Hervey Bay ( /ˈhɑrvi ˈbeɪ/) is a city in Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane, and lies on the coast of a natural bay between the Queensland mainland and nearby Fraser Island. The local economy relies on tourism, for which whale watching, Fraser Island and Lady Elliot Island and Hervey Bay's calm beaches are the major drawcards. Hervey Bay is an area of high population growth.
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“He’s yours from now on, together with all his accomplishments, including his yelp, appetite and fleas.”
—Griffin Jay, and Reginald LeBorg. Tom Hervey (Robert Lowery)
“Shall we now
Contaminate our fingers with base bribes,
And sell the mighty space of our large honors
For so much trash as may be grasped thus?
I had rather be a dog and bay the moon
Than such a Roman.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)