Kingfisher Bay Resort closes for two weeks as Fraser Island fire burns

Kingfisher Bay Resort closes for two weeks as Fraser Island fire burns

The resort has closed on Monday to all visitors as the Fraser Island fire continues to burn about 40 per cent of the island.

  • byJocelyn Garcia

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Vistors barred from Fraser Island from Friday evening due to bushfire
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Vistors barred from Fraser Island from Friday evening due to bushfire

The fire has been burning for weeks through the island's bushland,believed to have started from an illegal campfire that was not put out properly.

  • byLucy Stone
Fraser Island fire heads south after chewing through 40km of bushland

Fraser Island fire heads south after chewing through 40km of bushland

The blaze,believed to have been caused by an illegal campfire a month ago,forced campers and backpackers to evacuate.

  • byLucy Stone
Campers told to flee Fraser Island camp grounds as bushfire approaches

Campers told to flee Fraser Island camp grounds as bushfire approaches

A large bushfire has been burning on Fraser Island for several weeks. On Saturday it began to approach camp grounds on the central coastal side near Cathedral Beach.

  • byTony Moore
Fisherman catches shark,gets bitten off Fraser Island
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Fisherman catches shark,gets bitten off Fraser Island

The man is in hospital recovering.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
NSW man dies in Fraser Island rollover as police probe hinterland fatality

NSW man dies in Fraser Island rollover as police probe hinterland fatality

Police say a 4WD carrying four people was travelling along a beach at low tide when it rolled. It comes after a crash on the Gold Coast claimed four young lives.

  • byMatt Dennien
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'He died in my arms':Shark victim's brother tells of fatal Fraser holiday

'He died in my arms':Shark victim's brother tells of fatal Fraser holiday

The fatal attack,one of the first in recent memory on the popular holiday island,has left both the region and 36-year-old Matthew Tratt's loved ones reeling.

  • byMatt Dennien
'Hearts are hurting':Tributes flow for shark victim as Fraser community reels
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'Hearts are hurting':Tributes flow for shark victim as Fraser community reels

Sunshine Coast father Matthew Tratt,36,was spearfishing off Indian Head when he was grabbed by the leg on Saturday afternoon.

  • byMatt Dennien
Spearfisher killed in Fraser Island shark attack
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Spearfisher killed in Fraser Island shark attack

An off-duty doctor and nurse gave the 36-year-old first aid while a rescue helicopter rushed to Indian Head just after 2pm on Saturday.

  • byJocelyn Garcia andMatt Dennien
Investigator's safety message after Fraser Island pilot missed'several cues'

Investigator's safety message after Fraser Island pilot missed'several cues'

None of the eight on board the Air Fraser Island flight were injured in the January crash,after the pilot overran the beach runway and narrowly avoided a washout.

  • byMatt Dennien
Boat found in search for missing fisherman

Boat found in search for missing fisherman

A third day of search efforts are under way to find Hervey Bay man Paul Brazier,37,with authorities working to determine if a boat found on Thursday was his.

  • byMatt Dennien