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Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora) Photo Monitoring Project
This project is being carried out by FIDO
By John Sinclair – FIDO
Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora) Beach:
In response to criticisms of the modifications to the beach at Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora) in 2010, the QPWS invited the Fraser Island Natural Integrity Alliance to set up a monitoring project on the impacts of recreational use of the lake’s beaches as a basis for future management and decisions relating to the lake.
FINIA-FIDO Caring for Country Weeding Trip Report
Michael Lowe
Through nothing less than luck, FIDO’s weed replacement team spent a relatively dry week operating in Eurong township from Feb 03-09 in between two significant wet weather events. The breif repreive in rainy skies allowed the team to continue the valuable work of removing weed species from around Eurong township, the resort and Second Valley. (more…)
Shorebird Monitoring
Dorothy Pashniak
Shorebird monitoring can be both fascinating and frustrating. The fascination happens during summer when there are thousands of birds to watch, photograph, and count. By the end of summer I usually have a list of questions that will take a while for which to find answers – and then the birds are gone on their northern migration. This is the start of the period of frustration.
Sandy Cape Lighthouse
Erosion caused by recent severe low Oswald at Sandy Cape lighthouse gate.
Don & Lesley Bradley – Sandy Cape Lighthouse Conservation Association
A new look for Eurong
Smiley has reasons to smile after the Butchulla boys helped FIDO relocate the Eurong sign shelter for weeds and community notices.
John Sinclair – Fraser Island Defenders Organisation
The spirit of cooperation between the FINIA partners was well demonstrated when an enthusiastic team of indigenous, QPWS and heavy machinery assisted FIDO to relocate the sign shelter at Eurong from beside a walking track no longer used to to a very prominent site adjacent to the public toilet block at Eurong where it is expected to have a much greater impact.
FINIA Monitoring Project
Boorangoora Site 1 is unobtrusively placed and can capture a significant section of the beach
John Sinclair – FIDO
In late November 2012 FIDO installed several monitoring posts on the island. Four large photo monitoring posts have been set up at Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora) to enable visual monitoring of the beach and its use as well as the state of the beach over the years.
Happy Valley Xmas
The 2012 Xmas get together at Happy Valley was a great opportunity to catch up and reflect on the year that was 2012. Thanks to Steve for providing the venue and his staff for their assistance. Thanks also to associate members who assisted on the day. Invited guests comprised 21 QPWS staff and 31 partnership members, volunteers and family. It was a great opportunity for all to mingle while enjoying great food and drinks. Nursery plants and brochures were on offer and readily taken up by members.
FIDO Revving up Weed Replacement Operations at Eurong
John Sinclair, Fraser Island Defenders Organisation
During the past year FIDO has made an impressive impact in addressing the weeds at Eurong with three weeding weeks in the last year contributing 723 volunteer hours working on the problem in one of Fraser Island’s centres of weed infestation.
Progress With The George Haddock Memorial Walk
John Bristow, National Parks Association of Queensland
We have not been communicating very regularly lately. Now is the time to give you an update and refresh your memory on the background of this vision. We have almost completed the EIS for this George Haddock Track as it is being labelled in the report. (more…)
QPWS Update
John Stewart, Senior Ranger – Fraser Island, QPWS
Lake McKenzie shoreline after initial infrastructure removal in August.
On the 15th of September, Ranger In Charge for Southern Fraser, Kim Fleischfresser, and I joined community members, including representatives of the Fraser Island Association and the Fraser Coast 4WD Club, for the OceanWatch clean up day.
FINIA 