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FINIA Field Trip 2025
It is incredible to think that this year, marks 20 years since the formation of FINIA and their first weed workshop held on K’gari. Weeds and biosecurity are still a massive (and growing) issue for the World Heritage property and an area that concerns many of our partners.
(more…)FINIA on Tour – Annual Field Trip 2024
In June, FINIA members headed off to K’gari for their annual field trip and on-island meeting. The annual field trips have become a highlight in the FINIA calendar and are an opportunity for partnering organisations to network, share information and learn more about K’gari.
(more…)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.
(more…)K’gari’s iconic Pandanus under threat, but help has arrived!
The plant Pandanus is often called a Pandanus palm, but it is not a true palm.
(more…)Aiding Bushfire Recovery on K’gari
On the morning of 2 June 2022, a team of volunteers recruited by the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) converged on Eurong to participate in the K’gari Coastal Foreshore Rehabilitation and Pandanus Project.
(more…)FINIA Annual Field Trip 2022
From May 26 to 27, FINIA members participated in their annual two-day Field Trip to K’gari.
(more…)Post-fire Recovery Action Update
Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) has wrapped up its first round of Queensland Government-funded Fire Rehabilitation projects.
(more…)K’gari Seed Collection – A Volunteer’s Perspective
This April, I and several other Conservation and Land Management students from TAFE Queensland were given the opportunity to take part in a seed collection project for the purpose of bush regeneration after the 2020 fires on the island.
(more…)Post-fire Recovery Action Plan: Foredune Rehabilitation
Earlier this year, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) asked FINIA and FIDO to help implement the IGEM K’gari Ecological Assessment Monitoring and Research Report’s recommendations.
(more…)FINIA and FIDO to assist in Post-fire Recovery Action Plan
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service have asked FINIA and FIDO to help implement the IGEM K’gari Ecological Assessment Monitoring and Research Report’s recommendations.
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