Final two men fined for starting fire that scorched Fraser Island

Final two men fined for starting fire that scorched Fraser Island

Two of the accused had their matters dealt with in January and the remaining two had their cases wrapped up during the past week.

  • byToby Crockford

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More campgrounds closed in the wake of Fraser Island dingo attack

More campgrounds closed in the wake of Fraser Island dingo attack

Campgrounds at Wathumba and Teebing,also known as Wathumba Spit,have now been temporarily closed after a boy was attacked by two dingoes on Tuesday.

  • byMatt Dennien
Dingo attacks boy on Fraser Island in Queensland

Dingo attacks boy on Fraser Island in Queensland

A Fraser Island dingo has bitten a school-aged boy at the island’s popular Orchid Beach,with residents now fearful the animal involved is a pup that will be culled.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Dingo found with fish hook in lip sparks reminder for Fraser Island tourists

Dingo found with fish hook in lip sparks reminder for Fraser Island tourists

The lure was removed from the young wongari – as the island’s wild dingoes are known by the traditional owners – which will be monitored by parks staff for infection.

  • byMatt Dennien
Smoke on the water:How Fraser Island is rising from the ashes

Smoke on the water:How Fraser Island is rising from the ashes

One of the natural wonders of the world,Fraser Island was hit by a bushfire that scorched more than half of the World Heritage-listed site. A month after the flames were contained,a small group takes a journey to the island paradise to assess the damage for themselves.

  • byMatt Dennien
Two of four charged over Fraser Island bushfire plead guilty,fined

Two of four charged over Fraser Island bushfire plead guilty,fined

The fire scorched 87,000 hectares - more than half of the island - and led to mass evacuations of residents and threatened homes.

  • byToby Crockford
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Federal government offers help to bushfire-damaged Fraser Island

Federal government offers help to bushfire-damaged Fraser Island

She also said she would receive the long-overdue national koala recovery plan in February 2021.

  • byTony Moore
Scorched Fraser Island to reopen,as heat remains over emergency response

Scorched Fraser Island to reopen,as heat remains over emergency response

Beach houses and residential accommodation will reopen,while 4WD beaches and campgrounds will be partially reopened.

  • byToby Crockford
'Didn't even lose a Hills Hoist':How Fraser Island homes escaped the flames

'Didn't even lose a Hills Hoist':How Fraser Island homes escaped the flames

More than 85,000 hectares - more than half of Fraser Island's total size - has been burnt since the fire began on October 14.

  • byMatt Dennien andToby Crockford
Cool change allows firefighters to get on top of Fraser Island blaze

Cool change allows firefighters to get on top of Fraser Island blaze

More than 60 personnel from QFES,Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service and the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation remained on the fire fronts on Thursday.

  • byToby Crockford
Rain'taken sting out'of Fraser Island fire,NSW water-bomber goes home

Rain'taken sting out'of Fraser Island fire,NSW water-bomber goes home

The winds will change on Wednesday,and this could push flames back on themselves or push flames onto new ground.

  • byToby Crockford