Annual Migration
Each year several southern humpback whale groups leave their feeding grounds in the Antarctic to begin their epic voyage of approximately 10,000 Kilometres. One of the groups travel up along the eastern seaboard of Australia, passing Cape Byron on their way to their birthing and mating grounds in the sub tropical waters of the Great Barrier Reef beyond Hervey Bay.
The whales stop and play in the warm waters of Platypus Bay in Hervey Bay on their return trip home to Antarctica. This is the best time to watch Humpback Whales at play, making Hervey Bay the best place to view whales in the world. (Courtesy of Trish and Wally Franklin- The Oceania Project)
Return of the Whales- Launch of the Hervey Bay Whale Watch Season
| When: | Saturday 17 July 2010 |
| Where: | Urangan Harbour, Hervey Bay |
| Time: | 3:30pm- 5:30pm |
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What to Bring: |
Whail Tail Factivity Program (for your chance to win)- available in the Whale Season Celebration guide (delivered to Hervey Bay residents soon). |
| Cost: | It's FREE! |
Join us onboard the Hervey Bay Whale Watching Fleet to celebrate the launch of the 2010 Whale Season.
Celebrate the return of Hervey Bay's Humpback Whales as we mark the start of the Hervey Bay whale watching season with our Fleet showcase. Come and meet Hervey the Whale, view the boats, talk to the crews and learn more about whales and special offers for locals and their visitors as the Hervey Bay whale watching fleet put on a special Return of the Whales showcase.
Some of the highlights will include conservation and research talks, local live music and local wine sampling. For the kids, there will be marine-themed face painting, balloon twisting and the Whale Factivity competition.
WIN! WIN! WIN!
Bring along your Factivity Finder to win one of 9 family whale watch passes.
HOW TO PLAY:
1. Visit the hPod page on the Hervey Bay Whale Festival website before the Return of the Whales event to find your CODEWORD.
2. Bring along your Whale Factivity to the Return of the Whales event on Saturday 17 July and visit each of the whale watching boats to find your factivity answer.
3. Fill out your answers on the Factivity Finder and send in your entry to Fraser Coast Events by Friday 30th July:
PO BOX 1943
Hervey Bay
QLD 4655
EVENT PROGRAM
Click here to download the event program with details of what's happening on board the whale watching boats
FACTIVITY FINDER
Click here to download the Factivity Finder activity for your chance to win
