News
Monitoring what matters – Groundwater on K’gari
A significant milestone has recently been achieved on K’gari with the successful installation of six new groundwater monitoring bores, marking an important step towards understanding and protecting one of the island’s most valuable natural assets.
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Strong partnerships for K’gari’s freshwater future
Protecting K’gari’s internationally significant freshwater ecosystems requires more than good science—it requires strong partnerships.
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Ancient Mystery on K’gari as island lakes dried up during rainy era
K’gari, the world’s largest sand island, is celebrated for its striking freshwater lakes. New research from the University of Adelaide and CSIRO, however, suggests that even the island’s largest and deepest lakes may be vulnerable to disappearing under certain climate conditions.
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Be a voice for the voiceless: Join the Cooloola Coast Wildlife Rescue Team
Our stunning Cooloola Coast is home to an incredible array of native neighbours—from the iconic kangaroos grazing at dusk to the vibrant birdlife that fills our mornings with song. But sometimes, these wild residents find themselves in trouble. Whether it’s a joey orphaned by a roadside accident or a sea bird tangled in fishing line, their survival often depends on the quick thinking of a local hero.
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Know your Sea Cucumbers!
The Great Sandy Strait (Korrawinga) and surrounding Hervey Bay area are known habitats for many sea cucumber species, including those that were historically targeted in the local bêche-de-mer fishery during the 1980s and 1990s.
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Review of Saving K’gari from the Sand Miners: Memoir of the Fraser Island Environmental Inquiry, 1975–76 by Chris Loorham
Chris Loorham’s memoir is a rich, engaging, and historically valuable contribution to Australian environmental history. It blends personal narrative, legal analysis, and political context to illuminate the Fraser Island Environmental Inquiry (1975–76), a pivotal moment in the evolution of Commonwealth environmental powers. The paper succeeds in offering both a reflective personal account and a substantive explanation of how respectful relationships, inclusive leadership, and independent inquiry shaped a landmark conservation outcome.
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Celebrating Tokiko’s Contribution to K’gari
On 25 May 2026, Tokiko (Su) Dawson will officially be hanging up her work boots. For over two decades, the FIDO volunteer and environmentalist has coordinated FIDO’s quarterly week-long weeding, bush regeneration and monitoring program operating from Talinga (the former Sinclair family home) at Eurong.
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Cane Toad Rodeo: FIDO’s first toad busting on K’gari
Following negotiations between FIDO president, Zela Bissett and the management of Kingfisher Resort, FIDO were offered two rooms for two nights during from 20-22 March with Zela and her partner Glen Hills, and Sandra and Navin Naidoo spending two nights at Kingfisher Bay Resort working on cane toad reduction.
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K’gari leads the way in recycling
K’gari (Fraser Island) is setting a new benchmark for recycling in remote and environmentally sensitive locations, with outstanding results recorded since the introduction of comingled recycling services last year.
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Red Imported Fire Ants – Biosecurity Zone Changes
Queensland’s fire ant biosecurity zones have been updated (effective 15 April 2026). These updates affect suburbs across City of Logan, City of Gold Coast, City of Moreton Bay, Lockyer Valley Regional, Scenic Rim Regional, and Sunshine Coast Regional local government areas.
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