrepreneurs, start-ups, and established small businesses with the tools, knowledge, and connections needed to thrive…. Read more »

Rockhampton Ring Road – North & South Package

Changed traffic conditions on Yaamba Road and access road to local businesses and Easter site shutdown The Department of Transport and Main Roads advises changed traffic conditions on Yaamba Road (Bruce Highway/Rockhampton–Yeppoon Road intersection) from mid-April 2025, as part of… Read more »