The ROCKon Music Summit is benefiting from funding under the Queensland Events Regional Development Program (QERDP).The QERDP is an investment program designed to extend the flow of economic and social benefits of events to regional Queensland.

A state-wide initiative, the program is committed to enhancing existing events in regional Queensland, as well as assisting in the establishment of new events. Since the QERDP began in 2001, more than $12.5 million has been invested in 600 regional events, an indicator of the important role these events play in their communities and wider Queensland.

Making our community the most liveable region in the world.

CQUniversity is the only University in Australia to achieve five star ratings in the 2009 Good Universities Guide for both Graduate Starting Salaries and student Access.

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government and Rockhampton Regional Council partnership to support local arts and culture.

FMSTUDIOS was founded in 2002 with the basis to become the regions leading website and graphic design studio. Today FMSTUDIOS is the desired design studio for businesses based within the Central Queensland region, with a growing national and international client base.

Green Brothers is Central Queensland's largest and oldest musical instrument retailer operating in Rockhampton's CBD. A member of Australia's largest purchasing group, the store gives strong support to organisations promoting music in particular to the school educational music programs, local musical union, local & state eisteddfods competitions, brass & concert band competition, sponsors and have conducted many musical clinics to show and give their clients the opportunity to get the most out of their musical purchases.

98 is a multi-award winning 26 room Boutique 4 star Motel featuring a Seafood and Steakhouse located on the banks of the beautiful Fitzroy River and a short stroll from Rockhampton's city centre business and leisure precinct.

WIN Television is the world's largest privately owned regional television network and reaches more than 5.2 million viewers across six states of Australia and the nation's capital. WIN Television transmissions span from Cairns to Hobart, South Australia and all of Western Australia from Albany to Kununnurra.

Rockhampton's Original. News Talk and the Music You Love.

The Morning Bulletin is published in Central Queensland 6 days a week, Monday to Saturday, with the only exception being Good Friday and Christmas Day. It has a circulation of approximately 20,000 on weekdays and 26,500 on Saturdays.

Q Music is Queensland's Music Industry development association. Promoting the artistic value, cultural worth and commercial potential of Queensland music.

The Australasian Music Publishers Association (AMPAL) works on behalf of its members to promote a better understanding of the value of music, both culturally and economically.

Musicadium is a Brisbane digital distribution company, which provides opportunities for independent musicians and record labels in the world's largest online stores.

Capricorn Investment Partners Limited is an independently owned and fee for service, boutique financial planning firm which specialises in providing tailored financial and investment advice for individuals and small business.

The Heritage Hotel on the Fitzroy River is Rockhampton's entertainment hub with something different on every night. ROCKon and PARTYon at the Heritage Hotel.

The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) collects and distributes licence fees for the public performance and communication of our members' musical works. The Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) collects and distributes mechanical royalties for the reproduction of our members' musical works.