Whalesong Cruises Hervey Bay

05/06/2026

Look at that unison! Better than synchronised swimmers at the Olympics 😍
These whales 🐋 were absolutely amazing, playing and rolling around for so long, after they'd visited the boat. Just 23 days until we start whale search and see some of the first whales of the season coming to the bay 🤩
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30/05/2026

An incredible moment from last whale 🐳 season.
How absolutely unbelievable to think these graceful, enormous, mysterious creatures of the ocean 🌊, choose to come and socialise with us mere humans.
All of these interactions are up to the whales. We just park up the boat at a safe distance to watch them play and, they come up and say g'day! Sometimes they'll even follow us until we stop to say hi and show off.
It really does boggle the mind that these beauties choose to hang out with us 🥰
With only 42 days to go, we are getting so excited 🤩

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27/05/2026

Just 44 days until guaranteed whale sightings and our besties 🐋 make Hervey Bay their playground again 🤩
Word on humpback highway has it some of our friends left early this year.
Obviously they couldn't wait to get to Australia's favourite holiday destination for whales and humans.....Hervey Bay!
We are so excited to see our whales again, and introduce them to new and old friends while they're here.
We can't wait to see how much the babies have grown, and which mamma's are bringing their newborns into the bay.
We have the excited tummy jitters waiting to see these majestic creatures this year!

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21/05/2026

OH. EM. GEE!!!!
The whales 🐋 are nearly here!!!!!
Whale search starts at the end of next month, which is SUPER exciting 🤩 as we will get to see some of the first, of over 5,000 whales coming into the bay!
We can't wait for our besties to come back to their favourite holiday destination Hervey Bay and hang out with us. We have missed them so much.
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18/05/2026

We are so pleased that the first entanglement rescue was a success.
Nets really do need to be abolished.
Ocean nets are a waste of time and if you've ever lived anywhere that has them, you know the ocean animals still get in. Worse, the larger ones get tangled.
Fishing nets should be regulated.
It is devastating how many incredible marine animals are killed each year due to nets.
This however, is a happy success story.
Well done to all the organisations involved.

The first humpback whale entanglement of the 2026 migration season has ended in a successful disentanglement, with all gear now safely removed from the whale. 💙🐋

The whale was first reported entangled on Thursday 14th May while travelling southbound off the Bellinger River, south of Coffs Harbour. After being sighted again later that afternoon off Scotts Head, low light conditions prevented a safe on-water response.

The whale was located again on Friday 15th May off Shelly Beach, Port Macquarie where the Large Whale Disentanglement Team rapidly deployed their team on water, supported by .

The whale was carrying a complex entanglement believed to involve fishing gear, including rope wrapped around the tail fluke and pectoral fins, a white float, and metal wire and buoy lodged in and around the mouth area.

The Large Whale Disentanglement Team successfully removed the majority of the entanglement during the initial response effort, with a tracker then attached to allow teams to relocate the whale and remove the remaining gear still lodged in its mouth.

On Saturday 16th May, utilising the specialist gear and skills of with continued support from and NPWS, the final pieces of gear were safely removed and recovered.

ORRCA responders supported the operation through land-based searching and tracking. An incredible outcome for the first entanglement of the season - 1 reported, 1 successfully disentangled. 👏

If you see an entangled whale this migration season, please urgently call the ORRCA 24/7 Rescue Hotline on (02) 9415 3333.

📷 Shane Robinson, NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service

06/05/2026

Happy Annual Humpback Whale 🐋 Day!!!
Did you know WHY these majestic creatures migrate along our coastline?
The Humpback whales travel up to 10,000KM during their migration at speeds of 5-14kM per hour. They CAN get up to 26km per hour but generally only if there's danger.
They travel to the warmer waters of the east coast to mate and give birth.
We are super blessed in Hervey bay, because when the humpback whales visit us, it's to rest, play, socialise, mate and teach their young all the cool whale tricks, in calmer safe waters from July-october
We get to see all of the incredible whale behaviours and the calves!

27/04/2026

Our very last - beach 🏝️ BBQ 🫕 day for the season on Wednesday!
We will definitely miss the gorgeous waters, bbqs and tube rides. we have loved making friends and sharing a piece of island paradise with everyone 🫶🏻
Here's some of our favourite days from the last few months of .
we do still have some space for anyone who wants to say farewell to summer on one of the most islands in the world.
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26/04/2026

We spend a LOVELY Sunday in Queen's Park Maryborough yesterday.....And apparently this happens EVERY month on the last Sunday!
We went on the replica of the "Mary Ann" (twice!) which is a gorgeous steam train. The train and tracks are all maintained by a volunteer crew Mary Ann Steam Train and Museum Maryborough Qld. who's only funding is the ticket price ( $6 for the steam train) and, the donations of materials and, the sale of some really gorgeous souvenirs. We purchased the steam train whistles and some keyrings.
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The train is impeccably maintained and so much fun! we got to travel along the Mary River and see the historic buildings of Maryborough, plus some of the murals.
We also enjoyed the music by the Excelsior Band and sat in the picturesque queen's park enjoying a very talented band.
Then we perused the small market with all local stall holders.
After this, we got Mr Whippy Ice cream, then played the musical instruments in the park.
Once we finished playing "Chopsticks", we took a walk along one of the most beautiful and educational war memorials we have seen.
The wreaths and art laid on Saturday were still there at the base of the cenotaph and so lovely.
The gardens well maintained and poppies on each of the statues.
This park is truly one of the MOST beautiful in Australia. With so much history dotted throughout the acres of immaculately maintained parkland, right on the Mary River.