Consultants have told the Queensland government the overuse of beaches and trails,particularly by four-wheel-drives,is a problem that needs to be addressed.
The traditional Fraser Island holiday has changed. For starters,Fraser Island doesn’t even exist anymore.
A girl has been taken to hospital with “significant” leg wounds after being bitten by a dingo at a popular Queensland tourist spot.
In the Butchulla language K'gari means paradise.
The Fraser Island Great Walk is impressive even in the rain.
It caused one man to drop his camera,and it brought a woman to tears. Whale watching changes you.
Caroline Gladstone greets P&O Cruises'first visit to the world's largest sand island.
You need to pitch a tent for a genuine family camping holiday,don't you? Not quite,writes Jacqui Taffel.
<b>Tin Can Bay</b><br><b>Tranquil Coastal Getaway near Fraser Island</b><br>Tin Can Bay,245 km north of Brisbane,is a small centre of over 2000 people,on the mainland,opposite the southern end of Fraser Island. It is situated in a sheltered position within a deep but narrow inlet which is further protected from the ocean's raw force by a peninsula that juts out from the mainland near Rainbow Beach (see below),on the other side of the inlet. Tin Can Bay is a tranquil and picturesque getaway for those who want relaxation and simple pleasures rather than cultural activity.
<b>Rainbow Beach</b><br><b>Pleasant quiet holiday spot which also serves as a gateway to Fraser Island and Cooloola National Park</b><br>Originally known as Back Beach,Rainbow Beach was renamed after the coloured sands located near the town which lies to the south of<a href="QLDFraserIsland.shtml">Fraser Island</a>. It was gazetted as late as 1969 when it was established to service the local sandmining industry. Until that time there was no road to Rainbow Beach,with the only access being via boat from<a href="QLDTinCanBay.shtml">Tin Can Bay</a>.