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Touring River Heads in Australia
River Heads in the region of Queensland is a city located in Australia - some 718 mi or ( 1155 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Time in River Heads is now 03:30 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Urraween, Urangan, Torquay, Scarness, and Pialba. Being here already, consider visiting Urraween . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for River Heads ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Scawfell Island Weekend with Mackay Gamefishing Club
www.reefari.com The Mackay Game fishing club had organised a social fishing and camping weekend for Scawfell Island, A large island 25 nautical miles from Mackay with a beautiful protected anchorage c ..
Welcome To Hervey Bay
Back in 1987, Hervey Bay was just a quiet coastal town... until an enterprising skipper swapped his usual fishing charter for a tourist trip to see the humpback whales. Today it`s called "the whale wa ..
Hervey Bay Seafood Festival 2007
The Hervey Bay Seafood Festival Overview 2007 ..
Hervey Bay Holiday Aug 08 - part 1
A short holiday in Hervey Bay, the whale watching captial of the world. A wonderful experience to see incredible humpback whales as they migrate along the east coast of Australia ..
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Interesting facts about this location
River Heads, Queensland
River Heads is a town in Queensland, Australia, 18 km south of the city of Hervey Bay. The town is built on a narrow peninsula surrounded by the Great Sandy Strait (to the east), the mouth of the Mary River (south) and the mouth of the Susan River (a tributary of the Mary) to the west. At the 2006 census, River Heads had a population of 931. Vehicular ferries linking the mainland with Wanggoolba Creek and Kingfisher Bay Resort on Fraser Island depart from River Heads.
Located at -25.41 152.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Susan River (Queensland)
The Susan River is a short river that flows in an easterly direction, south of Hervey Bay in Queensland. It is a tributary of the Mary River, joining the Mary River at River Heads in the Great Sandy Strait. The Susan River bridge built for the road that links Maryborough and Hervey Bay, was built in 1977 and carries more than 10,000 vehicles each day. It remained unnamed until 2009. In 2007, an unusual angler fish was found by a local fisherman.
Located at -25.43 152.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Great Sandy Strait
The Great Sandy Strait is an 70 km Australian sand passage estuary separating mainland Queensland, from World Heritage listed Fraser Island.
Located at -25.52 152.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Urangan, Queensland
Urangan is a suburb of Hervey Bay in Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Urangan had a population of 8,009.
Located at -25.30 152.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Hervey Bay railway line
Hervey Bay railway line, sometimes known as Urangan railway line, is a closed railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in 1896 to Pialba and it was extended to Urangan in 1913. It was extended to the end of the Urangan Pier in 1917, along with the opening of the pier. It was closed in 1993.
Located at -25.29 152.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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