Hervey Bay Travel Weekends
Hervey Bay is no longer considered the small town fishing village that it was named so many years ago. Now, this ever growing city they call ‘The Bay’ is one of the fastest growing places to live in Queensland. With many tourists visiting the coast each year it is easy to see why the city is a popular place for many to come back to time and time again.
With a variety of major chains and outlets, as well as the ever popular Esplanade to browse through the different stores, there is never a dull moment when visiting.
Ever Growing Population
Hervey Bay is no longer considered a fishing village as it was many many years back. With growth expansion happening at a fast pace, this city is now home to more than 55,000 people. It is one of the fastest growing cities in Queensland and more and more people are joining in with the lifestyle and amazing weather the Bay has to offer to people from all over the world that use Denmark Yellow Pages.
Anyone from young couples, older couples and retiree’s are making Hervey Bay home. The friendly locals and the close vicinity to Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Bundaberg as well as the remarkable Fraser Island and water settings make this place ‘THE PLACE TO BE!’.
Attractions To See And Do...
Fraser Island is one of the main attractions that brings tourist and visitors from all over the country and world to our beautiful city. It is situated not far from the city and is accessible via a short, 45 minute cattermaran trip from the Urangan Harbour over to the wondrous Island or via the barge which is located at River Heads, 20 minutes from the Urangan area.
The Island is a 147km long stretch of beaches, sand dunes, tropical and island plant life and dingoes alike. You can see the island in many ways by either taking the barge and hiring your own 4WD or by catching the cattermaran and staying at the Kingfisher Bay Resort and Village. This resort is world acclaimed and boasts many different affordable accommodation styles to suit any person, aswell as three restaurants, two main pools and tennis courts.
Were is Hervey Bay?
How To Get Here…
The city of Hervey Bay is a about a three and a half hour drive north of Brisbane, or you can enjoy a quick 45 minute direct flight into the city and be welcomed at our brand new extensions at the Hervey Bay Airport.
This airport now boasts a cafe, and larger booking area as well as plenty of parking and easy access area’s for those acquiring taxi’s, limousines and for those needing disabled parking. Jetstar and Virgin Blue are now regular aircrafts that fly in and out of the city direct to Sydney many times a day.