http://www.herveybaygossip.com All the local Hervey Bay news without the sticky fingers Thu, 08 May 2008 10:48:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/05/08/on-the-beach-in-hervey-bay/ Although it certainly got very dry here in Hervey Bay we were never drought declared however parts of Tiaro area certainly were but things are looking up. Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries Tim Mulherin said several shires now in the new Barcaldine, Fraser Coast and North Burnett Regional councils were ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/05/07/drought-declaration-lifted-on-the-fraser-coast/ You don't have to be a rocket scientist ... or have a degree in wildlife ... to know that dingoes are smart animals. Just how smart they are has become obvious since the state government started building those wire fences around the villages over on Fraser Island. Since the first fence ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/05/05/dingoes-are-smart/ A combination of a less than stellar whale season followed by bad weather over the Christmas holidays has certainly placed quite a bit of pressure on some tourist related businesses in Hervey Bay and in the past month  we've seen two more local businesses shut up shop. The well-known Bayview Motel ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/05/02/the-tourism-slump-hits-local-business/ Wednesday is crunch day for Centro for it's on that day that the company either has to get approval from the banks to extend their debt repayment or go into receivership. If the banks do give Centro extra time then the company has a chance to sell off a number of ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/04/28/crunch-day-ahead-for-centro/ I can understand that a car might be part of the employment contract for a senior employee on the Fraser Coast Regional Council. I can't understand why Councillors on the same council should be supplied with a car at ratepayers expense. We already pay them a bucket load of cash so ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/04/24/the-privileged-few/ The talk over the last few years of renewed coal mining in the Howard and Torbanlea area has been of great interest to many people here in Hervey Bay. Few though would have heard much of the Tiaro Coal Company The Tiaro Coal Company is an ASX listed company that's exploring ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/04/20/coal-exploration-on-the-fraser-coast/ If you're coming to Hervey Bay during the current school holidays ... or at any time really ... then there's only one place to have breakfast and that's at Aquavue. This was the view at 7.30am this morning and it really is about as good as it gets here in Hervey ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/04/13/breakfast-by-the-beach/ The Yad'ubi organising committee has announced that the festival for 2008 in Hervey Bay has been cancelled. While no reason appears to have been given for the cancellation perhaps the numbers that didn't attend last year have something to do with the non-event. Although the committee last year suggested that the event ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/04/13/yagubi-2008/ Preliminary work has begun on a $10 million road upgrade to significantly improve peak-hour traffic flow and road safety in Hervey Bay. Main Roads Minister Warren Pitt said a 1km section of Boat Harbour Drive between Hunter Street and McNally Street would be widened as part of a $2 million contract. The ... http://www.herveybaygossip.com/2008/04/11/10m-upgrade-for-boat-harbour-drive-begins/