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Celebrating 20 years – FINIA in review
In December 2005, a group of organisations with a common interest in addressing weeds on K’gari met to discuss how to improve collaboration and prioritise activities.
(more…)What a wonderful year for sea turtles!
As the sea turtle nesting season ends (Winter 2025), we have had an exciting year with new volunteers joining us in Hervey Bay this season, which gives us new opportunities for the legacy to continue.
(more…)FINIA Field Trip 2025
It is incredible to think that this year, marks 20 years since the formation of FINIA and their first weed workshop held on K’gari. Weeds and biosecurity are still a massive (and growing) issue for the World Heritage property and an area that concerns many of our partners.
(more…)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.
(more…)FINIA Annual Field Trip 2022
From May 26 to 27, FINIA members participated in their annual two-day Field Trip to K’gari.
(more…)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).
(more…)FINIA is all about Helping Hands
Late last year, FINIA joined the University of Queensland’s Cane Toad Challenge (CTC).
(more…)Notes from Sandy Cape Lighthouse
When you are a volunteer caretaker at Sandy Cape Lighthouse, your notebook tends to look a little different to a regular diary of appointments and reminders.
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