In fact he was some 6 km offshore as he sailed north. This did not stop him naming the bay after the 'English Casanova', Augustus John Hervey, a sailor of some note who acquired a fierce reputation as a womaniser.

Today Hervey Bay is a rapidly expanding city with a population growth of around 8% annually. This puts it near the top of the list of fastest growing cities in Australia. Public facilities are always in the process of being upgraded with a new hospital having been completed along with the new university taking its first students in 1997. It has now become a progressive city providing excellent tourist facilities and attractions.

Discover Hervey Bay

Hervey Bay is a peaceful and picturesque seaside city that has attracted holiday makers for over a century. It has plenty to offer for just about everyone, on the water and on the land. Hervey Bay is best known as the whale Watch capital and the home of the World Heritage listed Fraser Island. This haven which began as a number of seaside villages, boasts kilometres of beaches and offers a vast range of tourist attractions and activities for all ages. Hervey Bay's climate and idyllic waterways have led to an abundance of water sports activity in the area. A broad nature strip with a bike path meandering among the trees traces the entire stretch of sandy beach from the Urangan Pier to the last of the grand old beach houses at Point Vernon.

The beach is ideal for all ages and swimming, sailing, Fishing, diving, sea kayaking and skiing are all readily available for the visitor's recreation. As well as an abundance of water based activities, Hervey Bay offers a wide variety of attractions and activities with something to suit all ages and interests. With art galleries and theatres, a broad range of eateries, sport and recreational facilities, clubs, botanic gardens, historical townships, major annual events, picnic areas, whale watch cruises, and Fraser Island only a breath away, magnificent views, natural attractions and a wide choice of accommodation - Hervey Bay really has something for everyone. You can do as little or as much as you like in this relaxing coastal city.

Visitors to Hervey Bay can enjoy a range of attractions. You can fish from the shore or take advantage of the fishing charters on offer. An up close and personal wildlife park, Reefworld, 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 & cruises operating out of Hervey Bay. You don't even have to spend any money there are also many free things to do in Hervey Bay.

There is a huge range of sporting activities for visitors who prefer land based fun. Golf, Lawn bowls, go karting, tennis,ourse riding and skating plus many more are all part of the Hervey Bay lifestyle. If you feel very adventurous why not try skydiving, or sea kayaking. Why not take a bicycle ride along the 14 kilometre foreshore cycle track.

There are many interesting and enjoyable tours and cruises operating out of Hervey Bay. There are tours of Fraser Islands great retreats and the magnificent Maheno shipwreck as well as the coloured sand formations you will be astounded at the beauty of this place and Lady Elliott Island. Scuba diving trips are great to see the beautiful marine life in the clear waters of Hervey Bay we have a range of places where you are able to get all the scuba diving needs and information.

Hervey Bay also has some excellent coral reefs that can be viewed from a glass bottom boat at your leisure, they also have viewing platforms which are great to see the surrounding areas of the bay . There is also a vast range of fishing charters throughout the year, and the magnificent whale watching tours that are the place to be when the whales come out to play from mid july-till late october is when the whales love to frolic in the pristine waters of the bay.

Hervey bay also offer sky-diving for the adrenaline junkie they also have tours that range from adventure trips, city to beach tours that allow you to see the different destinations around the wide bay that let you see the sights of this growing city.

The bay has Helicopters that would like to welcome you aboard for you to see the sights of the beautiful Fraser Island from the sky as well as the Great Sandy Strait and the pristine beaches of the foreshore of Hervey Bay.

With the ultimate catamaran cruises available for you to sit back and unwind, on the full walk around deck with spacious viewing with only small amounts of passengers aloud on board they ensure a relaxing cruise of the clear waters.

Hervey Bay is one of the most popular places on the Fraser Coast where you can basically do it all, the tours that the bay provides caters for all. And will be one of your more enjoyable holiday destinations that you will remember based on its spectacular sights.

Accommodation

Accommodation in Hervey Bay City has developed to the point where we can offer many types of places to stay to the visitor. We have quality resorts and motels, self contained units, apartments, flats, holiday homes, caravan parks, bed and breakfast establishments and backpacker hostels to suit all visitors.

Hervey Bay's a beautiful place to stay, with a relaxed enviroment and great atmosphere for holiday Resorts , wheather it be for the family or just a romantic getaway resorts.

Hervey bay's wonderful dining spots provide al carte menus and also for the ones not looking for five star eating will find a great range of cafe's through out the bay.

If Bed and Breakfast are more your style the bay has two of the most renowned B & B's to offer. We have quality Motels that range from three to five star that would be great for a business conference and just a weekend away.

Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world, Hervey bay offers Self Contained Units over looking the prestige waters of the bay and the stunning views of the many islands surrounding it.

We also have many Caravan Parks that offer that home away from home with the abundance of nature on your door step.

With the large range of Backpacker Hostels to suit all visitors you will feel right at home staying at the very friendly places that the bay has to offer with tourist hot spots where ever you go the bay provides it all.

Akama resort is a brand new five star resort, Come see the best views in town yourself! Akama Resort is one of those unique five star properties that stand out from the rest. We are situated conveniently opposite the Hervey Bay Marina where all the transfers for whale whatching and Fraser Island depart. We offer to you, unrivalled luxury and space not often seen in holiday accommodation. We have one, two and three bedroom and penthouse apartments with king, queen, king split single beds, all apartments have 2 bathrooms. All apartments have very large spacious living area's and balconies much bigger than most, 106cm plasma Tv's, 66cm LCD's in main bedroom, stereo, DVD player, three high speed broadband outlets per apartment and free Austar. B

Full size concertina glass doors open the width of the living area bringing the outside in. Large market umbrellas and sunlounges fringe the beautiful heated sparkling pool and spa, the large bbq area has tables and chairs under-cover with male and female toilets and showers. Our higher levels and penthouse apartments have uninterrupted views across the Great Sandy Straits to Fraser Island. The kitchens are stylish and more than well equipped. We believe all the little luxuries count and have included coffee machine and sandwich makers in some apartments, come and see the fish that swim up the side of the building, also along the bottom of the pool. We have free tour bookings lifts to all levels, keyless entry, secure under-cover parking and boat storage is available.Onsite managers for added security.With the multi million dollar marina expansion and numerous resort's being built close by, Urangan is the place to be.