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Bush Regeneration Trip Gallery March 2013
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.
Weed Busting: Mother of Millions and Live Leaf
by Col Zemek Fraser Coast Regional Council
Mother of Millions (left) Bryophyllum delagoense and hybrids and
Live leaf (below right) B.pinnatum
These fleshy leaved succulents with apt names will flower through winter.
Weed Busting: Glory Lily
by Col Zemek Fraser Coast Regional Council
Glory lily (Gloriosa superba)
Declared under Local Law No. 3 (2010) for Fraser Island ONLY.
A native to Africa and Asia.
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Weed Busting: Easter Cassia
by Col Zemek Fraser Coast Regional Council
Easter Cassia (Senna pendula var. glabrata)
Declared under Local Law No. 3 (2010) for Fraser Island ONLY
A native to tropical America. (more…)
Weed Busting: Mickey Mouse Plant
by Col Zemek Fraser Coast Regional Council
Mickey Mouse Plant (Ochna serrulata).
A native to Africa. (more…)
Weed busting on Fraser Island.
by Col Zemek Fraser Coast Regional Council
Have you noticed plants introduced to gardens in the townships of Fraser Island escaping and spreading throughout the island and into the National Park? You can help stop this spread by removing them wherever you see them and planting recommended plants native to Fraser Island. (more…)
Eurong nursery update
If you would like to order some native plants to replace any exotics that you have in your garden please contact me
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A Colourful Fraser Island
David Anderson, Fraser Island Association
In numerous attempts to “sell” the idea of Fraser Island native plants to replace exotics in gardens around Eurong, I have been met with the same plea from a number of land owners: “Can we get plants with colour?” (more…)
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…)
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.
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