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Butchulla Water Stories
Capturing K’gari’s Water Values to Keep Country Healthy
Since 2014, the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (BAC) has worked tirelessly to empower Butchulla People – in accordance with their traditional lores – to care for Country; building partnerships to maintain their unique cultural and natural values and generate sustainable livelihoods in line with their traditional obligations and future aspirations.
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Whakakotahitanga i te Kaupapa | Unity of Purpose
Whakakotahitanga i te Kaupapa | Unity of Purpose, released by Scion and Rotoiti 15 Trust, is a video capturing activity from a cultural exchange in November 2023 that aimed to discuss the challenges posed by myrtle rust in New Zealand and Australia.
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4WD Queensland K’gari Clean Up
Four Wheel Drive Queensland (4WD QLD) is the peak body representing 4WD affiliated clubs and their members.
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Butchulla Marine Debris Project Comes to an End
Littering on the Fraser Coast impacts amenity, tourism, habitats, wildlife, and Butchulla cultural heritage and connection to Country.
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Genetic Health and Status of K’gari Wongari (Dingoes)
This project was a cooperative study between the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS), the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation, the University of Southern Queensland and the University of Cape Town and was conducted to assess the current genetic status of the wongari population on the island.
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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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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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