About Us

Hervey Bay Amateur Fishing Club was incorporated in 1975 and currently has 218 financial members. Membership consists of four different types of Memberships, they are Life Members, Family Membership, Senior Memberships and Junior Memberships.

Our members have had up to 40 years’ experience in local fishing. We actively promote recreational fishing within the Fraser Coast Area, we achieve this through conducting, social events, monthly fishing competitions, junior tuition and fishing technique clinics, liaison with the Department of Fisheries, Membership of Fishing Alliance and interaction with other fishing clubs and organisations within the Fraser Coast Area.

 

In 2016, the club has fulfilled the founding member’s vision of erecting a clubhouse. The club successful applied for a community grant and the shed was completed in January 2017. The club also applied for a grant to construct a BBQ Trailer, which was also successful, this project that was completed in October 2016. The trailer is used for fundraising and used other community groups for their fundraising events at a minimum charge.

The fishing club in 2015 introduced a new fishing monthly competition, which was based on catch and release taking photos and using the photos for the weigh in. The dead weight weigh in still exists but has slowly been replaced by the photo method. This has helped in reducing the impact of recreational fishing on fish stocks by an estimated 250 kilos per year. The Club has at least 3 away fishing trips in the year calendar.

The responsibility of the day-to-day management of the club falls with the management committee consisting of President, Treasurer and Secretary. The balance of the management committee, consisting of Vice President, Social Convenor, Weigh in Master, Vice Weigh in Master and 5 other committee members, assist in the management of the club and yearly events. Due to the interaction with our own Juniors and Juniors from other Community Groups all members of the Committee must hold a Current Blue Card.

The clubs fund raising consists of weekly raffles on Wednesday Afternoon 5 pm at the Hervey Bay Sports Club on Tavistock Street and Sausage Sizzles at Bunnings, Biannual Garage Sale and provide BBQs for community functions.

The Club conducts an Education Hour every Wednesday to improve the knowledge of members fishing including regular updates from Government Departments such as Fisheries, Water Police, Marine Safety, VMR etc.

The club participates in the annual Inter Club Fishing Challenge between the five fishing clubs in the Fraser Coast Area. We have been successful in winning the event we are the Current Champions, winning three in the last 6 years and runner up 3 times. Our juniors have won the championship for the last 6 years.

Membership for the years 2010 to 2022:

 · 2010 56 member

   · 2012 38 members

   · 2014 48 members

   · 2016 98 members

      · 2018 178 members

      · 2020 133 members

      · 2023 203 members

Members have conducted fishing clinics for schoolchildren in Burrum Heads, the local Sea Cubs’ group and Whiting Competition for Juniors in 2021 with over 100 participants over the past years.

The club promotes interaction with other local fishing clubs, department of fisheries and  educates our members with current up to date fishing practices and fish identification.

In 2021 the club hosted the Independent Biker Riders Association yearly Toy Run which assists the less privileged families and children within the Fraser Coast region

The Club also donated a total of $6000 to the following Community Groups to assist them in continuing providing their excellent Services to the Area, Make a Wish, Royal Flying Doctors, Flight Care, Fraser Coast Fish Restocking.

Strategic Plan 2023- 2025

a) To promote recreational fishing within the Fraser Coast Region and build stronger ties and relationship with other fishing clubs and community clubs. 

b) To introduce new members to the fishing areas by way of tag along trips, personal one on one tuition and provide GPS co-ordinates for local areas and Green Zones

c) To maintain membership base of approximately 175.

d) To actively engage with foundation members and newer members to improve participation in competitions and events.

e) To grow our junior membership to at least 20.

f) To have at least two away trips to Burrum Heads & Tin Can Bay.

g)  To win the Inter Club Fishing Competition.

h) To achieve budget and maintain profit by reviewing all expenditure and income on a monthly basis and evaluate where necessary.

i) Continually update our website to reflect current and accurate information.

j) To establish and document procedures of the Secretary’s position.

k) To establish a promotional plan and Publicity Officer to increase the club’s profile within the Fraser Coast Area.

l) To ensure committee members have Blue Cards as per our constitution.

m) To promote sponsor’s business’s through our club, website, newsletters, and information media.

n) To increase and train a number of members to participate in fund raising events.

o) To hold at least 4 Bunnings Sausage Sizzles in the year.

p) To hold an annual garage sale.

q) To run a Xmas Hamper Raffle per year.

r) To plan and implement the changes required to extend the existing clubhouse building and surrounds to meet future demand.

Most importantly…To have fun, be safe, inclusive and of course catch fish in a way that is sustainable to our Environment.