Things To Do In Hervey Bay

Visitors to Hervey Bay can enjoy a range of attractions from a wildlife park, oceanarium, shark show and shell display, mini golf, model railway through to the natural attractions of safe golden beaches. You might also like to take advantage of the many tours and cruises operating out of Hervey Bay. There is also a host of free and inexpensive activities in Hervey Bay.

There is a huge range of sporting activities for visitors who prefer land based fun. Golf, lawn bowls, go karting, tennis, horse riding and skating plus many more are all part of the Hervey Bay lifestyle. If you feel very adventurous why not try skydiving, sea kayaking or for a relaxing day go dolphin watching

Located at the southern tip of Australia's famous Great Barrier Reef, this charming city enjoys fresh clean air, wonderful beaches and parks. Some 240 hectares of coral may be viewed and explored just off shore from the Urangan Harbour.

Hervey Bay's urban areas stretch from Gataker's Bay in the north to River Heads in the south east, encompassing the suburbs of Point Vernon, Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and Urangan. One of Australia's fastest growing regions, in the 20 years from 1986 population has grown from 18,960 to 54,391 (2006 census).

The townships of Howard, Torbanlea, Burrum Heads, Dundowran, Craignish, Toogoom, Nikenbah, Aldershot and Booral are also within the Hervey Bay area.

Just to the east of Hervey Bay lies Fraser Island which enjoys World Heritage Listing for its environmental significance and the natural beauty of its beaches, rainforests and lakes. Brisbane is the international and interstate gateway for mainline air traffic to and from Hervey Bay. Sunstate and Flight West airlines operate several daily flights between the two cities, connecting to Australia wide and worldwide air services.