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ATE25 - Interest Grows for Southern Great Barrier Reef Destination!

ATE25 (Australian Tourism Exchange) wowed international delegates in Brisbane from 27^th April to 1^st May, with a record number of Queensland booths and a record 18 booths attending from our Southern Great Barrier Reef Destination, half of which were from our Capricorn Coast Region. Each booth conducted up to 25 back to back appointments per day for 4 days and now the follow up begins!

Global spotlight on Southern Great Barrier Reef at ATE25 Media Program

The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre came alive with energy as Grace from Bundaberg Tourism and Alyssah from Capricorn Enterprise showcased the Southern Great Barrier Reef’s story at the ATE25 International Media Marketplace (IMM). Held over two days on April 28th and 29th, the event served as a powerful platform for international media and tourism leaders to connect, collaborate, and celebrate Australia’s diverse travel experiences.

Tourism Australia’s Regional GM Continental Europe visits Capricorn Coast Region, SGBR for first time!

Tourism Australia’s Regional General Manager for Continental Europe, Eva Seller visited our Capricorn Coast Region for the very first time in a whirlwind visit from the evening of Thursday 1st May to midday Saturday 3rd May, before heading south to the Gladstone and Bundaberg regions to experience the entire Southern Great Barrier Reef destination.

International Agents Wowed by Capricorn Coast Pre-ATE Famil

Capricorn Enterprise in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), Tourism Australia (TA) and our industry operators wowed four key international agents to our region from Wed 23rd to Sunday 27th April, prior to ATE25 in Brisbane.  Olivia, Ramona, Fiona and Monique from New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom and the Netherlands, playfully dubbed as our ‘United Nations delegation’, were absolutely wowed by the diversity in our Capricorn Coast Region.  

Post ATE Capricorn Coast Famil Wows More International Agents!

Following a successful week at Brisbane’s ATE25, Capricorn Enterprise in partnership with Tourism and Events Queensland (TEQ), Tourism Australia (TA) and our industry operators were provided another opportunity to host four key international agents to our region from Friday 2nd to Tuesday 6th May.  All first time visitors to the Capricorn Coast Region, Narissa, Paola, Josh and Paula specialising in Inbound from the US, NZ, Italy, Spain and broader Europe/UK were another great group who didn’t let the inclement weather get in the way of a great famil!

More European Trade Partners Experience the Capricorn Coast on Post-ATE Famils

Following ATE25, Capricorn Enterprise welcomed two high-value international trade partners (Ralph Wischer from TravelEssence and Sandrine Dizerens Feillet (Co-Founder and Director) and Pascale Gerson (Product Manager) from Antipodes (France) on their self-drive famils to experience the best of the Capricorn Coast region.

Update on the former Tower Holdings leasehold land

Land holdings on Great Keppel Island (Woppa) comprise of leasehold, freehold, state land and reserve. The land areas previously held by Tower Holdings is now Reserve Land managed by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, and Regional and Rural Development (formerly the Department of Resources) as trustee. 

Rocky River Run - Sun 18 May

Join Rockhampton's largest running event! With four distances to choose from, there’s a race for all ages and abilities:* Central Queensland Power Half Marathon *The Capricornian 10k * Gladstone Ports Corporation 5k *Our family friendly race distance of 2k
Rockhampton’s biggest run awaits...

Hoist for Hospice 2025 - Friday 16 May at JRT Yeppoon 

On Friday 16 May, 10 participants will be hoisted up as high as 20 metres in the air in the work box of a crane. To come back down they must each raise at least $5,000 for Fitzroy Community Hospice to bolster the provision of palliative care and support services in Central Queensland. 

French Film Festival,  16-18 May 2025 

Alliance Française Central Queensland is delighted to invite you to its 2025 French Film Festival:
*Friday 16 May - Sunday 18 May.
*The Walter Reid Centre (16-17 May).
*The Yeppoon Cinemas (18 May).