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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.
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Monitoring Abrus Management in Happy Valley
There has been a lot of discussion and correspondence regarding the issue of weed management in the Unallocated State Land and other State-controlled lands within the Happy Valley Town Reserve.
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FINIA Field Trip 2023
May 4th and 5th were the dates of this year’s FINIA annual tour of K’gari. Each year FINIA aims to have one two-day meeting on K’gari. FINIA is a community-based partnership dedicated to the protection of the K’gari World Heritage Area’s natural integrity and ecological assets to help ensure that all stakeholders are successfully cooperating in caring for K’gari.
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Coral Creeper Not Wanted on K’gari
It’s not difficult to understand why the coral creeper (Barleria repens), a native of Africa, became a popular garden plant in this country.
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One Year’s Weed, Seven Years of Seed
That old adage about one year’s seeds, seven years of weeds? Does that mean the seven years of weeds promised or threatened by that adage are multiplied by each year of seeds?
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FINIA Annual Field Trip 2022
From May 26 to 27, FINIA members participated in their annual two-day Field Trip to K’gari.
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K’gari Cleans Up After the Flood
In March, over 40 cubic metres of flood debris washed up on K’gari (Fraser Island) beaches as a result of flooding from northern NSW and South East Queensland.
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FINIA Tour of K’gari
Fraser Island Natural Integrity Alliance (FINIA) is justifiably proud of its status as an inclusive alliance of stakeholders who share an interest in that wonderful sand island off Hervey Bay and Rainbow Beach (increasingly known by its Butchulla name of K’gari).
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The Dude with the White Gloves
It will always be known in our family as “the little dude with the white gloves”. However, that description is unlikely to satisfy the entomologists among us.
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Tiger Time
It’s eerily quiet on the island during the shutdown because of Covid-19. However, some small things keep us entertained during our isolation.
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