What is Wilderness? Wilderness has almost as many dimensions as the number of people who consider it. However, there is some consensus about the main elements of wilderness. It has three essential attributes – naturalness, remoteness and size. A wilderness area is defined as having, or as being capable of restoration to: a sufficient size Continue reading
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Ecological Use of Fire on Fraser Island
By John Sinclair AO FIDO’s objective is to adopt a fire management regime which will achieve the best outcome for Fraser Island ecology and achieve greater biodiversity on Fraser Island. FIDO believes that the optimum biodiversity on Fraser Island will be achieved by replicating the Aboriginal patterns of fire management to maximize the biodiversity of Continue reading
Light Rail on Fraser Island
A History of Fraser Island Tramways John Kerr As the Fraser Island Transport and Access study proceeded during 2001-02 interest in light rail on Fraser Island increased. Many people would be unaware that light rail was used on Fraser Island by the timber industry from 1905 until about 1935 when it was displaced by motor Continue reading
A History of Aborigines of Fraser Island
Aborigines have occupied all of Australia, including what is now Fraser Island, for more than 50,000 years. Since Fraser Island became an island with rising sea levels over 6,000 years ago, it has been a very productive territory and home to thousands at a time. Since the 1850s, following European settlement of the adjacent mainland, Continue reading
Sand Sea and Sun Conference Outline
Sand, Sea and Sun 6th Biennial Fraser Island Conference Innovation Centre — University of the Sunshine Coast Wednesday, 12th August, 2015 — 9.00 am to 5.00 pm FIDO’s previous Fraser Island conferences 2020 Vision (Noosa 2004), True Grit (USC 2006), Shifting Sands (The Gap 2009) FIDO @ 40 (The Gap 2011), A Natural Laboratory (Mt Coo-tha Continue reading
Sand, Sea and Sun – FIDO’s 6th Bienniel Conference
9.00 am to 5.00 pm Wednesday 12th August, 2015 Innovations Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast Sippy Downs COST: $100. ($60 for students and concessions) Includes light lunch and morning and afternoon tea On line registrations can be made at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/6th-biennial-fraser-island-conference-tickets-16152826539