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Hervey Bay
It consists of a number of villages - Urangan, Torquay, Scarness, Pialba and Point Vernon - it stretches along the bay in a series of small shopping centres and a seemingly endless run of holiday units, motels, caravan parks and holiday units. Matthew Flinders Memorial The Matthew Flinders Memorial is located in Dayman Park (good maps of the Hervey Bay area are freely available from virtually all tourist outlets) which lies between the Urangan Pier and Hervey Bay Marina. A bronze plaque on the monument reads: 'Erected to the memory of Capt Matthew Flinders R.N. who landed hereabout from HMS Norfolk on 6th August, 1799 and Lt Joseph Dayman R.N. who passed here in the schooner Asp, after making the first passage of the Fraser Island Straits in 1847.' Whale Watching In recent years, whale watching has attracted thousands of people to the area. The migrating humpback whales pass along this section of the Queensland coast between August and October and interest in the huge mammals has created a new tourist industry. There are ten companies offering whale watching voyages and all are listed in the Fraser Coast Tourist Information Directory. Hervey Bay Museum Located in Zephyr Street,it contains an interesting and detailed collection of buildings and memorabilia related to the area. The Museum is easilyspotted by its huge 'Fighting Whiting', donated by the local newspaper, outside to attract tourists. Other attractions Vic Hislop's Shark Show;the Esplanade;Urangan Polymetrics of Hervey Bay;63 Old Maryborough Road;Pialba;07 4128 6103 Botanic Gardens; Elizabeth St;Urangan; Memorial to the Kanakas There is a Memorial to the Kanakas at Point Vernon who were brought were brought to Australia as conscripted labour. There were an estimated 12 000 kanakas living in the Maryborough-Hervey Bay area. View accommodation for Hervey Bay
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