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In the south of the bay lies the Great Sandy Strait. The Mary River, Burrum River and Burnett River flow into the bay. [2] Hervey Bay is partly protected from oceanic swells by the southern extension of the Great Barrier Reef. [3] To the east of the bay is Fraser Island. Hervey Bay coastline, 2007. It is known for its whale watching. [4] Hervey ...
Hervey Bay (/ ˈ h ɑːr v i /) [4] is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. [5] The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane.
On 20 December 1975, the Shire of Burrum was renamed the Shire of Hervey Bay with effect from the local government elections of 27 March 1976. With the new focus on the coastal region, 1,086.4 km 2 (419.5 sq mi) of its area, with an estimated population of 1,119, was annexed by the City of Maryborough , while 1,269.0 km 2 (490.0 sq mi) with an ...
Pialba is a coastal town and suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is the central business district of Hervey Bay. In the 2021 census , the suburb of Pialba had a population of 4,151 people.
Butchulla (also known as Batjala, Badtjala, Badjela and Badjala) is the language of the Fraser Coast region, including K'gari. Butchulla language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Fraser Coast Regional Council, particularly the towns of Maryborough and Hervey Bay extending south towards Noosa and northwest to Howard.
Torquay (/ t ɔːr k iː / tor-KEY) is a coastal suburb in Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , Torquay had a population of 6,533 people. [ 1 ]
Eli Waters is a coastal suburb of Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , Eli Waters had a population of 3,758 people. [ 1 ]
The suburb was officially named and bounded by Queensland Place Names Board on 1 September 1980. Kawungan is reported to be from the Kabi language word, with kai wung referring to the scrub magpie (Strepera graculina) and dha/gun meaning place, thus place of the scrub magpie. [2] Hervey Bay Special School opened on 11 March 1986. [4]