G.A.P.D.L in Gladstone, Queensland | Non-profit organisation
G.A.P.D.L
Locality: Gladstone, Queensland
Phone: +61 7 4972 4000
Address: 72 Bryan Jordan Drive 4680 Gladstone, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.gapdl.com.au/
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25.01.2022 Your daily guide to Play and Social Groups in the Gladstone Region Check it out!!!
25.01.2022 Happy New Year! May 2021 be full of adventures and positivity!
25.01.2022 Have you got your tickets yet? If not, don't miss out and get them today at https://bit.ly/2JQyMge
24.01.2022 Avis Gladstone specialise in vehicle hire including car hire, commercial vehicles, busses and more. During October though, they not only want to help you with your vehicle hire, they want one of their customers to be lucky enough to WIN a trip to Wilson Island. Lucky for Avis Gladstone Customers because anyone who spends $100, will go in the draw!!!
24.01.2022 The QTIC Tourism Village Celebration presents an evening to reconnect with a celebration that focuses on the sights and sounds of the sunshine state and highlights the strength and solidarity of the industry. For more information on tickets, check out the link
23.01.2022 And here it is... your chance to WIN a trip to Wilson Island Starting today and for the whole month of October, if you spend $100 or more at any of the 21 participating Gladstone Region businesses you will go in the draw to be castaway in comfort on the spectacular Wilson Island! Never before has spending locally and exploring our own backyard been as important as it is today so get spending and good luck!... Participating Businesses: Gladstone Region Tours Avis Car Rental Gladstone Budget Car Rental Gladstone Departure Point Kanga tours at Discovery Coast Scooter and e-Bike Hire 1770 1770 Beach Shacks Gladstone Heights Cooper McKenzie Marketing Fragrant Earth Gladstone Information Centre Arma Insurance Brokers CQ Sandcastles 1770 Motel & Resort Elevate Media Gladstone News Mugul Mountain Retreat Mount Larcom Cafe Cam Realty GMW Mechanical & Towing Storage Choice Gladstone Yaralla Fitness Centre Lazy Lizard Surf School 1770 Agnes Water & Town of 1770 Visitor Information Centre
23.01.2022 Hap-hap-happppyyyyyyy Birthday to the one and only Susan Gaerth. Susan is not only our amazing Gladstone Visitor Information Centre Coordinator but as our longest standing employee, we really appreciate her wealth of knowledge on all things GAPDL and the Gladstone Region.
23.01.2022 How’s your business been tracking? Let us know, by completing the December Qtr. Pulse Survey of Business Conditions. GAPDL works alongside CCIQ to take the ‘Pulse’ of businesses across the state each quarter, to use as an evidence base to generate better business conditions for you and your business. To make that happen, we need you to have your say. Regardless of which sector, industry or location your business is in, it counts.... Have your voice heard. Complete the survey now by clicking on the below link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6PZ59BZ
22.01.2022 LAST MINUTE AVAILABILITY TOMORROW!!! Let Lady Elliot Island Eco Resort take you on an unique experience with this awesome offer
21.01.2022 Not only did the proceeds raised from the GAPDL Members & Mates Day enable us to make a generous donation to The Smith Family but we were also fortunate to be able to present a cheque for $2000 to the Gladstone Junior Golf Club Queensland. Excited to receive a $2000 donation, we were joined by some very happy golfers including President Michael Robinson, Secretary Rob McBean and some members of the Gladstone Junior Golf Club. We look forward to hearing how this donation helps support your love of golf. We feel very lucky that we’ve been able support both The Smith Family and the Gladstone Junior Golf Club and we’ve very grateful that this is only due to the support of all those who helped make the 2020 GAPDL Members & Mates Day such a success. Thank you!
21.01.2022 There is still time to get your nominations in if you know an amazing Volunteer who you feel should be recognised for their contribution to the Gladstone Region community. See details
20.01.2022 Don’t miss this unique opportunity to visit the heart of Australia Uluru, flying direct from Gladstone! This June you could experience the trip of a lifetime from $1,915 per person twin share. Check out all the amazing inclusions below . ... *T & C’s apply
20.01.2022 Thank you to all who came along to our AGM & networking event yesterday, it was a great opportunity to connect with you all.
20.01.2022 Seasons Greetings to all!
19.01.2022 We hope everyone who attended the 3 G's Breakfast this morning enjoyed it as much as we did! Guest Speaker, Yasmin Grigaliunas as well as each of our local Panelists, Mark Cachia, Grant Cooper, David Nunn and Leanne Patrick were nothing short of inspirational. What a wonderful start to the day! Big thanks to Gladstone Engineering Alliance and Gladstone Chamber of Commerce & Industry who G.A.P.D.L partnered with to bring this event to our community! Stay tuned for more amazing events like this in the future!
19.01.2022 There’s something for every child with the Gladstone Regional Libraries range of school holidays events on offer. Be sure to book in.
18.01.2022 Interested in being a Stallholders at our upcoming City Plaza Sundown Markets? Please complete your expression of interest today at https://bit.ly/35UMA1p
17.01.2022 Welcoming the news of some more eased restrictions
17.01.2022 Want to know how you can build your skills and grow your business with FREE training to the value of $2000? With professional courses and daily support, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss! For more information and to register visit https://www.tourismtribe.com/qbr/
16.01.2022 NEW BLOG ALERT A one-of-a-kind Wilson Island escape is literally what dreams are made of! Read our NEW blog ‘With love from Wilson Island’ for 8 great reasons why you need to unplug from life and book your next island getaway to this amazing patch of paradise stat!!! Check out the blog at https://www.gladstoneregion.info/with-love-from-wilson-isl/ ... Jordan Robins
16.01.2022 It may be a little wet outside today but there are going to be plenty of amazing beach days ahead these school holidays. So if you want to see what the weather is doing and keep an eye on the surfing, fishing and safety conditions, be sure to check out the Gladstone Ports Corporation's live beach webcams
15.01.2022 What another great year for our Superstar Abbi... Abbi has achieved so many things in and out of the workplace and we are always so proud to have her as a part of our team and watch her flourish! Happy Birthday Abbi, may all your wishes come true!
15.01.2022 GMW Mechanical & Towing have been helping customers get back on the road for over 30 years and now they want to giveaway a trip to Wilson Island, an adult only private hideaway on the Southern Great Barrier Reef. Simply spend $100 with GMW Mechanical & Towing during October and you will go in the draw!
15.01.2022 We love that every year our GAPDL Members & Mates Golf Day enables us to give back in a small way. This year one of our chosen beneficiaries is The Smith Family and today we were very proud to present them with a cheque for $5162.41. The Smith Family were blown away by such a generous donation and wanted to share how this helps them in the amazing work they do. Here’s what they said This amount is enough to support the education of 8 disadvantaged students for an entire s...chool year, providing them with educational and financial assistance through our Learning for Life program. This support helps these children to stay engaged with their learning so that they can succeed at school and create a better future for themselves. The donation is life-changing. Thank you. -The Smith Family- Once again GAPDL would like to extend a warm thanks to all of our Sponsors, Members & Mates for their support without you this wouldn’t have been possible! Photo: GAPDL's Gus Stedman, Emma Plath, Leigh Zimmerlie, Susan Gaerth and Shakira Raymond were joined by the Golf Day Major Sponsor and General Manager for Sealink Gladstone, Rob Mitchell to present the cheque to The Smith Family representatives Carly & Rebecca.
14.01.2022 There’s no denying the past year has been an interesting one to say the least BUT it’s safe to safe Agnes Water and Town of 1770 are thriving. Thanks 1770 Liquid Adventures for this cool article of some new and exciting businesses that have opened over the last 12 months. See who the new kids (businesses) in town are
14.01.2022 Have you spotted any of our new billboards? We have just had 6 billboards showcasing the Gladstone Region installed highlighting our newest campaign, 'You'll be glad' and we absolutely love them! Which is your favourite?
13.01.2022 GAPDL represent! What a great few nights at the Gladstone Regional Council Air Beats Concert. Sheppard were amazing, as were all the artists on the lineup. Thank you GRC for treating the Gladstone Region to such an awesome event & big congratulations to everyone involved for such a well run concert.
12.01.2022 The countdown is on to the annual 1770 Festival running from 21 to 23 May but the towns of Agnes Water and Town of 1770 will be a hive of activity all month so check out the below and mark the dates in your calendar!
12.01.2022 COVID-19 Marine Tourism Rebate Available! Applications initially opened in September 2020 for the Douglas, Whitsunday, Livingstone and Townsville local government areas. The program has now been extended to welcome applications from Bundaberg, Burdekin, Cassowary Coast, Cairns, Cook, Fraser Coast, Gladstone, Hinchinbrook, Isaac and Mackay local government areas. The $2 million COVID-19 Marine Tourism Rebate program is a key element of the Queensland Economic Recovery Strateg...y: Unite and Recover for Queensland Jobs to help accelerate the state’s recovery from COVID-19. The program provides financial assistance to marine tourism businesses operating vessels in above local government areas. Designed to assist eligible applicants in local government areas by offsetting the cost of privately owned marina berthing fees paid in 2020/21. The assistance available under this program is a rebate up to a maximum amount of $20,000 (excluding GST) per operator. Applications are limited, to apply and for more information visit https://bit.ly/33lHaLh
12.01.2022 Well what a year 2020 has been! Here's hoping 2021 is the best year yet for all!!! Whatever your plans to see in New Year, please remember to stay safe and look after each other!!!
12.01.2022 BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUT to the one and only Wendy Morris today!!! Wendy is our Gladstone Region Communities for Children Executive Officer and everyone will agree, she is an absolute superstar! We hope you have a wonderful day today Wendy!!!
11.01.2022 What a privilege it was to be able to present a cheque for $3018.09 to the wonderful Agnes Water/1770 Local Ambulance Committee which was raised at our recent GAPDL Members & Mates Charity Golf Day in Agnes. We hope this small contribution helps you with the wonderful work that you all do.
11.01.2022 ONLY 2 days to go until tickets go on sale... get ready, this is such an exciting event for the Gladstone Region.
11.01.2022 Check out these 21 amazing Gladstone Region businesses that are participating in this month's Wilson Island Giveaway. Make sure you spend local to go in the draw to WIN.
11.01.2022 We couldn't have said it better ourselves! Here's a few more photos of yesterday wonderful event.
11.01.2022 Here's some great inspiration to make the last week of the school holidays one to remember! How many can you tick off?
11.01.2022 In today's adventures, our Airport Ambassadors had the pleasure of welcoming some Queensland Reds players to our region.
10.01.2022 Want to know what's happening around town? Click on the EVENTS tab on our website for a handy list of what's on in the Gladstone Region. Check it out at https://events.gladstoneregion.info/
09.01.2022 What a turtle-y-awesome milestone this is Thank you Quoin Island Turtle Rehabilitation Centre for all the wonderful work you do to look after our beloved sea creatures.
09.01.2022 Check out the latest roadmap
09.01.2022 Looking for day trip ideas to do with the kids this week? A trip to the Boyne Valley will definitely not disappoint! Spend the day exploring intriguing natural and cultural wonders hidden among the mosaic of woodlands, rainforests and scrublands, take a bushwalk, tackle the four-wheel-drive roads and of course see the remains of a WWII Liberator bomber that crashed at Kroombit Tops National Park in 1945 and lied undiscovered for 50 years. Check it out at https://www.gladstoneregion.info/kroombit-tops-national-park
09.01.2022 MUST WATCH: Don't miss Gladstone's Election Debate at 6:30pm tonight livestreamed free at www.gladstoneobserver.com.au.
08.01.2022 Wouldn't it be turtle-y-awesome if you won a trip for two to Wilson Island? With only just over a week left of October, there is still time to put yourself in the draw by spending $100 at participating Gladstone Region businesses* *See the pinned post on our FB Page to see which businesses are involved.
08.01.2022 Have you seen our new picture perfect window displays at the Gladstone Visitor Information Centre? We have covered nine of our windows inside and outside of the building with amazing images from around our region. We want every passerby or visitor to see the wide variety of places we have to explore here. Shout out to Newprint HRG for doing a superb job.
08.01.2022 Our Wilson Island trip could not have ended more perfectly... what a treat it was to witness these amazing creatures
08.01.2022 You may notice a new face on our GAPDL Team... Meet the lovely Susan in our Gladstone Visitor Information Centre having joined us from Site Skilling Queensland until February next year. Welcome, we are so pleased to have you on board our GAPDL Team.
07.01.2022 How will you celebrate Australia Day this year? If you missed out on tickets to the Gladstone Regional Council Australia Day festivities, don’t worry because there are still plenty of other events on around the region over the weekend and Tuesday. Sat 23 Jan Count down the HOTTEST 100 at Auckland House from midday Sat 23 Jan HOTTEST 100 after party from 8pm at lightbox espresso + wine bar ... Sun 24 Jan Aussie Day Sunday Sesh at Flavours Marina Tues 26 Jan Australia Day Crab Races at 2:30pm followed by live music from 4pm at Agnes Water Tavern Are you having an event, but we haven’t listed it? Feel free to comment below and tell the Gladstone Region how they can get involved in your event.
07.01.2022 Have you heard the EXCITING news!? Agnes Water & Town of 1770 has been announced as a FINALIST and will now proceed to the public voting component of the Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards for Top Small Tourism Town (population below 5000) Gladstone Region we need your help to take home the title, with voting now open please scan the QR code below or visit the QTIC website to vote for our very own piece of paradise Agnes Water & Town of 1770. https://www.qtic.com.au/top-tour...ism-award/top-town-voting/ Every person that votes will go into a draw to WIN an Apollo Motorhome Holiday Voucher (valued at $2000) to explore their favourite top tourism towns. Voting closes on Monday 26th April, so get your vote in now and please share with your networks! #theQTIC #QLDTopTourismTown
06.01.2022 Big thanks to Savannah who has been with us on work experience this week. Savannah has done a wonderful job working with our volunteers and staff to welcome and help provide information to visitors to our Visitor Information Centre. We asked Savannah what her fave part of the week has been and she said learning so much more about the Gladstone Region that she didn't know before... that's awesome, thanks Savannah.
06.01.2022 We can finally share our secret Dr Chris Brown from Channel 10's The Living Room recently paid the Gladstone Region a visit! In collaboration with Tourism and Events Queensland, G.A.P.D.L, Heron Island and Marine Helicopters Australia, we were so excited to welcome Dr Chris Brown to explore our stunning, world-renowned Heron Island and the Southern Great Barrier Reef right on our doorstep. ... Don’t miss a minute of his adventures as it’s showcased nationally THIS Friday 16th April at 7:30pm. PS. Now the cat is out of the bag, feel free to share with everyone you know! PPS. Nicola and Hollie were just a little star-struck when they got to thank Dr Chris Brown and his team for visiting our region!!
06.01.2022 How lucky we are to have the Gladstone Ports Corporation East Shores 1B waterfront parkland to enjoy these school holidays!!! Just a reminder that for everyone's enjoyment we all need to do our bit in 'playing fair' which means... We play nicely ... We respect the parklands We keep the parklands safe & tidy We stick to pathways for bikes, scooters and skate boards We keep our pets on a leash And of course, we all have fun Image supplied by Gladstone Ports Corporation
05.01.2022 If you haven't already, check out our amazing video created by the exceptionally talented local videographer Stuart McKay which formed part of our entry to the Top Tourism Town Awards. It is easy to see why Agnes Water & Town of 1770 are now a FINALIST! We need your help to take out the title, voting is NOW OPEN so please follow the link below to vote for Agnes Water & Town of 1770 as the Small Top Tourism Town. https://www.qtic.com.au/top-tourism-award/top-town-voting/... #theQTIC #QLDTopTourismTown
05.01.2022 Agnes Water and the Town of 1770 just got even more colourful with the completion of the Pole Art Trail! As if the region wasn't beautiful enough, there are now 27 power poles in the region that have been artistically painted bringing art installations to the community. Check out the below link for how the project came together, including a cool interactive map so you can enjoy and explore all 27 of the amazing pieces of art.
05.01.2022 What a great competition so get clicking for your chance to win! Go one step further and challenge yourself to reach the peak and you will be rewarded with an uninterrupted 360-degree view of the Gladstone Area. Check out more on Mount Larcom at: https://www.gladstoneregion.info//gladstone-s/mount-larcom
05.01.2022 The Gladstone Region Super Sale has launched! Help us spread the word on these great packages and share, share, share!!! In collaboration with Tourism & Events Queensland, Departure Point, Alliance Airlines and the Gladstone Airport Corporation, we have released the Gladstone Getaway and the Agnes Water Getaway. Check them out
04.01.2022 What a great prize for a great cause. Make sure you support this wonderful fundraiser to put yourself in the draw.
04.01.2022 Despite Cam Realty being VERY busy during 2020, Cam was found dreaming in the hammock about how well his clients will be looked after if they win the Wilson Island prize! If you want to go in the draw to be castaway in style be sure to spend $100 with Cam Realty or any of the other 20 Gladstone Region businesses before the end of October.
04.01.2022 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
04.01.2022 Gladstone Regional Council’s Moonlight Movies is back! Bring a picnic blanket, basket and chair, and get ready for a FREE fun night out under the stars! Movie: The Big Trip (PG)... When: 6pm, Saturday 24 October Where: Bunting Park, Calliope Cost: Free Contact: 4970 0700 or email [email protected] See more
04.01.2022 Happy Birthday to our CEO, Gus Stedman. We hope you get an extra round of golf in to celebrate the occasion.
04.01.2022 COMPETITION ALERT Add some colouring in fun to your school holidays and WIN a voucher to a store of your choice within the Gladstone Region. 1st prize - $100 voucher... 2nd prize - $50 voucher 3rd prize - $25 voucher T & C’s Open to primary school-aged children Entries to be submitted by uploading a photo of your artwork as a comment to THIS Facebook post by Friday 22nd January. Winners will be announced on Facebook by Monday 25th January. Download YOUR colouring in page at: https://www.gladstoneregion.info/competitions/
03.01.2022 Ever wondered what a $100K barra looks like? This fella was released in Lake Awoonga today ahead of the upcoming Pirtek Fishing Challenge taking place on 17 and 18 April. To get involved, keen anglers will first need to register online for the 2021 Pirtek Fishing Challenge at www.pirtekfishingchallenge.com.au and then register at https://events.gladstoneregion.info/ for the barramundi competition. So what are you waiting for? Get registering PRONTO!
03.01.2022 Thanks Hammo & 4CC Central Queensland for chatting with us each week to see what's happening around the region. In case you missed it this morning, have a listen below And of course, don't forget to tune it to 927 AM!
03.01.2022 Looking for a storage option? Storage Choice Gladstone have you covered. Not only can they help you work out the right storage space for your needs, if you spend $100 during the month of October, they can put you in the draw to be castaway in style on Wilson Island.
03.01.2022 Let there be light Thanks Gladstone Ports Corporation for making wonderful playgrounds even more amazing so they can be enjoyed safely day & night!!!
02.01.2022 With this amazing spring weather we’re enjoying, who wouldn’t want to go camping & enjoy the great outdoors?
02.01.2022 ICYMI: Here is our master list, '21 ways to fill your days these school holidays?' Enjoy exploring the amazing Gladstone Region!
02.01.2022 Well done Gladstone Regional Council for spreading this very important message through the Blue Tree Project.
01.01.2022 UPDATE: SOLD OUT!!! This great event is on again tonight and is FREE! Bookings are required though due to COVID safe plans so please check out their FB event for more information
01.01.2022 We're looking for a new team member to join our Agnes Water & Town of 1770 Visitor Information Centre. If you think it's YOU, we'd love to hear from you.
01.01.2022 WHERE IN THE GLADSTONE REGION WILL YOU GO on World Tourism Day? | 27 September 2020 Head to gladstoneregion.info for inspiration ... Sean Scott Photography
