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FIDO’s Pandanus Restoration Program
Since about 2008 on the singularly beautiful island paradise of K’gari, the pandanus palm (Pandanus tectorius) has been plagued by the pandanus leaf hopper (Jamella australiae).
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Consensus Building in K’gari Fire Management – Final Report
Following the wildfire that affected over 50% of K’gari in October-December 2020, the IGEM Review 2020-21 identified that risk exposure mapping at the time was primarily related to people and structures, rather than significant environmental areas on this World Heritage-listed Island.
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K’gari Land and Sea Country Conference 2023: Djaa-ngarawinj
The K’gari Land and Sea Country: djaa – ngarawinj 2023 Conference will be held jointly with the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) and the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO) at Fraser Coast campus, University of the Sunshine Coast on 9-10 November 2023.
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Pandanus Restoration Project Update
The Pandanus Restoration Program is a joint initiative between FIDO and the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) supported by the Department of Environment and Science.
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K’gari’s iconic Pandanus under threat, but help has arrived!
The plant Pandanus is often called a Pandanus palm, but it is not a true palm.
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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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Collaborative Fire Workshop at Dilli Village
A three-day fire workshop was held in April by the University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) and the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation (BAC) at Dilli Village. The workshop included field visits to several post-burn and unburnt sites with representatives from a cross-section of K’gari stakeholders including the BAC, UniSC, QPWS, QFES, FIDO, FINIA and K’gari residents.
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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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Cooloola Bioblitz 2022 Wrap Up
The latest Cooloola Bioblitz took place in November 2022, so how did it go?
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