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Hervey Bay - Gateway to Fraser Island \ Heritage

A historic conservation within Queensland

Heritage is what defines hervay bay as a community. The history of indigenous Butchulla peoples in the region dates back more than 4,000 years, while European May 22, 1770, the earliest record of James Cook discovered the European Hervey Bay abd named it after Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol.

 
  The Earliest Days of Hervey Bay

The Earliest Days of Hervey Bay

 

When Captain James Cook rounded Sandy Cape in 1770 and found it now Fraser Island, He initially concluded it was part of the mainland. Hervey Bay was named after Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol.

       
 
 
  Hervey Bay Now A Days

Hervey Bay Now A Days

 

The local economy depends on tourism, whale visual inspection, calm beach of Fraser Island and Lady Elliot Island and Hervey Bay is the main drawcards. 

       
 
 
  The Hervey Way

The Hervey Way

 

Apart From Hervey bays Advantageous Geographical Location, It‘s the spirit of the organisations in Hervey Bay which constitute it's community as a one.

       
 

 

 

 

MaxiMotto Image:Whale Watching at Hervey Bay
 
 
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