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Hervey(pronounced HARVEY) Bay

Posted by My name is Fred on September 26, 2017 at 22:29:01:

Harvey Bay has has some bad press down the years, but is a growth area.
The front, unless it has changed a lot, is quaintly old fashioned, with the beach largely shielded from the road by a run of trees.
Fishing would be pretty good along that way.
It is also well placed for some trip0s to see a bit of Australia perhaps not often featured in TV shows.
You'll find what I might compare with some parts of the Deep South in America, very rural and often quite poor but with very friendly people.
Maryborough is the home town of the woman who wrote Mary Poppins.
Bundaberg is the heart of rum country or perhaps sugar country. Rum production was a way of handling a glut if I remember correctly.
The towns/cities are quite small and the air in the country has a very distinct smell to it.
Try not to worry about our reputation for snakes and spiders and crocodiles and jellyfish and even some of the people... ;-)
Harvey Bay airport is popular as it connects directly with Sydney which Bundaberg does not.
At the moment we are entering spring and there has been a prolonged drought. I think it has rained once in about 6 months. Fire warnings are everywhere, but mainly inland.
Depending on when you are coming, it should be raining and I am sure you know what tropical rain is like... 300mm in an afternoon would count as heavy...
Oh, Australian internet standards are absolutely terrible.
If you are a beer drinker, try and find some of the smaller Queensland breweries... Bargara, Baffle Creek. If the choice is wine, stay away from Queensland wines... the climate is too hot for anything but pudding wines... Barossa Valley (South Australia) for reds, Margaret River (WA), Marlborough (New Zealand) or Tamar Valley (Tasmania) produce many great wines.
Drivers have a habit of not signalling so give them room and the police say you are expected to stay under the speed limit!
I think there is a wildlife sanctuary in Maryborough and cuddling a kangaroo is highly recommended. DO NOT try that with a wild one... a large Grey male could be over 2 metres high and would make mince meat of you... the photo is one old guy who used to pretty much live of some acreage I used to have... but only if it feels you are threatening the women and babies.
If you have time, try to visit the Great Barrier Reef before our government has enough time to destroy it. Boat trips are common and snorkelling is brilliant.