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State Government’s record investment in ‘Harvey and the Humpbacks’

9 May 2013
The largest ever tourism investment promoting Fraser Coast as Australia’s signature whale watching destination will make a splash when the ‘Harvey and the Humpbacks’ campaign starts in June. More >

Super summer campaign comes alive

6 Dec 2012
The Newman Government has joined with Fraser Coast Regional Council and Tourism Fraser Coast to deliver a $500,000 marketing initiative to encourage more Aussies to holiday in the region this summer. More >

Queensland tourism mission to bowl over lucrative Indian travel market

28 Nov 2012
A delegation of the State’s tourism businesses have taken Queensland on tour to India this week, in a bid to sell our tourism industry to more than 400 Indian travel wholesalers, retail agents and media. More >

Humpbacks ‘mugging’ en masse in Hervey Bay

28 Aug 2012
The whale watching season is in full swing in Hervey Bay with operators reporting daily ‘muggings’ from pods of humpbacks. More >

World’s biggest live act ‘Harvey and the Humpbacks’ rolls into Brisbane

8 Aug 2012
Hump day took on a new meaning for Brisbanities after humpback whales were spotted rolling through the streets of Brisbane today to promote the return of the world’s biggest live act, ‘Harvey and the Humpbacks.’ More >

Harvey and the Humpbacks are back in the Bay

19 Jun 2012
There’s motion in the ocean as the world’s biggest act makes its way back to Hervey Bay on Queensland’s Fraser Coast earlier than expected. More >

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