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Hervey Bay , a rapidly expanding city of 40,000 people, situated in sub tropical Queensland, is one of Australia's favourite holiday destinations.
With a marvellous climate and wonderful calm water beaches ideal for swimming all year round , it
is a well known aquatic playground.
Whatever your needs may be :
- water sports
- tours of adjacent world heritage Fraser Island,
- fishing trips,
- coral viewing trips,
- diving,
- scenic flights,
- whale watching (August to October),
- or just relaxing, Hervey Bay is ideally
situated to provide these services.
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In recent years, the region has
become famous as the playground of
the majestic Humpback Whales on
their return to the Antarctic. From
August to October, the whales frolic
in the warm sheltered waters of the
bay, putting on a spectacular display
for their admirers.
Celebrating the return of the
Humpback Whales each year,
Hervey Bay stages a Whale Festival
for two weeks in August. An aquatic
carnival, including an illuminated
procession of floats, is the highlight
of this fun-filled fortnight.
But there is much more to Hervey
Bay, with its many attractions
centring around its safe and
sheltered waters and golden beaches.
Boating and fishing enthusiasts will
find estuary, beach, jetty or reef
fishing, and a variety of water sports
including diving, water and jet
skiing, wind surfing and snorkelling.
Fishing from one of Hervey Hay's
landmarks, the Urangan Pier, is a
popular pastime, and glass bottom
boats providing great viewing of the
coral reefs.
Dayman Point offers sweeping views
of the Great Sandy Strait, family
picnic facilities and memorials to
early explorers Matthew Flinders
and Joseph Dayman, and to the men
of "Z" force who trained on Fraser
Island for a daring World War II
operation in Singapore.
The Korrawinga Monument,
dedicated to the Aboriginal people of
Hervey Bay and Fraser Island, is a
symbol of hope for the future unity
of all peoples of the area.
To experience the early settlement
of Hervey Bay and Fraser Island,
visit the Hervey Bay Historical
Museum at Pialba or hire a boat and
explore Woody Island National Park,
halfway between Urangan and
Fraser Island, with its ruined
lighthouse and graves.
There are a number of attractions in and around Hervey Bay to enjoy such as Natureworld wildlife
park, Neptune's Aquarium, Hervey Bay Historical Museum and the Botanical Gardens. There is
also a wide selection of good value accommodation to choose from including caravan parks,
backpacker hostels , motels, units and resorts. |
