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Rockhampton region named finalist in 2022 Top Tourism Awards

Published on 05 May 2022

Rockhampton has today been named a finalist in the Queensland Tourism Industry Council 2022 Top Tourism Town Awards.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

Advance Rockhampton launches winter mountain biking campaign

Published on 07 April 2022

Advance Rockhampton have today launched their 2022 Mountain Biking campaign, ‘Ride Rocky. It’s Rad’, with a goal to promote the Rockhampton region as one of Australia’s top winter mountain biking destinations.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

Advance Rockhampton launches Rockhampton’s Sporting Destination Guide

Published on 31 March 2022

Rockhampton Regional Council’s Economic Development unit, Advance Rockhampton, are continuing to put Rockhampton on the radar with the launch of a new Sporting Destination Guide.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

Advance Rockhampton launches 'Curb your caravan in Rockhampton' campai

Published on 24 March 2022

Advance Rockhampton have today launched their 2022 winter nomad’s campaign, ‘Curb your caravan in Rockhampton’.

The campaign will run for three months aimed at increasing visitation amongst the nomads market as they head north from SEQ, New South Wales and Victoria across winter to escape the colder months.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

Rockhampton shines at national tourism awards

Published on 21 March 2022

Rockhampton shone bright on a national stage when the region took home two gold awards in the 2021 Qantas Australian Tourism Awards on Friday evening.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

Advance Rockhampton launches 2022 major events campaign

Published on 17 March 2022

Advance Rockhampton has launched a new major events campaign attracting more drive and fly visitation to the region in 2022.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Events & Activities, Media Releases, Tourism

Rockhampton takes home gold in 2021 Grey Nomad Awards

Published on 09 March 2022

Rockhampton Regional Council has taken home gold in the 2021 Grey Nomads Awards for Best Trail Experience in Australia.

Shining a light on regional Australia, the awards program provides mature-aged and long-journey travellers with verified information that helps with their holiday decision making.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

Rockhampton named 2021 Grey Nomad Awards finalist

Published on 24 February 2022

Rockhampton Regional Council has been named a finalist in the 2021 Grey Nomad Awards.

The awards program shines a light on regional Australia, while providing mature-aged and long-journey travellers with verified information that helps with their holiday decision making.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Media Releases, Tourism

New Year, new barra challenge

Published on 31 January 2022

The countdown to the 2022 barramundi season is well and truly on with keen anglers across the region and country ready to wet a line and chase their New Year barra personal bests (PB’s) from the 1st of February.

Tagged as: , Mayor Tony Williams, Advance Rockhampton, Fishing the Fitzroy, Tourism