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Sisal Stripped to Bare Minimum
Originally from Mexico, Sisal Hemp plants grow up to two metres tall and closely resemble the native Crinium lily. As the plant matures, it produces a tall flowering spike on which smaller plants develop. Mature plants are often surrounded by younger plants that have fallen off the flowering spike. These younger plants are easily spread through site disturbance, which can roll or wash them down slopes, where they establish new colonies.
(more…)Weeds of the Month — Please keep your eyes open for these!
Have you noticed plants in your gardens escaping and spreading into other parts of your garden or neighbourhood? You can help stop this spread by removing these invasive plants wherever you see them and planting better alternatives that benefit the garden’s diversity and reduce the possibility of weedy plants invading.
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Shorebirds in Decline
In the last couple of months many of you may have noticed the increasing number of shorebirds on our coastline as the birds return from their Siberian and Alaskan breeding grounds. But how many of you have noticed that there are less than last year, and that they are declining year on year?
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The Impact of Sandmining on Fraser Island’s Natural Integrity
The 10th anniversary of FINIA at Dilli Village is also a reminder that sandmining ended on Fraser Island only 39 years ago, after churning up about 200 hectares of dunes. The six-year long Queensland Titanium Mines project was responsible for mining in the narrow coastal strip between North Spit and Dilli Village, an area comprising half that of the total area mined.
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Sand, Sea and Sun a Success!
On 12 August, more than 100 delegates attended the 6th Biennial Fraser Island Conference at the University of the Sunshine Coast at Sippy Downs. It was the best attended Fraser Island (K’Gari) Conference yet, and with the weather for the Conference being most pleasant, as was the venue and the catering, it was also judged to have been the best Fraser Island Conference so far.
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Prestigious Win for Indigenous Advisory Committee
In September, the Fraser Island World Heritage Area Indigenous Advisory Committee (FIWHA-IAC) was awarded the prestigious Queensland Landcare Award for Indigenous Land Management for their Recognising & Recording K’Gari’s (Fraser Island) Cultural Heritage project.
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Tiny Wasp Released to Save Fraser Island’s Pandanus
In an effort to rescue Fraser Island’s pandanus trees from the devastating effects of infestation by Jamella leaf-hopper (Jamella australiae), 26 October saw the long-awaited release around Eurong of a tiny sandfly-sized predatory wasp (Aphanomerus sp.) that is expected to help to check Jamella numbers. (more…)
Strategic Funding for Pest Management
Funding applications for state government pest management projects were recently approved for the Great Sandy National Park.
Tracking collars fitted to ‘high-risk’ Fraser Island dingoes in an effort to monitor their movements
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has commenced a trial to track dingoes (that have shown aggressive behaviour) through the use of tracking and high visibility collars. (more…)
What have Maryborough Heritage Houses to do with FINIA?
FINIA and others concerned with preserving natural integrity can learn important lessons by examining why so many of the wonderful heritage houses of Maryborough have been preserved, restored and protected without any conservation orders applying to them.
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