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Consensus Building in K’gari Fire Management – Final Report
Following the wildfire that affected over 50% of K’gari in October-December 2020, the IGEM Review 2020-21 identified that risk exposure mapping at the time was primarily related to people and structures, rather than significant environmental areas on this World Heritage-listed Island.
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Weed Spotters: Watch Out for Telegraph Weed
Native to northern Mexico and southwestern USA, telegraph weed (Heterotheca grandiflora), sometimes known as sticky daisy is a biennial or annual herb with hairy stems and yellow flowers.
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Reflecting on Tin Can Bay Seagrass Decline
On Friday 21 July 2023, I attended Cooloola Coastcare’s barbecue at Crab Creek Park at Tin Can Bay. I reflected on all the issues we discussed over the barbecue such as the long slow decline of seagrass in Tin Can Bay and Cooloola Inlet.
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K’gari Land and Sea Country Conference 2023: Djaa-ngarawinj
The K’gari Land and Sea Country: djaa – ngarawinj 2023 Conference will be held jointly with the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) and the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) at Fraser Coast campus, University of the Sunshine Coast on 9-10 November 2023.
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Black-breasted button-quail project comes to a close
When the BAC’s Conserving Mur’rindum (Black-breasted button-quail) on Butchulla Country project was approved in September 2020, the Du’ling Bushfire that burnt over 85,000 Ha (50%) of the island, hadn’t even started.
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Pandanus Restoration Project Update
The Pandanus Restoration Program is a joint initiative between FIDO and the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) supported by the Department of Environment and Science.
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Wongari-Wise, Dingo-Safe – Get the Message!
Sadly, a recent wongari (dingo) attack to K’gari visitor, 23-year-old Sarah Peet, an urban designer with Moreton Bay Council, resulted not only in ~30 bites and lacerations on her arms, legs, and torso but the euthanasia of the lead wongari (CC Green) after the attack. This was the second wongari euthanised on K’gari for dangerous behaviour this year.
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BAC promotes Wongari-Wise on K’gari
The BAC’s Communication and Education Officer, Tessa Waia, has been stepping up the BAC’s involvement in wongari (dingo) management on K’gari.
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Black Summer Bushfire Project Update
Activities have ramped up on the K’gari Bushfires – Butchulla Fire Management and Heritage Conservation Project (funded through the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grants).
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K’gari – Always Was, Always Will Be
On 7 June 2023, the world’s largest sand island and formerly known as Fraser Island, officially reclaimed her Butchulla name of K’gari.
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