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About Hervey Bay Hervey Bay is not only the Whale Watch Capital, but is also the gateway to World Heritage listed Fraser Island. Check here for INSTANT accommodation availability! This clean, safe city is well known for its exciting whale watching. Many tour boats are available to take you out to discover the awe inspiring experience of watching majestic hump back whales. These beautiful creatures have made Hervey Bay a regular stop on their annual migration to Antarctica after giving birth in the warm waters of north Queensland. For further whale information, click here. Hervey Bay is a rapidly expanding city with a population growth of about 8% annually. With public facilities being constantly upgraded which includes a new hospital and university, it has become a progressive city with excellent tourist facilities and attractions. Introduction of direct flights from Sydney to Hervey Bay in 2005, is bringing the goal of this fast growing city so much closer to being Queensland's most accessible city. Check for flights.

About Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is not only the Whale Watch Capital, but is also the gateway to World Heritage listed Fraser Island.

Check here for INSTANT accommodation availability!

This clean, safe city is well known for its exciting whale watching. Many tour boats are available to take you out to discover the awe inspiring experience of watching majestic hump back whales. These beautiful creatures have made Hervey Bay a regular stop on their annual migration to Antarctica after giving birth in the warm waters of north Queensland.

For further whale information, click here.

Hervey Bay is a rapidly expanding city with a population growth
of about 8% annually. With public facilities being constantly upgraded which includes a new hospital and university, it has become a progressive city with excellent tourist facilities and attractions.

Introduction of direct flights from Sydney to Hervey Bay in 2005, is bringing the goal of this fast growing city so much closer to being Queensland's most accessible city. Check for flights.

Humpback whale at play

Humpback whale at sunset

Travel by car to Hervey Bay

Travel by Greyhound bus to Hervey Bay

Fly to Hervey Bay

Travel by train to Hervey Bay

Car travel
Hervey Bay is a scenic 3 and a half hour drive north of Brisbane, Queensland's capital city, and as the Bruce Highway runs through the region, it makes it easily accessible by private car or coach.

Coach travel
Greyhound Pioneer and Premier Motor Services operate several services daily through Maryborough, Hervey Bay and Childers.
Suncoast Pacific offers daily services from Brisbane via the Sunshine Coast.

Air travel
It is only a 45 minute flight from Brisbane to Hervey Bay into their airport.

Jetstar and Virgin Blue will fly you from Sydney, NSW.

Trains
The very fast tilt train will take you into Maryborough and a short ride in a coach will soon have you at your destination in Hervey Bay.
Check here for schedules and rates.

Hervey Bay climate Hervey Bay has a great sub-tropical climate, with summer (January) maximum average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a winter (July) maximum average of 22 degrees Celsius.

4x4 driving at Hervey Bay

Map from Brisbane to Fraser Coast

Hervey Bay is the main access point to Fraser Island and major regional tourist attractions. It is renowned as a destination for families, couples, backpackers and our famous 'grey nomads'. The whale watching industry has grown to a level where approximately 75,000 visitors per annum depart from their Hervey Bay accommodation on daily whale watching trips. In total, approximately 600,000 visitors come to this region each year. About 1.4 million visitors come to this area on an overnight visit.

Continued strong growth has seen Hervey Bay's population skyrocket from only 30,000 in 1991 to approximately 52,000 in 2006. Trends show this growth rate, one of Australia's highest, will continue well into the next century.

The Fraser Coast District Health Service
incorporates two public hospitals located at Hervey Bay and Maryborough .

Hospital inpatient services include anaesthetics, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, dental, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, ophthalmology, paediatrics and intensive care.

Services have been arranged to provide surgery, ICU and birthing services at Hervey Bay, with elective services being concentrated at Maryborough. Both hospitals maintain 24 hour Accident and Emergency Departments.

Hervey Bay accommodation
is plentiful and pleasant, with many motels, resorts, b&b's, self contained units and holiday apartments.

Hervey Bay Tours are fantastic and you will leave with many great memories and photos. And you will want to return again for more.

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Queensland 4502
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Today is May 15, 2008.
Page last updated: May 08, 2008.