jan23

Hervey Bay has lovely beaches, and a great esplanades to walk along, weekend markets are good as well but it has issues. Council are keen to turn it into a mini Gold Coast with high rise holiday apartments. Ebikes and Escooters are a constant issue totally ignoring all traffic rules, then there are the MIDGES. Council allow developers to build close to mangroves then hide them behind native bush plantings, so buyers dont know the mangroves are close to their prospective home. If you live with in a kilometre of these mangroves your life will be miserable . You cant go outside your home, unless getting in a car to go down town. You cant sit outside or garden with out being eaten alive by midges that leave multiple itchy bites that itch day and night for days some times over a week. Constantly covering yourself in chemical protection, that has little effect. Council say nothing they can do. If thats the case why let developers build so close to the mangroves ? We have been here a year and desperately trying to sell and leave. Oh and the locals are not that friendly either.