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K’gari Post-Cyclone Ecological Impact Assessment
In mid-May 2025, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service Great Sandy Area staff organised a field trip to K’gari to train QPWS staff in the use of the wetlands condition assessment tool (WetCAT) to undertake assessments for a selection of freshwater lakes, creeks and swamps on K’gari. The driver for this was the need for a post-ecological event impact assessment on K’gari.
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K’gari’s planned burning program ignites for 2025
The flames of protection and renewal are lighting up K’gari as the island’s annual collaborative planned burning program sparks into action.
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Effective fire management is a complex beast
Nature doesn’t wait for resources; in fact, I think it plays a game of ‘let’s see how well you can react to this weather event!’ as a dry-lightning storm forms on the horizon after prolonged dry.
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Introductory Biosecurity Training
Ten Butchulla Land and Sea Rangers recently joined K’gari Biosecurity Officer, Seth Henaway, AJ Perkins from the NSW Threatened Species Team, Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Pathologist Dr Geoff Pegg and CSIRO specialists Tracey Steinrucken (Invasive Pathways) and Tim Vance (Aquatic Weeds) for an intensive 1-day introduction to the world of invasive weeds, pests and diseases.
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K’gari Biosecurity Strategy Development – driven by community and data
The need for biosecurity is growing in importance day by day with more threats waiting on the horizon. The recent detection of tilapia on K’gari is a new threat stacked on the 200-plus harmful species already on the island.
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Butchulla Cultural Camp: Conserving Water Knowledge
The Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation’s (BAC) Butchulla Water Stories project has now moved into Phase 2, supported by a Great Barrier Reef Foundation Reef Trust Partnership Healthy Country grant.
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Endangered Species Find for K’gari
Is it an eel? Is it a vampire fish? No, it’s a brook lamprey!
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WetCAT Training for BAC
Between 18-20 June, ten Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation Rangers joined trainers Kylie McPherson and Julieanne Blake, from DESI’s Queensland Wetlands Program for WetCAT training.
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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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Beyond the Black Summer Bushfire
In April 2022, the BAC commenced an exciting new project to reinstate Butchulla cultural burns on K’gari. Partnering with the Everick Foundation and supported by a 2-year Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Grant from the Australian Government, the project takes a staged approach to building BAC and partner capacity to support cultural burns on K’gari.
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