Hervey Bay Gossip

Here in Hervey Bay we’re creeping ever closer to winter … but even at this time of year the beach is a great place to be … and it’s a great spot for some exercise even when the tide’s in.

And the weather forecast for this weekend is for more of the same beautiful weather.

Even though we’ve experienced so rather cold days this winter we not seem to be returning to normal. Winter Hervey Bay style means days so warm that you can still go swimming and the beach is a great place to be.

Yesterday afternoon was definitely warm enough to go swimming,

It’s hard to believe that it really is autumn here in Hervey Bay but then mornings down on the beach have a timeless quality about them.

This morning there was plenty to look at off the beach. Apart from the Fighting Whiting, the barge that’s still out there and the outriggers there were three other vessels moored just off the beach too.

Way down in Tasmania the mornings and evenings are becoming rather cold according to one of our friends who still lives in Hobart.

But up here in Hervey Bay the beach is still the place to be at any time of the day.

Dinner at Shelly Beach last night

… it’s still the place to be

There might be a tropical cyclone lurking over 1000km to the north east but the beach at Hervey Bay is still the place to be early on a Sunday morning.

Looking north from Aquavue at 7am this morning

It’s hard to believe that on Sunday, while Brisbane and Gold Coast beaches were experiencing rough seas the beaches on Hervey Bay should look like this.

and this

On the beach is the only place to be

After a week of high winds and a few storms the beach is still the only place to have breakfast here in Hervey Bay. Breakfast at Aquavue right on the beach was very pleasant and the view was priceless.

A stroll on the beach at Hervey Bay on a pleasant Sunday afternoon can always finish up with a cup of coffee at Enzo’s where the atmosphere can remind you of a more elegant age.

Well it had to come as hoons spoil it for everyone else.

At the moment it seems to be something is more of a problem further south but a ban on jet skis certainly could come to Hervey Bay.

The local jet ski hire operators are to be commended for the efforts they put in to making sure that people who use their equipment do the right thing. But it’s the private owners who ignore the speed limits near the shore that could see a ban introduced here.

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Today sees the start of an occasional series showing some of the interesting things to be seen along the beach at Hervey Bay - apart from those stormwater outfalls that are nothing but eyesores.

Today’s photo shows that if you’re into pedal power then you don’t have to be confined to the bike track to enjoy a good time in Hervey Bay. This young man was powering along at quite a decent speed when we caught him going under the pier at Torquay.