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Weed Busting: Glory Lily

Glory Lilyby 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

Easter Cassiaby 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

Mickey Mouse Plantby 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

Fraser Island Creeper5David 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.

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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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.

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Fraser Island Community Weed Replacement Program Takes Shape

Coastal banksias coming through the shadehouse now, soon to be hardened ready for planting into gardens or revegetaion on Fraser Island

Coastal banksias coming through the shadehouse now, soon to be hardened ready for planting into gardens or revegetaion on Fraser Island

Michael Lowe, Environmental Services / Cooloola Coastcare Association Incorporated 

Work has now begun to replace a host of exotic plant species at Eurong with locally sourced and grown indigenous native species from the Island. The project funded by the Australian Government Caring for our Country, will be managed by the Fraser Island Defender’s Organisation on behalf of FINIA. (more…)