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Green resort promised for Great Keppel Is

May 7, 2008 11:37:00

A Sydney-based development company says a new resort it is planning to build on Great Keppel Island will be the greenest on the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, regional-development, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

Council seeks answers to resort's future

May 6, 2008 08:18:00

The Rockhampton Regional Council will meet the owners of Great Keppel Island Resort this Friday to discuss the future plans for the island.[MORE]

Tags: local-government, travel-and-tourism, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

Some algae help coral survive warming waters: study

March 20, 2008 22:36:00

Researchers from the Australian Institute of Marine Science have found certain types of algae can help corals withstand higher sea temperatures and prevent them from bleaching.[MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, science-and-technology, marine-biology, ecology, research, australia, qld, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, great-keppel-island-4700, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810

MP rejects claims of secret Keppel Is development

March 20, 2008 11:34:00

The Member for Keppel has dismissed suggestions that plans for major developments on Great Keppel Island are being kept secret.[MORE]

Tags: regional-development, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

Mayor hopeful Great Keppel Island facilities will remain

February 19, 2008 13:00:00

Livingstone Shire Mayor Bill Ludwig says he is hoping that some visitor facilities on Great Keppel Island will remain open, after the closure of the two resorts.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, local-government, travel-and-tourism, rural-tourism, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

Great Keppel resort closure will hurt local economy: Mayor

February 18, 2008 13:38:00

The Livingstone Shire Mayor will today meet the owner of two resorts on Great Keppel Island that are set to close later this month.[MORE]

Tags: company-news, tourism, local-government, travel-and-tourism, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

New facility to replace Great Keppel Is resort

February 13, 2008 15:19:00

One of Queensland's best known island resorts is to undergo a multi-million dollar facelift.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, travel-and-tourism, qld, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700, yeppoon-4703

Researchers to assess Barrier Reef flood damage

February 11, 2008 20:32:00

The Australian Institute of Marine Science will this week assess flood damage on the Great Barrier Reef. [MORE]

Tags: floods, environment, oceans-and-reefs, qld, great-keppel-island-4700

Strong competition expected for new Qld yacht race

July 18, 2007 12:45:00

Organisers of a new yacht race off the Queensland coast are expecting strong entries for next month's event.[MORE]

Tags: sailing, brisbane-4000, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

Islands to star in new reef marketing push

June 20, 2007 08:23:00

Great Keppel Island, Heron Island and Lady Elliot Island will all feature in a new marketing campaign highlighting the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, tourism, environment, oceans-and-reefs, lifestyle-and-leisure, travel-and-tourism, great-keppel-island-4700, heron-island-4680

Refurbished observatory takes visitors on underwater experience

April 9, 2007 08:30:00

An underwater observatory on Great Keppel Island has been given a new lease on life.[MORE]

Tags: travel-and-tourism, fishing-aquaculture, great-keppel-island-4700

Democrat says Keppel land handover will redress past wrongs

April 5, 2007 12:43:00

Democrats Senator Andrew Bartlett says the Queensland Government's handover of land on Great Keppel Island, off the central Queensland coast, to local Indigenous people will help to redress the wrongs of the past.[MORE]

Tags: land-rights, states-and-territories, native-title, great-keppel-island-4700

Great Keppel handover 'of huge significance'

April 4, 2007 14:31:00

Indigenous people say the handover of land on Great Keppel Island, off central Queensland, will give them a sense of pride and belonging.[MORE]

Tags: land-rights, native-title, great-keppel-island-4700, rockhampton-4700

Overdose treatment 'helps spider bite patients'

May 18, 2006 09:44:00

A central Queensland doctor says the treatment used to save victims of cocaine overdoses can also be used for redback spider bites.[MORE]

Tags: doctors-and-medical-professionals, drug-use, great-keppel-island-4700

Northern reefs next in line for bleaching

February 2, 2006 07:50:00

Scientists say north Queensland reefs are next in line to be hit by coral bleaching. [MORE]

Tags: climate-change, oceans-and-reefs, research, bundaberg-4670, cairns-4870, great-keppel-island-4700, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810