Dayman Park - Historic Place
Urangan is a real founding place for Hervey Bay. This is where Lieutenant James Cook, in 1770, sailing in the Endeavour, named the area after his London friend, the Hon. Augustus John Hervey. There are streets in Pialba called after Augustus.
Inscription on the plaque in Dayman Park, Urangan, says: "Lt. James Cook named Indian Head Sandy Cape and Hervey's Bay after Hon. Augustus John Hervey on 20-21st of May 1770"
The area was visited by the sloop Norfolk with Matthew Flinders in 1799 while he circumnavigated the continent of Australia. Flinders introduced the concept of using the Latin name of Terra (land) Australis (south), converted to the English terminology of Australia, to replace the Dutch name from William Jansz in 1606 of New Holland. (Great Southern Land was more than a song by Icehouse aka The Flowers.)
Lt Dayman who passed here in 1847 has the park named after him.
All Abilities and Adventure Park - Entertainment Place
Visiting Pialba, the SkyLine Ferris Wheel - Australia’s tallest transportable ferris wheel - stands at 35 metres high with 24 enclosed gondolas that can carry up to 144 people and provide 360° views.
Torquay Beach - Beach Enjoyment Place
Along the whole Hervey Bay beach, which unusually for eastern Australia, nearly all faces north, we find a pod of swimmers in Torquay near Urangan.