Closing Weekend Activities - Sammy Hawker | Sound-Forms: Whale Song

Next date: Saturday, 03 October 2026 | 10:30 AM to 01:00 PM

Celebrate the closing weekend of Sammy Hawker | Sound-Forms: Whale Song at HBRG with a suite of presentations by marine photographers, conservationists and biologists, featuring:

Emma Brown and Jed Phelps, Underwater Photographers
Hervey Bay photographer and Regional Spotlight artist Emma Brown documents the world of underwater macro within the region. Emma has developed a portfolio of the tiny ecosystems that exist in the waters of the Fraser Coast, which invites viewers to slow down and notice a quieter, more intimate side of our local marine environment.

Attila E. Kaszo, Underwater Photographer, Journalist, Film-maker and Environmental Conservationist
Attila is a Natural History Photojournalist involved in both terrestrial and underwater ecology and conservation with qualifications apart from photojournalism and film-making include Environmental Management. Attila's book 'Beneath the Surface' is a compilation of his work underwater and he has just completed his next book on Madagascar.

Jessica Buckman, PhD student at the University of the Sunshine Coast
Jessica's research focuses on humpback whale ecology and health dynamics and will be investigating the stress levels and population genetics of individuals with site fidelity to Platypus Bay, also updating the spatial use of the whales within the Great Sandy Straits Marine Park. Her previous research has focused on assessing the body condition of coastal dolphins in southeast Queensland, including individuals within the GSSMP.

🕥Time: 10:30 - 1:00pm
📆Date: Saturday 3 October
📍Location: Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, 166 Old Maryborough Rd, Pialba
🎟️Tickets: Free, please register

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Sammy Hawker | Sound-Forms: Whale Song closes Sunday 4 October 2026.

This event is supported by the Regional Arts Development Fund, a partnership between the Queensland Government and Fraser Coast Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.