Knowledge Sharing « FINIA

Preparing for the Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference

August 11, 2019 11:50 am / Leave a comment

One area where there has been a huge amount of collaboration is the upcoming 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference. The conferences, which were initiated by FIDO in 2004, are unique in the World Heritage space, and have been an excellent tool for stakeholders and researchers to share knowledge and information about K’gari.

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USC Student Assisting FINIA

May 31, 2019 9:09 am / Leave a comment

USC Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events student, Beau Ivey is currently working on a FINIA-nominated ‘industry’ project to help us re-design our barge video.

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Birds of a Feather Flock Together

May 30, 2019 8:15 am / Leave a comment

K’gari-Fraser Island becomes the final resting place for a small number of migrating animal species from whales to birds that become stranded due to weather, limited food resources, illness or other influential reasons. This is also a natural part of the island’s nutritive cycles.

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Getting Together on K’gari

May 28, 2019 9:04 am / Leave a comment

FINIA was founded on K’gari in 2005 and meeting on the island at least once a year has become an important part of the group’s calendar. Aside from the opportunity to spend some time looking at the issues and progress on-ground, it also provides an opportunity for us to renew our commitment to the island, share knowledge, meet new partners and discuss approaches as we face emerging challenges – like myrtle rust and visitor management. The 2019 trip, held on 7-8 May, was no exception.

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K’gari Stories for Children

February 9, 2019 8:00 am / Leave a comment

For those of you that subscribe to this website or the FINIA Facebook page, you may have noticed a few stories for children creeping in?

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Moving Towards Eradication – Bitou Bush

February 6, 2019 8:00 am / Leave a comment

Linda Behrendorff (QPWS) has co-authored a paper with Stacy Harris (Biosecurity Queensland) and Ian Muirhead on the bitou bush eradication project on K’gari – Fraser Island, which was recently published in the journal Ecological Restoration and Management. (more…)