The Fraser Island Defenders Organisation has been engaged in many priority projects so far in 2017 with our biggest project our Biennial K’gari Conference coming up on 16th August. See details pp 3-5. Already there have been six working bees to restore the natural integrity of Eurong and Happy Valley and another to carry out Continue reading
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FIDO’s K’Gari E-News 9
The big event of the year for FIDO was the Beach to Birrabeen BioBlitz that was held only a few of weeks ago. But so much more has happened. John Sinclair recently completed a trip through western China visiting nine World Heritage sites along the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau while volunteers spent two Continue reading
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
Observations on some Chinese Natural WH Sites
During October 2016 with other Australians I got a chance to see five natural and one mixed World Heritage site in Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces of western China. I also visited three Cultural sites. All were in high altitude areas near the edge of the Tibetan Plateau where the basic height was 2,000 metres but Continue reading
FIDO’s K’Gari E-News 8
MOONBI 134 went into the mail distribution on 13th September. It hasn’t included some of the more topical issues and these are some updates. This issue deals almost exclusively with filling in the background to just two topical issues: 1: the establishment of the Barbara Winkley Scholarship and 2: reports from FIDO’s Annual General Meeting Continue reading
FIDO’s K’Gari E-News 7
The last two months have been very eventful for both Fraser Island (K’Gari) and FIDO and all of this while a drawn out Federal Election campaign with serious implications for Fraser Island is being played out. FIDO’s E-News are published for topical updates between the biannual Moonbi newsletters. Download FIDO’s K’Gari E-News 7
FIDO’s K’Gari E-News 6
FIDO’s E-News are published for topical updates between the biannual Moonbi newsletters. Download FIDO’s K’Gari E-News 6
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