Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is on the Fraser Coast and a popular pensioner’s paradise and holiday destination for Queensland families. The 10km of sand stretching from the beautiful suburb of Point Vernon to the overcrowded areas of Pialba, Scarness, Torquay and Urangan offers plenty of opportunity for swimming, fishing and staring at Fraser Island across the water. Hervey Bay is the gateway to the island, because it has the most developed touristic infrastructure for ferrying people across.

There is the possibility to fly to Lady Elliot Island and you can go whale/dolphin-watching in winter and autumn. The “Reef World” aquarium offers a chance for visitors to swim with lemon, whaler and other non-predatory sharks. It has also fish, coral and touch tanks where you can pet turtles and stingrays. High recommended for staying overnight are “A1 Fraser Roving” with A$ 18 per night and dorm and the “Colonial Log Cabins” with pool offer a night in a dorm for A$ 20. Popular for its party atmosphere is the “Koala Beach Resort” with A$ 19 per night and dorm.