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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.
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 ...
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 ...
In 1799, in Norfolk, Matthew Flinders spent six weeks exploring the Queensland coast as far north as Hervey Bay. In 1802 he explored the coast again. In 1802 he explored the coast again. On a later trip to England, his ship HMS Porpoise and the accompanying Cato ran aground on a coral reef off the Queensland coast.
Hervey Bay Point Vernon is a coastal suburb in the Fraser Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. [ 2 ] In the 2021 census , Point Vernon had a population of 5,718 people.
Urangan Pier is a historic pier in Urangan, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. It is a former deep-water, cargo-handling facility originally built to facilitate the export of sugar, timber and coal. The pier, served by the extension of the railway line from Pialba , [ 1 ] was used for the transfer of cargo between rail and ships.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. Colonsay Farm is an intact example of a small, early 20th century family dairy farm. It provides important evidence of the development of dairying in the Wide Bay District, a region which became the second highest milk producing area in Queensland.
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 ]