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Calls for action after invasive Tilapia found on K’gari
For hundreds of thousands of years, K’gari (one of Australia’s twenty World Heritage sites) has been a haven for native animals and special species of flora and fauna, but a noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the Queensland island.
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Avian Flu H5N1: Risks for Queensland
Avian influenza is a viral disease of birds found across the globe.
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John Sinclair Memorial Lecture 2024
On 15 June, 130 people gathered at the Auditorium of the Mount Coo-tha Botanical Gardens to hear esteemed environmental campaigner Dr Bob Brown deliver the third John Sinclair Memorial Lecture.
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Pest Spotters: Watch out for Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA)!
Fire ants are one of the world’s worst invasive species and a serious problem for everybody in Australia.
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K’gari – Always Was, Always Will Be
On 7 June 2023, the world’s largest sand island and formerly known as Fraser Island, officially reclaimed her Butchulla name of K’gari.
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Myrtle Rust, the Silent Killer
Myrtle rust’s impact on our native ecosystems has now been captured on film. This film introduces myrtle rust and its cultural, social, and ecological effects on Australia’s native environment.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of World Heritage
There is little doubt that the pathway to World Heritage for K’gari (Fraser Island) has been contentious. The colonial fight for K’gari started in 1770, when HMS Endeavour, carrying Lt James Cook and Sir Joseph Banks, scientist and sponsor for the trip, recorded the island.
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4WD Clubs Help Clean-up K’gari
4WD QLD volunteers have been cleaning up K’gari (Fraser Island) since 2001.
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FINIA Annual Field Trip 2022
From May 26 to 27, FINIA members participated in their annual two-day Field Trip to K’gari.
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Fraser Coast Council launches K’gari Waste Management & Resource Recovery Strategy
In January 2021, Fraser Coast Regional Council were granted funding under the Australian Heritage Grants Program 2020-21 to support the development and implementation of a Waste Management and Resource Recovery Strategy for K’gari (Fraser Island).
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