It may be whale watching season when we can expect Humpbacks, but Hervey Bay enjoyed another recent celebration of the famous whale species.

Last month, the Hervey Bay Humpbacks all abilities Futsal team played host to the only other all abilities futsal team in Queensland – Tag 5 from Brisbane visited Hervey Bay for the much anticipated match.

The match was a very close contest created with great spirit, humour and most importantly friendships were created that will last for many years. The match was eventually won by the Humpbacks 11-9.

Humpbacks Manager, Jimmy Hamilton, has been passionately pushing for this match and was really pleased with the result. “I am extremely proud of this team and can't wait for the next game.”

Jimmy was thankful for the sponsors that supported the team including ProMelius, Whalesong Cruises Hervey Bay, Advance Tree Works and Hervey Bay RSL which helps with the purchase of equipment for training and more player uniforms as their team continues to grow in numbers of players. He also wanted to thank the many supporters who came along to the game and created the exciting atmosphere.

Jimmy had been working on arranging this match for many months that keeps the team continually developing their skills which they have a practice session each week. Jimmy welcomes players with a disability who want to be part of the team to come forward and give the sport a try. They can be found on Facebook under ‘HERVEY BAY HUMPBACKS ALL ABILITIES FUTSAL TEAM’ and send them a message.

“It is about friends having fun and not worrying about the scoreboard,” says Jimmy.

Hervey Bay are proud of this team who continue to inspire people with a disability.