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Introductory Biosecurity Training
Ten Butchulla Land and Sea Rangers recently joined K’gari Biosecurity Officer, Seth Henaway, AJ Perkins from the NSW Threatened Species Team, Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Pathologist Dr Geoff Pegg and CSIRO specialists Tracey Steinrucken (Invasive Pathways) and Tim Vance (Aquatic Weeds) for an intensive 1-day introduction to the world of invasive weeds, pests and diseases.
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K’gari Biosecurity Strategy Development – driven by community and data
The need for biosecurity is growing in importance day by day with more threats waiting on the horizon. The recent detection of tilapia on K’gari is a new threat stacked on the 200-plus harmful species already on the island.
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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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