Aboriginal History Radio-carbon dating of cultural material has established that Aborigines were resident as long ago as 5,500 years BP (before present). It is possible that evidence of earlier occupation may still lay entombed in the sands of the Great Sandy Region. Age determination by radio carbon dating placed the time of formation of the Continue reading
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Animals of the Dunes
Discovering Great Sandy Region Chapter 5 Animals of the Dunes The animals of Fraser Island and Cooloola are not readily apparent to the casual observer. The most obvious are birds and dingoes. Despite the obscurity of the fauna it presents an impressive range to those with the patience to explore and discover. This is because Continue reading
Fraser Island — A Personal Discovery
Reflections by John Sinclair, AO on his love of Fraser Island (K’Gari) There are the qualities of ocean-side wilderness – which Fraser Island does so particularly represent and the water, the lakes and the rain forest. They give a sense of awe, I think, of sensitivity towards the landscape and I feel that sense of Continue reading
Great Sandy Soils
Fraser Island and the adjoining Cooloola sandmass (covering a total of approximately 200,000 hectares) consist almost entirely of quartz sands that have accumulated during episodic periods of dune building in the Quaternary. At least eight dune systems have been identified at Cooloola and nine systems at Fraser Island marking separate episodes of deposition above sea Continue reading
Marine areas of Hervey Bay and Great Sandy Strait
Most of the marine areas of Tin Can Bay, Great Sandy Strait and Hervey Bay formed behind the large coastal dune fields of Fraser Island and Cooloola sand masses when the sea level rose to its present level about 7000 years ago. The waters of Great Sandy Region are protected from southerlies through to easterlies Continue reading
Proposed Feasibility Study for a Fraser Island Light Rail
Proposed Feasibility Study for a Fraser Island Light Rail between Kingfisher and Eurong Resorts with stops at Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora) and Central Station 1st October 2015 Throughout its 44-year history FIDO has always operated on a shoe-string and we don’t intend to abandon our thrift ethic as a result of a very generous bequest made Continue reading
Light Rail Proposal 2015
The Case Fraser Island Light Rail Feasibility Study First drafted in 2004 and updated February 2015 Transportation on Fraser Island has long been a concern for FIDO. The increasing size of the buses has led to widening of the roads. This has led to loss of canopy, desiccation, and erosion in heavy rainfall events. FIDO Continue reading
Managing Fraser Island World Heritage Area
Maintaining The Outstanding Universal Value of Australia’s World Heritage Areas: The Manager’s Perspective Managing Fraser Island World Heritage Area By Angie Stringer As the largest sand island in the world, stretching for 122 km along the Queensland coast, Fraser Island undoubtedly lives up to its World Heritage status. Fraser Island is most commonly recognised for Continue reading
Kleinhardt Study
Tourism & Recreation Values of the Daintree and Fraser Island March 2002 Download the full report here (1.4mb) Economic Assessment – Daintree & Fraser Island Undertook and analysis to determine the value of the Daintree Rainforest and Fraser Island to the Queensland State economy, for the Australian Rainforest Foundation. Daintree & Fraser Island, Australia High level Continue reading
Quotes Describing Fraser Island
From Historical Documents and Literature From its earliest days FIDO has sought to collect any written records which might give a clue to what constitutes Fraser Island’s integrity. FIDO has also tried to gather in as many old photographs as possible to provide a visual guide to integrity. As far as possible FIDO has sought Continue reading