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Protecting and Restoring K’gari’s Pandanus

November 8, 2019 6:30 am / Leave a comment

In record time, the introduced insect responsible for Pandanus dieback, Jamella australiae, spread across the eastern shores of Fraser Island, leaving a wake of destruction.

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Panel Session: K’gari (Fraser Island) Community, Culture and Collaboration Conference 2019

November 6, 2019 9:45 pm / Leave a comment

The final session at the 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference was a Q&A forum.

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Community, Culture, Collaboration and Conversations

November 4, 2019 11:10 pm / Leave a comment

Reporting on the 8th Biennial K’gari (Fraser Island) Conference

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Update on FIDO’s Weed Eradication Program – Happy Valley

August 18, 2019 8:00 am / Leave a comment

Between 9 and 15 June, 2019, FIDO’s Bush Regeneration Program again targeted Happy Valley. Coming from all over Southern Queensland, the group’s volunteers split into two teams and put in over 140 hours of hard work over the week.

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In the Spirit of Cooperation

August 16, 2019 8:00 am / Leave a comment

It’s been a good season for weeds on Fraser Island. Some heavy falls of rain in June with regular showers for the rest of the month and into early July. Then the sun came out to encourage growth.

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FIDO’s Weed Eradication Program Happy Valley

June 9, 2019 10:00 am / Leave a comment

FIDO has been involved in weed eradication at Happy Valley since the early 2000s. An intensive program commenced in March 2004, involving four, week-long weeding excursions per year. These trips usually involve from 5 to 12 volunteers.

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Eurong Native Plant Nursery

June 7, 2019 9:47 am / Leave a comment

The Native Plant nursery at Eurong was an initiative of FIDO’s, John Sinclair, in collaboration with QPWS. John saw the need for the residents to replace their introduced plants with locally sourced and grown Fraser Island plants.

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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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Protecting the Turtles of Sandy Cape

February 15, 2019 8:07 am / Leave a comment

Sandy Cape Lighthouse Volunteer Group is pleased to announce that their “Nest to Ocean” (N2O) project (Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science DES) is well underway.

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