Jetstar is adding one extra return flight between Sydney and Hervey Bay per week from July 2025, increasing to daily flights between December-January holiday period.
Fraser Coast residents will have the chance to sharpen their recycling skills with the launch of a new community education initiative - the Better Bin Program.
Council is turning up the volume and making a splash for Men’s Health Week (June 9–15, 2025) with Rock the Pool – Mental Health in Motion, a series of aqua aerobics classes designed just for men.
Literary enthusiasts and crime fiction fans are in for a treat as author Angie Faye Martin brings her captivating storytelling to Hervey Bay next month at ‘Lines in the Sand’ Author Talk.
Two men have been sentenced to jail following separate assaults on Fraser Coast Regional Council community rangers earlier this year.
Hervey Bay will host the Queensland Junior Doctor Conference (JDC) this weekend, bringing both economic benefits and professional recognition to the Fraser Coast region.
Fraser Coast residents are invited to explore the haunted past of one of Queensland’s oldest buildings, with new Ghost Hunting adventure starting at Maryborough’s historic Bond Store next week.
Acclaimed author, journalist and biographer Grantlee Kieza will visit Hervey Bay next month to share the story behind his latest release, Annette Kellerman: Australian Mermaid.
The new plaques were unveiled during a special ceremony on Wharf Street and Richmond Street as part of the National Trust Heritage Festival, which runs from 18 April to 18 May.
Construction commences next week on a new pontoon and gangway on the Mary River near the Wide Bay Rowing Club, delivering improved accessibility, safety, and flood resilience for local rowers.
Hervey Bay library members will soon have the chance to visit the library after dark, with the launch of a new monthly Night Library session starting Thursday, 15 May.
Bauple Drive is getting a much-needed makeover, with work starting this month to make the road safer, wider and smoother for the local community.
Roads in Maryborough, Yerra and Dundowran will be made safer and smoother as part of a $1.2 million Fraser Coast Regional Council asphalt resurfacing project getting underway this month.
Residents will soon see improvements to Ferry Street in Maryborough, with work starting this week to replace damaged kerbing and build a new footpath between Sussex Street and Walker Street.
WetSide Water Park is celebrating its biggest season in nearly a decade as the much-loved attraction gets ready to close for regular winter maintenance.
