Fraser Coast Attractions

Protected by Fraser Island, Hervey Bay is an ideal spot for diving, with coral reefs and sunken ships teeming with fish life providing lots of interest. Hervey Bay beach is one of the safest swimming beaches in Queensland with no stingers, mild temperatures, and calm waters protected by Fraser Island.

There are museums galore...in fact, it's hard to beat the history of what was once the second-largest immigration port into Australia. To experience the early settlement of Hervey Bay and Fraser Island, visit the Hervey Bay Historical Museum at Scarness or hire a boat and explore Woody Island National Park, halfway between Urangan (Hervey Bay) and Fraser Island, with its disused lighthouse and graves.

Hervey Bay's Dayman Point offers sweeping views of the Great Sandy Strait, family picnic facilities and memorials to early explorers Matthew Flinders and Joseph Dayman, and to the men of "Z" force who trained on Fraser Island Australia for a daring World War operation in Singapore.

There are art galleries, craft shops, markets, local plays and visiting artists all year round. Alfresco waterfront dining is a specialty on the Fraser Coast, with fresh produce in abundance.