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K’gari-Fraser Island World Heritage Discovery Centre

November 10, 2019 6:41 am / Leave a comment

The new K’gari-Fraser Island World Heritage Discovery Centre will be based at SeaLink’s Kingfisher Bay Resort. The Discovery Centre is a joint project of the University of the Sunshine Coast and Kingfisher Bay Resort.

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Protecting and Restoring K’gari’s Pandanus

November 8, 2019 6:30 am / Leave a comment

In record time, the introduced insect responsible for Pandanus dieback, Jamella australiae, spread across the eastern shores of Fraser Island, leaving a wake of destruction.

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Panel Session: K’gari (Fraser Island) Community, Culture and Collaboration Conference 2019

November 6, 2019 9:45 pm / Leave a comment

The final session at the 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference was a Q&A forum.

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Developing a Master Plan for Central Station

November 6, 2019 8:28 am / 1 Comment on Developing a Master Plan for Central Station

For decades, Central Station has been a tourism destination on K’gari. Once the centre of the forestry industry (and a school) when there was logging on K’gari, the site has housed a display explaining the development of K’gari and its various flora and fauna and a picnic area. But the location also has cultural significance to the Butchulla people.

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Community, Culture, Collaboration and Conversations

November 4, 2019 11:10 pm / Leave a comment

Reporting on the 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference

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Preparing for the Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference

August 11, 2019 11:50 am / Leave a comment

One area where there has been a huge amount of collaboration is the upcoming 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference. The conferences, which were initiated by FIDO in 2004, are unique in the World Heritage space, and have been an excellent tool for stakeholders and researchers to share knowledge and information about K’gari.

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