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Red Imported Fire Ants – Biosecurity Zone Changes
Queensland’s fire ant biosecurity zones have been updated (effective 15 April 2026). These updates affect suburbs across City of Logan, City of Gold Coast, City of Moreton Bay, Lockyer Valley Regional, Scenic Rim Regional, and Sunshine Coast Regional local government areas.
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BAC launches Biosecurity Strategy for K’gari
After 21 months of development, the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation (BAC), supported by the K’gari Biosecurity Advisory Group (KBAG) made up of the island’s landholders and major stakeholders, has launched a 20-year Biosecurity Strategy for K’gari.
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Gympie Regional Council leads the way in fire ant preparedness
The National Fire Ant Eradication Program is working with Gympie Regional Council to stop fire ants before they arrive.
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Combatting Cane Toads on K’gari
Introduced to Australia in 1935, cane toads (Rhinella marina) were first reported on K’gari in the 1960’s with their appearance coinciding with a dramatic reduction in the island’s snake populations, particularly death adders.
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K’gari Conference 2025
The University of the Sunshine Coast’s 2025 conference celebrated the theme Voices of K’gari: Research, Respect and Responsibility, bringing together K’gari’s Traditional Owners, the Butchulla people, leading researchers, conservationists and artists who together explored the cultural, ecological and geological stories of K’gari and the surrounding Great Sandy region.
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BAC Welcomes Butchulla K’gari Djaa Rangers
The Butchulla first lore is ‘What is good for the land must come first.’ K’gari’s and the Butchulla People’s health are deeply connected. When K’gari is unwell, then her people are unwell too.
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IUCN Conservation Outlook Report Released for K’gari
Every three years, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) undertakes an independent evaluation of the conservation outlook for all natural World Heritage properties. Given COVID-19, there was a slight delay in the latest round, with the latest reports released in October 2025.
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Building Knowledge and Biosecurity Capacity for K’gari
In February, a suspicious sight of piccabeen palm dieback behind Happy Valley, was reported by Peter Shooter, a team leader with the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO). The rainforest palms appeared to be dying and rotting along areas spanning tens of metres, showing overall symptoms of dieback. Investigations point to the fungal pathogen Phytophthora, but this is yet to be confirmed.
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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.
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Yellow Crazy Ants on the Move
Regular FINIA followers will know that we have been closely watching the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) situation on the mainland for many years.
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