Fraser Island & Hervey Bay function venues

Perfect By Nature

Adventure galore awaits delegates at an award-winning resort and conference venue in the midst of the Fraser Coast.

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Hervey Bay, the centre of the Fraser Coast South Burnett region, is about 300 kilometres north of Brisbane. Interstate tourism is set to boom from mid 2005 when Virgin Blue and Jetstar both begin direct flights from Sydney.

With some 40 kilometres of beaches along its coastline, the region is the gateway to the unique World Heritage-listed Fraser Island, which shelters the north-facing waters of Hervey Bay. An aquatic playground, the bay is ideal for swimming, fishing and boating. Visitors flock to view the wide variety of marine life, including the humpback whales as they make their annual migration along the coast between July and November.

Nearby Hervey Bay are the beachside communities of Burrum Heads, Toogoom and River Heads. Maryborough lies to the south, while such small communities as Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach and, inland, Blackbutt and Kingaroy, give visitors much to explore.

Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world, measuring 184,000 hectares and stretching 120 kilometres. Its abundance of expansive beaches include the aptly named Seventy Five Mile Beach along the eastern coast, while lakes, creeks and towering rainforest give it an amazing diversity. Fraser Island has the second largest concentration of lakes in Australia after Tasmania, with more than 100 freshwater lakes.

GREAT FACILITIES

Guided or self-drive tours are possible, while fishing, swimming and boating are all immensely popular. Close by is Lady Elliot Island, the first coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef.

The 4 star Kondari Resort at Hervey Bay has the largest convention facilities between Gympie and Rockhampton. Set in the midst of Hervey Bayís spectacular natural beauty, it is nestled on eight hectares of gardens. There are six flexible meetings rooms, with the largest seating up 1,000 people theatre style or 500 for banquets. A range of other meeting rooms includes a board room for 35 delegates.

Accommodation comprises 96 guestrooms, including garden units, lakeside studios and lakeside villas. The award-winning Cascades Bistro and Restaurant is the perfect place to relax following a busy conference program, or have a drink in the Punters Bar. Delegates can take in the best of the Fraser Coast, including golf, tennis, horse riding, water skiing, para-sailing and day trips to Fraser Island and Lady Elliott Island. And a fishing expedition into the Great Sandy Strait is sure to result in a catch to boast about for years to come.