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Switching Policy Focus to Environmental Biosecurity
Environmental Biosecurity is re-emerging as a big issue for our protected places.
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8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference
Saturday 31 August 2019
Community, Culture and Collaborations (more…)
Scientists to follow up Cooloola BioBlitz moth
The discovery of a new species of Boronia Moth during the Cooloola BioBlitz brought one of Australia’s leaders in scientific research to Cooloola next Month to follow up the discovery. (more…)
The future of waste on K’gari
Since the last FINIA meeting, the Fraser Coast Regional Council has been dealing with submissions on the Future of Fraser Island Waste. FINIA and FIDO both made submissions with long-term resident, David Anderson representing FINIA at the Council’s Fraser Coast Future Waste Forums held on K’gari. (more…)
Measuring the power of a website
When you launch a website, it’s hard to know how well it is being received? What do people think of your web pages and articles and who is using them? (more…)
QR Codes on K’gari
FIDO recently decided to test the application of QR codes. (QR stands for Quick Response rather than ‘Queensland Rail’). We recently updated the Eurong sign shelter and instead of loading up a lot of blurb that people who want to make the most of their time on K’gari are loathe to stop and read, we tried using QR codes to sell ourselves and our message. (more…)
Bitou Bush Surveillance UAV trial
Bitou bush has the ability to out compete and smother native coastal dune vegetation. Infestations within the Great Sandy National Park have been dramatically reduced since the 1980’s, with only isolated plants being found in the field today.
A Whole Lot of Rubbish
The Queensland Government is currently considering the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill 2017. While strongly supporting the Bill for what it may do for waste reduction generally, its implications for Fraser Island were not immediately apparent until I began working on a submission to the Parliamentary Committee reviewing it. Two key features of the proposed legislation are a ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags and the introduction of a container refund scheme for Queensland. (more…)
NAIDOC Celebrated K’Gari Style
Eurong (place of rain) was the gathering place for recent NAIDOC celebrations hosted by QPWS Butchulla rangers who proudly organised an informative session and displayed an array of traditional hunting tools, beautifully painted implements, artefacts and local bush tucker for participants to enjoy. (more…)
A little landscaping improves the natural integrity
Back in 2011, FINIA had a dilemma about how to use the nursery-raised plants using island genetic stock that needed planting out. It was resolved to plant them at the western entrance to Eurong as a demonstration garden. (more…)
