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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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Effective & Collaborative Fire Management on K’gari
Collaborative fire management is important to ensure planned burn program objectives are met for the island.
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Bushfire Season: Fire Fuel Assessment
The K’gari Fire Enhancement Team took a day out of bushfire prep to meet with Senior Bushfire Consultant Guy Morgan on-island to discuss collaborative bushfire mitigation planning around neighbouring residential and resort tenure.
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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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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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K’gari Fire Gym – Drafting Water Practice
K’gari fire-trained staff are getting ready for prescribed burning activities as the bushfire season comes to an end. This includes regular equipment maintenance and training days.
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Advisory Committee releases K’gari World Heritage Strategic Plan
Over the last 6 months, members of the K’gari (Fraser Island) World Heritage Advisory Committee (KWHAC) have developed a Strategic Plan for the World Heritage property to address threats identified in the IUCN World Heritage Outlook Report published in 2020.
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Cultural burning on K’gari
In September 2024, the Burnett Mary Regional Group (BMRG) collaborated with Butchulla Traditional Owners to conduct cool burns on K’gari as part of the Galangoor Gira (Good Fire) project. These burns took place on one of their Aboriginal Freehold Land blocks, known as Oysterman’s Lease.
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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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