Hervey Bay Goes on Growing
While the current financial crisis, the rising cost of petrol and the growing competition from other centres that are cashing in on the whale watching market has certainly slowed the growth of Hervey Bay from tourism perspective Hervey Bay continues to be a very popular destination for those who want a sea change.
According to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics the population of Hervey Bay grew at a rate of 5.4% and that was the highest figure for any Australian metropolitan region. It doesn’t take long to understand why Hervey Bay is so popular when you consider that in parts of the Central Tablelands of NSW yesterday the maximum temperature didn’t reach double figures while here the official maximum was 24C.
And then there’s the scenery … it’s fairly drab in the cities but here in Hervey Bay …
Sunrise over Fraser Island last Saturday morning
