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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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A Fitting Sign of the Times

Fraser Island paramedic Phil Switzer has received a farewell gift from Fraser Island (K’gari) that he can’t take with him.

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Defying the dry and awaiting the wet

The prolonged dry spell on Fraser Island took its toll on vegetation …  but not on Guinea Grass (Megathyrsus maximus var. maximus)

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Leave Only Footprints

Just south-west of Happy Valley there is a rarely-traversed sand dune called Mellong.

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