Heron Island Facilities

Heron Island Resort has a variety of facilities including The Aqua Soul Spa, Heron Kids Junior Ranges Program and a great range of dining facilities. Relax and enjoy the peace and tranquility of this island resort, as the reef experience on Heron is exclusively for guests only.

Dining

Shearwater Restaurant

Breakfast and lunch are buffet style while dinner features a 3 course table d'hote or Saturday seafood buffet and mid week Aussie BBQ. Open for breakfast from 7.30am - 9.30am, lunch is served from 12.30pm - 2.30pm & dinner is served 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Special diets catered for by prior arrangement.
A picnic hamper service is available on request.

Pandanus Lounge & Baillie's Bar

The Bar & Lounge features panoramic reef views, with a cocktail bar, entertainment lounge, dance floor and a mezzanine level library area. The Bar & Lounge opens to an outdoor terrace. Open from 10.00am to midnight.

Wistari Room

An air-conditioned presentation room for evening nature presentations and latest release movies.

Facilities

Heron Island Resort has great array of facilities available to resort guests.

Facilities Include

Foreign exchange and travellers cheques cashed
Safety deposit facilities
Public telephones
Daily activity sheet - The Heron Times
Swimming pool
Beach towels
Board games
Guest laundry facilities (machines complimentary)
Conference facility for up to 100 people
Heron Kids Junior Rangers Program (7-12 years inclusive) available during Australian school holidays - charges apply
Marine Centre & Shop (PADI/NAUI qualified) for dive equipment hire and sales
Resort Boutique stocking clothing, souvenirs, confectionary, magazines, newspapers, toiletries and voltage adaptors (voltage on Heron is 240V A.C.)

Heron Kids Junior Rangers

As a true coral cay right on the Great Barrier Reef within a Marine National Park, Heron Island offers young visitors lots of interesting and educational experiences. Children aged 7 to 12 can join in the fun and discovery of Heron's Junior Ranger Program during Australian eastern seaboard school holidays (or on request if there's at least three participants).

The kids enjoy hands-on activities and have the chance to earn a colourful collection of 15 badges. They'll get 'up close and personal' with a wonderful variety of marine creatures and explore the fascinating coral cay forest and woodlands. During turtle season (November to April), they can even join the Queensland Turtle Research program's research and monitoring activities.

From reef walks and snorkelling to turtle tagging, charting the night sky and 'piloting' a helicopter, these fun, practical experiences nuture a sense of exploration and caring for the environment.

A one-off registration fee applies for each Junior Ranger participant with fees generating funds for the Queensland Turtle Conservation Program. Registration costs cover Junior Ranger activities, workbook and badges.

The Junior Rangers program was designed by naturalist Sandy McFeeters in cooperation with the University of Queensland Research Station and Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service.

Aqua Soul Spa

Indulgent and nurturing, each signature therapy is a blend of dynamic ingredients, designed to balance the physical and emotional body. When choosing a combination of the treatments you will emerge from the Aqua Soul Spa relaxed and rejuvenated.

Heron Island offers the only Convention Centre right on the Great Barrier Reef. It is well equipped to manage small conferences, training sessions, think-tanks and corporate meetings.

Conference Services and Facilities

Resident Conference Coordinator
VHS Video player
Colour monitor
PA system
Dimmer Switches
Flip Chart
Data projector
Overhead projector
Slide projector and screen
Whiteboards Lectern

The Wistari Room

The air-conditioned room offers excellent conference facilities and opens onto a private terrace overlooking the Barrier Reef. A variety of unique activities can be arranged utilising the marine and wildlife that surrounds the island. The activities staff can tailor an exclusive program of activities to your organisations needs.

Room Capacity

Theatre style, 100 Classroom, 40 U-Shape, 30 The Wistari Room can also be broken down and made into two separate meeting rooms.