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Diary for FIDO Fraser Island Bush Regeneration and Monitoring 15-21 September 2103

The group logged up an aggregate of 225 voluntary hour of work made up of : (more…)

Book your place now for September’s Fraser Island Bush Regeneration Trip!

Our journey to Fraser Island took us via Mary River Heads to Wangoolba Creek

Join FIDO for a week of weeding! 
Sunday 15 September to Saturday 21 September.
Cost $200

Click Here to see a gallery from a recent FIDO Bush Regeneration trip.

This project is coordinated by Fraser Island Defenders Organisation (FIDO).  It is run on a not for profit basis. All tools, accommodation, food, transport (to and from Brisbane or Sunshine Coast in 4WD vehicle) and island tours are provided.

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4WD Clean-Up Fraser Island

4WD Clean up imageFour Wheel Drive Queensland held their annual Fraser Island Clean-up event on Sunday 2nd June, picking up marine debris along the length of the eastern beach between Dilli Village and Orchid Beach.  This year marked the twelfth event held on Fraser Island, thanks to the hard work and organisation of Four Wheel Drive Queensland with the support of QPWS. (more…)

FINIA Online

Facebook imageJune marked a major milestone for the Fraser Island Natural Integrity Alliance with the launch of both the FINIA website and our facebook page. “Like” our facebook page to keep our community growing!

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2014 Conservation Calendar Competition

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CVA are very excited to be kicking off a brand new photo competition this month.  Over the next month we will be asking you to get out around Australia and take photos that celebrate and represent “Conservation in Australia”, to be in the running.

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Join the search for Australia’s finest feral photos!

feralphotosThe Invasive Animals CRC (IA CRC) are once again searching for your photographs of pest or ‘feral’ animals. They are looking for photos showing pest animals living in the wild, the damage caused by pest animals, and also photos that demonstrate the various methods that are available for pest monitoring and humane control.  (more…)

The Importance of Monitoring

For almost two decades there has been obvious evidence of sediment flowing off the roads and creating alluvial plumes in places on Fraser Island.

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FIDO Bush Regenerators transforming Eurong

coral creeperRetaining the natural integrity that justified Fraser Island’s World Heritage status means hard work for FIDO’s volunteer teams who are waging a war against weeds 

 

 

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ROUND ISLAND WEEDING DAY: 23 APRIL 2013

 In search of “Broad-leaf Pepper”

In search of “Broad-leaf Pepper”

By Vanessa Elwell-Gavins

As a complete newcomer to Hervey Bay and Queensland (from Tasmania), this trip to Round Island (a follow-up to a weed working bee six weeks earlier) was my first exposure to the task of managing environmental weeds in a sub-tropical environment.  (more…)

Bush Regeneration Trip Gallery March 2013

There are many ground orchids found beside this track

Another FIDO organized bush regeneration trip to Eurong 10th to 16th March enabled great progress to be made in advancing the natural integrity of Eurong, Fraser Island’s most visiteds its outside of Kingfisher.

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