Something is always happening here. You can find out what's on by delving into the Tourism and Development Bureau database here . Pronounced Harvey, or Harvy, the name Hervey is frequently mis-spelled. For visitors and intending visitors we have a free 76 page Magazine giving details of Accommodation, Attractions, cruises, Fraser Island and lots more. The region's most visited whales website explains all about humpbacks and minkes , their sounds and common behaviour , whale watching boats , plus dolphins , and dugongs .
Backpackers are well catered for, with several suitable hostels and lodges and heaps to see and do.
The region has plenty more attractions . A series of attractive parks line the foreshore, and the Botanical Gardens are well worth a visit. The region is home to over 240 species of birds . At Urangan, the sea wall has been decorated with murals and other works of art of interest to visitors, and there is usually plenty of activity at the boat harbour . At the Pialba seafront oval, crowds mass once a year for the famous Yag'ubi multicultural festival.