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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 ...

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.

Based on regional surveys and the Queensland Sea Cucumber Fishery (QSCF) operations, which extend down to Tin Can Bay, the following sp...

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 pers...

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.

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.