The Great Sandy Strait Research Oversight Committee wants to test their hypothesis that serious and sustained damage to the ecology of the Great Sandy Strait will result from the release of acidic water polluted with abnormal concentrations of heavy metals into the Mary River from the proposed Colton coal mine and that further impacts may Continue reading
FIDO Projects
Join the Easter Cassia Blitz 29th April to 5th May 2018
FIDO, FINIA, The Fraser Coast Regional Council and the Fraser Island Association (FIA) are collaborating on a joint assault on Easter Cassia when it is in full flower and easier to locate. Additional volunteers are invited to join this program register Email john(at)fido.org.au (spam proof, please change to @) or sign on at the Happy Valley Continue reading
Call for Volunteers to work on K’Gari 2018
FIDO has been conducting week-long working bees to tackle the urban weeds of Fraser Island for more than a decade. These are both enjoyable and very satisfying projects mixing work, recreation and exploring Fraser Island. Details of FIDO’s past working bees based at Eurong can be found at www.fido.org.au. These projects are funded with grants Continue reading
President’s Annual Report 2017
Fraser Island Defenders Organization President’s Annual Report — July 2017 In the last 12 months since my last Annual Report, FIDO has continued to pursue projects to protect K’gari (Fraser Island) as well as continuing our strong educational, collaborative and advocacy roles. Download the full report: President’s Annual Report 2017
The First K’Gari BioBlitz
From 28 November to 4 December, 2016 a multidisciplinary team based at the University of the Sunshine Coast’s (USC) Dilli Village Research and Education Centre carried out the first of what are hoped to be regular BioBlitzs to better document the species on Fraser Island (K’Gari). The BioBlitzs are a kind of stocktake to develop Continue reading
Problem Corner (Near the Resort’s “Surfside”) – Established 2005
October 2005: In FIDO’s first weeklong working bees on weeds in Eurong in 2005-‐06 identified a huge problem where the resort had been tossing its rubbish and garden waste. In December 2005 FINIA captured some of this dumping of garden waste. The Lymburners with George Haddock and Su Dawson led three teams over the next Continue reading
Monitoring Jarvis Street opposite the taxi house – Established 2005
October 2005: FIDO had been weeding in Eurong on and off for decades mainly we large short weekend efforts that we helpful but not very cost effective. In 2005 with the use of a 4WD troop carrier and the offer of a team of bush regenerators led by Stephanie and Julian Lymburner from Ballina NSW Continue reading
George Haddock Track Maintenance Working Bee Easter (23rd to 29th March) 2016
Over the 2016 Easter Weekend 16 volunteers helped honour FIDO’s obligation to maintain the George Haddock Track. The team cleared 17 kms of track of any fallen timber and major regrowth During 2014 FIDO and NPAQ volunteers cleared 22.7 kms of walking-tracks along former logging tracks and roads in nine different sections of the overall 52 kilometre George Haddock Track supported by Continue reading
Call for Volunteers to work on K’Gari Second Half 2016
FIDO has been conducting week-long working bees to tackle the urban weeds of Fraser Island for more than a decade. With support of other organisations aiming to improve the natural integrity, FIDO is determined to bring the urban weeds in the townships of Eurong and Happy Valley under control. Volunteering has progressively grown with each Continue reading