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Fraser IslandArchive of news articles on external web sites. For mongabay-specific articles, please see http://www.mongabay.com/xml-list.html
Fraser Island evacuated as Hamish approaches - Mar 8, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldUp to 1000 campers are being evacuated from Fraser Island as category five cyclone Hamish heads south towards the central Queensland coast. ... Sand traps unwary drivers on Fraser Island beaches - Apr 21, 2009 NEWS.com.auAS one troopie packed with 11 passengers roared through the dry sand of Inskip Point, another was already bogged. It was almost up to its axles, ... Worst to come: Fraser Island braces for wild weather - Dec 29, 2007 NEWS.com.auAN INTENSE low pressure system is causing havoc along Queensland's southern coast, but Fraser Island has been warned the worst is yet to come. ... Fraser Island braces for wild weather - Dec 30, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldBY ROBERTA MANCUSO AND GABRIELLE DUNLEVY. An intense low-pressure system causing havoc along Queensland's southern coast is due to unleash its worst on ... Fraser Island - Take five - www.smh.com.au/travel/ - Mar 7, 2005 Sydney Morning HeraldWhether you take a day trip from Hervey Bay or stay longer, Queensland's Fraser Island is fascinating, says Lee Mylne. The massive, rusting hulk of the ... Guide to Fraser Island in QLD - Nov 19, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldFerry services to Fraser Island depart from three different locations: Rainbow Beach, River Heads (an outer southern port for Hervey bay located east of ... Guide to Fraser Island in QLD - Nov 19, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldThe first European to sight Fraser Island was Captain James Cook who passed along the coast of the island between 18-20 May 1770 and named Indian Head after ... Fraser Island accident: Call for 4WD licences - Dec 14, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldQueensland authorities should introduce a four-wheel driver's licence to stop accidents on Fraser Island's beaches, one of the island's longest-serving ... New dingo fences for Fraser Island - Sep 23, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldThe Queensland government will spend $750000 erecting fences on Fraser Island to separate dingoes and humans. Premier Anna Bligh said on Sunday the 2m high ... Fraser Island reopened to vehicles - Jan 2, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldVisitors will be allowed some access to southeast Queensland's Fraser Island from Thursday, after some of its campsites were evacuated in wild weather. ... Wily dingoes back in town on Fraser Island - Jan 11, 2010 Brisbane TimesCattle-style grids designed to keep humans and dingoes apart on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island have been rendered useless because they're clogged with ... Dingo attacks boy on Fraser Island - Aug 7, 2009 Herald SunRANGERS are searching for a dingo that attacked a four-year-old boy who was walking with his family along a Fraser Island beach. ... Fraser Island - Nov 13, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldThere is no doubt that Fraser Island ranks as one of the true wonders of Australia. It is the largest sand island in the world and has such a range of ... Fraser Island dingo attack won't affect tourism - Apr 19, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldTourism operators on Queensland's Fraser Island say they don't believe a dingo attack on a four-year-old girl will deter visitors, even though it almost ... Fraser Island and Hervey Bay attract new generation of tourists - Jan 31, 2010 Sydney Morning HeraldNo longer a retreat for the White Shoe Brigade, the Fraser Coast is attracting a new generation of tourists, writes Simon O'Brien. ... Meeting - and eating - the wildlife on Fraser Island - Feb 12, 2006 Times OnlineStephen Clarke thought Newquay was impressive, before he went to Australia's Fraser Island. That's not a beach, mate... Is it safe to swim out there? ... Signs erected at Great Sandy Straits and Fraser Island - Dec 26, 2008 NEWS.com.auBy Glenis Green. HOLIDAYMAKERS flocking to Fraser Island and the Great Sandy Strait are facing a bigger threat than bluebottle stings and sunburn. ... www.smh.com.au - Fraser Island Four Wheel Drive Crash Inquest - Dec 29, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldThe Japanese driver of a vehicle which crashed on Fraser Island earlier this month, killing a tourist, was shown a training video in English which he did ... Fraser Island joins world's 'sexiest' getaways - Aug 29, 2005 The AgeQueensland's Fraser Island has been named one of the world's sexiest islands by the prestigious US business publication, the Forbes Magazine. ... Fraser Island beach smash driver was British backpacker - May 28, 2009 Times OnlineA backpacker from Liverpool has told of his distress at being behind the wheel of a car which crashed and killed two of his friends in a tragic accident on ... Experts say Fraser Island anti-dingo fences will work - Sep 18, 2008 NEWS.com.auOFFICIALS say new electric dingo fences can protect residents and visitors to Fraser Island, where a three-year-old girl was bitten this week. ... Fraser Island 4WD inquests to be joined - Jan 22, 2010 Sydney Morning HeraldThe deaths of three overseas tourists in two separate four-wheel drive crashes on Fraser Island will be investigated in a single inquest, Queensland's state ... Fatal backpacker crash prompts speed reduction on Fraser Island - Apr 28, 2009 Times OnlineThe speed limit on Fraser Island, one of Australia's popular tourist destinations, will be reduced as a result of the fatal accident last week which killed ... Fraser Island lakes clogged by sand - Dec 23, 2008 NEWS.com.auFRASER Island is at risk of losing its unique lakes unless nearby roads are closed immediately, says an environment group. The Fraser Island Defenders ... A haven for outdoor enthusiasts - Sep 28, 2006 Sydney Morning HeraldStretching over 123 kilometres and covering 184000 hectares, Fraser Island is a wonderland of adventure that's best explored with time on your side. ... Fear cattle dog could spread parvovirus to Fraser Island dingoes - Dec 30, 2009 NEWS.com.auWILDLIFE authorities fear an escaped cattle dog could spread a potentially deadly disease through Fraser Island's dingo population. ... Fraser Island dingoes 'starving' with electrified grids, fences - Nov 28, 2008 NEWS.com.auBy Sophie Elsworth. FRASER Island residents claim dingoes have become emaciated and weak since the electrification of grids and fences on the island. ... German Tourist Chokes On Steak On Fraser Island - Jan 15, 2010 Brisbane TimesA German tourist is in a critical condition in hospital after choking on a piece of steak while camping on Fraser Island. The 34-year-old backpacker was ... Fraser Island limits 4WDs - Feb 20, 2007 NEWS.com.auA STRETCH of Queensland's World Heritage listed Fraser Island will be closed to vehicles so families can escape "four-wheel drive madness". ... Wati skirts Queensland coast - Mar 24, 2006 Sydney Morning HeraldAt 6am (AEST), category three Wati was 630km north-east of Sandy Cape on Fraser Island and heading south-east at 14kph, parallel to the south-east coast. ... Fraser Island too boring for rangers - Jun 8, 2008 NEWS.com.auRangers on Fraser Island are reportedly so bored they are demanding to be flown back to the mainland daily at taxpayers' expense. ... New laws target backpacker safety on Fraser Island - Jul 26, 2009 Brisbane TimesParamedics treat injured tourists at the scene of the fatal Fraser Island crash in April. New laws will restrict the number of people and amount of luggage ... Fraser Island sex attack follows dingo scare - Jan 19, 2010 Sydney Morning HeraldA foreign tourist who sexually assaulted a woman while she slept in a tent on Fraser Island has walked away from court with a fine. ... Visiting Queensland's Fraser Island - Oct 21, 2005 New Zealand HeraldBy Chris Barton View as one page. See that flock of crested terns up there, do you know what they are called when we drive by?" ... Move in New York to stop sand-mining ban - Jan 1, 2007 The AustralianThe decision helped establish the new government's environmental credentials, with Fraser Island becoming the first place to be listed on the Australian ... Fraser Island dingoes face extinction - May 22, 2009 NEWS.com.auBy Glenis Green. Locals, animal experts and some politicians fear that heavy-handed culling under the Queensland Government's current dingo management plan ... Fraser Island partially reopens to tourists - Nov 13, 2008 The AgeVisitors will be allowed some access to southeast Queensland's Fraser Island from tomorrow, after some of its campsites were evacuated in wild weather. ... Fraser Island: A sand safari to satisfy curiosity - Jan 15, 2010 New Zealand HeraldBy Jim Eagles. If it hadn't been for the fact that our host on Fraser Island started making chicken noises I would have given up trying to take a 4WD ... Fraser Island - Fraser Island - Feb 16, 2005 Daily MailI stand on the golden sand of the beach that stretches out for mile upon mile in front of me, the sea lapping at my toes, the sun shining, the wind blowing ... Fraser Island dingoes killed after attacks - May 9, 2009 NEWS.com.auFOUR dingoes have been destroyed after they threatened two rangers and a couple on Fraser Island. The leader of the pack was a juvenile, but it weighed 18kg ... Bone found on Fraser Island - May 13, 2008 NEWS.com.auA 15cm-long bone found on Fraser Island has been sent for forensic analysis to determine if it was human remains, according to police. ... Crocodile 'on visit' to Fraser Island spotted by boaties - Mar 2, 2009 NEWS.com.auRANGERS are getting cunning in their efforts to catch a giant 4m estuarine crocodile spotted by people on house boats at Fraser Island. ... Fraser Island in top 500 to see before they disappear - Oct 29, 2008 NEWS.com.auTHE Gold Coast, Barrier Reef, Fraser Island and Daintree are among the must-see sites in danger of disappearing, according to travel guide Frommers. ... Dingo trap snares tourist - Nov 1, 2006 NEWS.com.auFraser Island community advisory panel member Mike West said yesterday it gave the tourist a heck of a fright. "It must have been like a death adder ... Fresh approach to Fraser - Mar 23, 2007 NEWS.com.auBatty, the Noosa-based operator of Fraser Island four-wheel-drive tour specialist ... Its latest venture is a combined Noosa/Fraser Island tour package ... Two die in Fraser Island crash - Apr 18, 2009 The AgeTwo tourists died when their four-wheel-drive crashed on Queensland's Fraser Island, north of Brisbane this morning. Police said the troop-vehicle was ... Man dead, woman stranded in yacht accident off Fraser Island - May 18, 2008 NEWS.com.auTHE coroner will investigate the death of a British man sailing off Fraser Island yesterday following the dramatic rescue of his traumatised wife. ... Dingo nips toddler - Nov 22, 2006 NEWS.com.auA TODDLER has been nipped by a dingo, the second attack on Fraser Island in three ... Fraser Island community advisory panel member Mike West called on ... The World Today - Fraser Island listed as sexy hot spot - Aug 30, 2005 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineELEANOR HALL: Queensland's Fraser Island has scored a tourism coup, being named the fifth sexiest island in the world in the latest issue of a US business ... Wild weather set to batter Qld - Dec 27, 2007 Sydney Morning HeraldThe system will slowly track south over the coming days and will likely reach a point east of Fraser Island, just north of the Sunshine Coast. ... 4WD rolls over on Fraser Island - Sep 8, 2009 NEWS.com.auA FOUR-wheel-drive vehicle carrying seven people has rolled several times and came to rest on its roof on a Fraser Island beach. ... EPA can't find enough workers for Fraser Island - Dec 13, 2008 NEWS.com.auIT is the paradise island that attracts more than 500000 tourists every year - but Fraser Island can't get enough park rangers. ... Tourists injured in crash - Nov 29, 2006 NEWS.com.auELEVEN Korean tourists had their Fraser Island holiday turned upside down ... Fraser Island Excursions co-owner Barry Nicholls, who operates day tours on ... EPA to set traps for 4m crocodile near Fraser Island - Feb 26, 2009 NEWS.com.auTHE Environmental Protection Agency will set traps to catch a 4m crocodile near an island just 85km from Noosa after the creature reportedly circled a boat. ... Southeast Queensland braces for cyclone - Dec 28, 2007 NEWS.com.auIn the firing line are thousands of campers staying on Fraser Island and weekend evacuations have not been ruled out. But there is only a 50 per cent chance ... Wicked Campers fail roadworthy tests - Jan 10, 2010 NEWS.com.au..."We have seen the incidents involving 4WDs on Fraser Island, and the Government has taken measures there to try and protect visitors to our state." ... Fraser Island dingoes in second attack within a week - Apr 15, 2009 NEWS.com.auANOTHER child has been attacked by a dingo on Fraser Island, the second such attack within a week, with government officials opting to destroy the animals. ... 4WD tracks put Fraser Island sands under siege - Aug 31, 2008 NEWS.com.auA FIFTH of World Heritage-listed Fraser Island foredunes have been destroyed by four-wheel-drive vehicles, prompting a call for limits to be set. ... Tourists hurt in Fraser Island crash sue car rental firm - Jun 29, 2009 NEWS.com.auTHREE British backpackers who were seriously injured when their 4WD rolled on Fraser Island have launched legal action against a Queensland tour operator. ... One dead, seven injured in Fraser Island 4WD rollover - Dec 13, 2009 Brisbane TimesOne Japanese tourist is dead and seven others between 20 and 30 years of age are injured after their hired 4WD rolled on Fraser Island this morning, ... Tourist photographs crocodile in Gold Coast canal - Jan 21, 2010 NEWS.com.auThe Fraser Island sighting last year prompted authorities to erect a warning sign and spend tens of thousands of dollars in an unsuccessful bid to trap the ... Girl, 3, injured in Fraser Island dingo attack - Sep 17, 2008 NEWS.com.auA THREE-YEAR-OLD girl has been bitten on the back and buttocks by a dingo at Eurong on Fraser Island - the fifth incident involving the wild dogs in 12 ... Final photograph before Fraser Island 4WD crash - May 2, 2009 NEWS.com.auEXCLUSIVE: THEY swapped drivers, did a final seatbelt check, and then their nightmare began on Fraser Island. Minutes later, the four-wheel-drive carrying ... Police probe fatal Fraser Island smash - Apr 24, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldFive tourists remain in hospital as police continue to investigate a crash on Fraser Island which killed two of their touring companions. ... Fed: Fraser Island among world's sexiest | Article from AAP General... - Aug 29, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Fraser Island among world's sexiest ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 08-29-2005 Fed: Fraser Island among ... Fraser Island tourists urged not to feed dingoes after another... - Apr 18, 2007 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineVisitors to Fraser Island in south-east Queensland are being reminded not to feed dingoes, after a young girl was attacked on the island yesterday. ... Second child attacked by Fraser Island dingo - Apr 16, 2009 NEWS.com.auANOTHER child has been attacked by a dingo on Fraser Island, the second such attack within a week, with government officials opting to destroy the animals. ... Peter Garrett dudded Fraser Island, says John Sinclair - Nov 26, 2009 NEWS.com.auFRASER Island is being "dudded" by the Federal Government, which has repeatedly given it much less funding than other World Heritage-listed areas, ... Fraser Island dingo grids are dangerous, say locals - Jun 10, 2008 NEWS.com.auBy Glenis Green. FRASER Island's new dingo deterrent grids are dangerous, according to locals upset that two people have been badly injured after slipping ... Water concerns prompt call to close Fraser Island lakes - Dec 25, 2008 NEWS.com.auCONSERVATIONISTS have called on the State Government to ban swimming in popular Fraser Island lakes until tests show the water is not a health risk. ... Fraser Island ban to go ahead - one day - Aug 14, 2009 NEWS.com.auTHE State Government will close 18km of beach to 4WDs on the southern end of Fraser Island to protect migratory shorebirds _ 18 years after it was first ... New furore over Fraser Island dingoes - Aug 15, 2006 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineELEANOR HALL: Questions about the future of Fraser Island's dingoes are again being asked, with reports the native dogs are again acting aggressively ... Dingo fences to protect Fraser Island tourists - Nov 13, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldThe Queensland government is confident new dingo fences will protect residents and visitors to Fraser Island, where a three-year-old girl was bitten in the ... Fraser Island dingoes dying in food crisis - Dec 20, 2009 NEWS.com.auThis dingo, photographed by The Sunday Mail scavenging for food on the southeast Queensland island on Thursday, was a far cry from the healthy dingoes ... Federal funds targeted to restrict 4WDs on Fraser Island - Oct 12, 2009 NEWS.com.auCONSERVATIONISTS are pressuring the Federal Government to help fund the closure of 18km of the southern section of Fraser Island's ocean beach to 4WDs. ... Fraser Island's Basin Lake tourist ban after 'used as toilet' - Oct 13, 2008 NEWS.com.auACCESS to a lake on Fraser Island off southeast Queensland may be ... One of about 100 lakes on Fraser Island, it is a rare perched dune lake which formed ... Two injured in 4WD roll on Fraser Island - Sep 8, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldTwo men have been injured in a four-wheel drive roll-over on Fraser Island, despite new laws introduced this year to minimise such accidents. ... Fed: Fraser Island among world's sexiest | Article from AAP General... - Aug 29, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchFed: Fraser Island among world's sexiest ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 08-29-2005 Fed: Fraser Island among ... Oversized dingo shot on Fraser Island - Jun 11, 2009 NEWS.com.auBy Brian Williams. AN adolescent Fraser Island dingo thought to have been hand-fed because of its size has been shot after snapping at a tourist, ... Fraser Island a big toilet because of camping - Aug 6, 2009 NEWS.com.auCAMPING on Fraser Island adds up to 4.3kg of faeces and 18.3 litres of urine to every lineal metre of sand on the island's eastern beach wilderness camp ... Dingo cull 'disaster' on Fraser Island - Aug 13, 2009 NEWS.com.auA DINGO specialist believes the State Government is close to wiping out dingoes on World Heritage-listed Fraser Island. Adam O'Neill of C&A Environmental ... Fraser Island under microscope - Oct 27, 2009 NEWS.com.auBy Brendan O'Malley. IT WAS an omen of things to come. After years of battles between greenies, unionists, lawyers, miners, loggers and the entire town of ... It's a dog's life for Fraser Island's maligned dingoes - May 15, 2009 Brisbane TimesLast week's killing of another four Fraser Island dingoes by national park rangers has ... Bree Jashin, of the Fraser Island Dingo Preservation Society, ... Fraser Island beach. Photo: Peter Meyer - Nov 13, 2008 Sydney Morning HeraldOur small tribe of happy campers has conquered the peak of Hammerstone sandblow, a tiny roving desert that is, for the moment anyway, located on the eastern ... Plan for electrified dingo grids and fences splits Fraser Island - Nov 4, 2008 NEWS.com.auELECTRIFIED dingo grids and fences are causing more than one intended division in the small community on picturesque Fraser Island. ... Fraser Island drive no joyride as madness continues - Apr 25, 2009 NEWS.com.auFOR A brief moment, I thought my face would be splattered across the inside of the windscreen as my four-wheel-drive went over the rocks and speared towards ... Timeline of Fraser Island crashes - Dec 15, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldFraser Island Defenders Organisation is pressuring the State Government to tighten up controls over backpackers doing cheap self-drive tours of the island ... Fraser Island fence fails to keep dingoes out - May 3, 2008 NEWS.com.auBy Lou Robson. This photograph shows a wild dog walking across one of the barred grids installed in a bid to stop dingoes entering fenced camp grounds and ... Dingoes close Fraser Island campsites - Dec 22, 2009 Sydney Morning HeraldAuthorities have closed two beach campsites on Queensland's Fraser Island because of a threat posed by two packs of aggressive dingoes. ... Fraser Island Aborigines shun Garrett meeting - May 7, 2008 Brisbane TimesIndigenous leaders fighting the construction of anti-dingo fences on Fraser Island say they will not attend a meeting with state and federal government ... Licence review after Fraser Island 4WD rollover death - Dec 16, 2009 NEWS.com.auTHE death of Japanese backpacker Kenji Sakai during a rollover at Fraser Island has prompted the Government to consider specific 4WD licences. ... Man rescued after Fraser Island cliff fall - Jul 30, 2008 NEWS.com.auA FISHERMAN who fell 2m from rocks on Fraser Island has a suspected broken hip and is in a stable condition in hospital. The 47-year-old Brisbane man, ... Heritage treasures 'at risk' - Aug 22, 2007 NEWS.com.auFRASER Island and other Queensland world heritage areas are being neglected while ... But Mr Smith said Fraser Island had received only $200000 in Federal ... Guided 4WD tours for Fraser Island safety - Sep 12, 2009 NEWS.com.auTAG-along tours led by experienced drivers will be allowed on Fraser Island after yet another 4WD crash involving tourists last week. ... Fresh bid to shield birds raises flap on Fraser Island - Apr 15, 2008 NEWS.com.auA PUSH to close 18km of Fraser Island beach to protect dwindling numbers of birds has infuriated 4WD owners. Sunshine Coast 4WD Club vice-president Paul ... Rotting whale on Fraser Island causes row - Oct 22, 2009 NEWS.com.auA WHALE that washed ashore dead at Waddy Point on Fraser Island has sparked a smelly brawl between rangers and locals. Island property owner Garth Meredith, ... Qld: Nine injured in Fraser Island roll-over | Article from AAP... - Apr 11, 2005 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchQld: Nine injured in Fraser Island roll-over ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 04-11-2005 Qld: Nine injured in ... Article: Qld: Dingo warning on Fraser Island - AAP General News ( … - Aug 11, 2006 Pay-Per-View - AAP General News - HighBeam ResearchQld: Dingo warning on Fraser Island ... find AAP General News (Australia) articles. AAP General News (Australia) 08-11-2006 Qld: Dingo warning on Fraser ... Fruitless Fraser Island crocodile hunt costs $75,000 - Mar 20, 2009 NEWS.com.auATTEMPTS to trap a rogue crocodile in and around Fraser Island have cost about $75000 so far. Traps have been set without success. ... Winds to lash Fraser Island - Feb 19, 2008 Brisbane TimesDamaging winds and 3.5 metre-waves are expected to lash Fraser Island within hours, while the rest of the state's south coast remains on high alert for more ... New laws target backpacker safety on Fraser Island - Jul 25, 2009 Brisbane TimesParamedics treat injured tourists at the scene of the fatal Fraser Island crash in April. New laws will restrict the number of people and amount of luggage Fraser 4WD hire restrictions criticised - Aug 2, 2009 ABC OnlineThe Fraser Coast Four Wheel Drive Hire Association says new restrictions on hire vehicles on Fraser Island, in south-east Queensland, Bans on Fraser Island continue - Jul 28, 2009 The Gympie TimesState Government crackdown on four-wheel-drive hire operations on Fraser Island, after a double fatality accident on the island's ocean beach in April. tale of politics and prime property - Aug 3, 2009 The AustralianANYONE who's taken a four-wheel-drive holiday on Fraser Island would be familiar with Inskip Point, the peninsula bordered by sea on one side and Hervey Bay An island adventure - Jul 10, 2009 Malaysia StarFraser Island in sunny Queensland. It is well known that Fraser Island is the world's largest “sandâ€? island. A lesser known fact is that the dune system Climate change fears for Fraser dunes - Jul 23, 2009 ABC OnlineScientists say the effects of climate change could decimate Fraser Island's sand dunes by the end of the century. Dingo count planned for Fraser Is - Jul 21, 2009 ABC OnlineBy Chris O'Brien The Queensland Government will count the dingos on Fraser Island, in the state's south-east, as part of efforts to protect the animals and Poor report card for Queensland waterways - Jul 30, 2009 ABC OnlineThe Burnett River failed the health assessment and the Mary just passed, though the pristine Fraser Island estuaries scored an A+. Burn-off on Fraser - Jul 20, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleA THICK cloud of smoke hovered above Fraser Island yesterday afternoon as Queensland Parks and Wildlife carried out a massive controlled burn. Dancing with nature - Jul 26, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleJoe has starred in many films about Fraser island, k'gari, and he says he laughs and cries a lot through his life of learning to accept what happened to his Outlook clear for sunny weekend - Jul 30, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleBureau of Meteorology weather forecasters predict maximum temperatures of 23 for the next few days with the possibility of isolated showers on Fraser Island Inspections no impost on holidays - Jul 21, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleThe move was part of an ongoing government response to troop carrier rollovers on Fraser Island, following the death of two backpackers in a crash in April. Attacks raise fears of dingoes mauling children - Jul 12, 2009 NEWS.com.auHe said the risk of dingo attack was much greater if they became familiar with people, like on Fraser Island. "The dingoes that have lost their natural fear Robyn's picture-perfect wins - Jul 20, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleSHE scales white silica dunes in remote areas on Fraser Island to capture the perfect image. Some days she sits for five hours, studying the light and the Govt wants brakes put on beach crashes - Jul 19, 2009 ABC OnlineTwo people were killed and nine others injured in a crash on Fraser Island, in the south-east, in April. Transport Minister Rachel Nolan says she ordered Crackdown on beach 4WDs - Jul 18, 2009 Courier MailMORE than 30 four-wheel-drive vehicles have been ordered off the road after a massive crackdown on the hire industry that serves Fraser Island and Rainbow WorldNomads.com's Van-tastic Roadtrip Starts Today in Queensland ... - Aug 3, 2009 Live-PR.com (Pressemitteilung)They'll stop by the full moon party on Magnetic Island, cruise the Whitsundays, drop by the Australia Zoo and take a drive around Fraser Island. FTX Releases YHBA -- Hervey Bay - Aug 4, 2009 FlightSim.com (press release)...modern airport which has seen rapid growth recently to cater for the tourists visiting nearby Fraser Island or watching the whale migration out to sea. Adventure comes cheap - Jul 21, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleWhile the chance of scoring your dream holiday for pocket money is minimal, the campaign is set to pull more tourists to Fraser Island during winter. Urangan Pier at Hervey Bay has new lease on life - Aug 3, 2009 NEWS.com.auBut the new look very nearly did not happen after the pier – first opened in 1917 to allow the export of Bundaberg sugar, Burrum coal and Fraser Island Mayor wants more focus on 4WD safety - Jul 20, 2009 ABC Regional OnlineIt follows a crash on Fraser Island in April this year where two tourists died. Councillor Mick Kruger says the tourism industry is vital to the community. Tourism manager in for whale of a time - Jul 10, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleWHALE watching and visiting Fraser Island are at the top of Nick Marks' list of activities to indulge in since his move to the Fraser Coast. Nuttall's beach hut of broken dreams - Jul 20, 2009 Courier Mail...seaside hamlet of Woodgate Beach, just south of Bundaberg, the $900000-plus house sits near the water with a majestic view to the tip of Fraser Island. Jet-skis 'safer than boats': owner - Jul 13, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleLarry has leased jet-skis to tourists from his Torquay business for five years and offered tag-along tours to Fraser Island. He said restrictions were the Going against the grain - Aug 3, 2009 The Move ChannelBackpacker Ian Davy was one of two people who died when a Toyota Landcruiser 4x4 rolled over on a beach at Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. $1 holidays on offer - Jul 19, 2009 Cairns Post..."As well as some great holiday destinations like Fraser Island and Port Douglas, this year people can bid for the chance to be a koala keeper for a day or Road of wonders inspires visitors - Jul 23, 2009 Warrnambool Standard090722RG16 Picture: ROB GUNSTONE ". . . most of the profile overseas is on Sydney, Bondi Beach, the Gold Coast and Fraser Island." ,0,0100Megan Brown. Feel like a whale? - Jul 15, 2009 Toowoomba ChronicleBrian and his wife Jill pioneered whale watching in Hervey Bay and, some 23 years later, they have teamed with Fraser Island eco-resort Kingfisher Bay to HighLights of the AAP National Wire at 14:30, July 26 - Jul 26, 2009 istockAnalyst.com (press release)...(Pill ) BRISBANE - New laws will restrict the number of people and amount of luggage hire vehicles can carry on Fraser Island following the deaths of two Familiar Compound Ghosts - Jul 10, 2009 The Monthly (subscription)When he first visited Fraser Island, in 1947, he commented that "the psyche of the island has bitten into me deeply." For Nolan, the external world had to Share king's hotels coup - Jul 17, 2009 The AustralianMr Morris's Fraser Island Pty Ltd already owns and runs one of the state's most recognisable pubs, the Portsea Hotel, on the Mornington Peninsula. Wild dogs introduce killer worm - Jul 10, 2009 NEWS.com.auAs part of research over three years, 108 eight wild dogs were trapped, euthanased and dissected and 18 Fraser Island dingoes were examined. Four new bush tracks being built in Queensland - Jul 25, 2009 Courier MailShe said a further $10 million had also been spent on six Great Walks on the Gold Coast and Fraser Island, the Whitsunday mainland, the Mackay highlands, Ranger seen shooting lone dingo - Jul 13, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleJENNIFER Parkhurst says she felt sick when she witnessed a juvenile dingo being hazed by a Fraser Island ranger last week. The wildlife photographer said CARNARVON GREAT WALK OPEN FOR ADVENTURERS - Jul 29, 2009 PressZoom (press release) (press release)The State Government spent $10 million on the first six great walks between 2004 and 2007, at the Gold Coast and Fraser Island, Whitsunday mainland, Giant humpback in the eye - Jul 20, 2009 Fraser Coast ChronicleQuick Cat II also offers night transfers to Fraser Island and fast trips for guests needing to get back to the mainland, while That's Awesome is also used Tourism Queensland's Ultimate Auctions… going going gone! - Jul 28, 2009 PressZoom (press release)...“As well as some great holiday destinations like Fraser Island and Port Douglas, this year people could bid for the chance to be a koala keeper for a day or Family pharmacy concern at Cove - Jul 10, 2009 The Gympie TimesI believe the centre will attract those on holiday here and those who travel to Fraser Island via Rainbow Beach. They will be able to stock up before they More treatment, fewer HIV infections - Aug 4, 2009 Canada.comIf more people with HIV could be persuaded to undergo treatment, it probably would result in a dramatic Shatner wades into salmon fracas - Jul 31, 2009 Canada.comWilliam Shatner has boldly gone where no actor has gone before: BC's controversial fish farms. Fund a gap year in Australia as you travel with i-to-i's brilliant ... - Jul 15, 2009 Free press releases (press release)...including the mystical beauty of Uluru, Kakadu National Park, Fraser Island's gorgeous white beaches and the incredible Great Barrier Reef. Helping hands hailed - Jul 15, 2009 Sault StarALGOMA: 15th annual Seniors Volunteer Barbecue recognizes active citizens within the St. Joseph Island and North Shore catchment area doris Fraser listened Evidence of fish farm risks to salmon mounts - Jul 11, 2009 Times ColonistI won't buy Atlantic salmon that comes out of pens around our Island. 昆州旅游推广å†?出新招 网上1元起æ‹?å”®å?‡æœŸ - Jul 20, 2009 中新网...“除了游历一些著å??的度å?‡èƒœåœ°å¤–(如Fraser Islandå’ŒPort Douglas)，今年民众还å?¯ä»¥ç«žæ ‡æˆ?为一天的考拉饲养员或者进行波音737模拟飞行的机会。起价很低，但是竞争的激烈 昆州旅é?ŠæŽ¨å»£å†?出新招 網上1元起æ‹?å”®å?‡æœŸ - Jul 20, 2009 新浪網...“除了游æ·ä¸€äº›è‘—å??的度å?‡å‹?地外(如Fraser Islandå’ŒPort Douglas)，今年民眾還å?¯ä»¥ç«¶æ¨™æˆ?為一天的考拉飼養員或者進行波音737模擬飛行的機會。起價很低，但是競çˆçš„激烈 Schätze der Welt – Erbe der Menschheit - Jul 10, 2009 DiePresse.comFraser Island wurde 1992 zum Weltnaturerbe ernannt. Sie ist mit über 120 Kilometer Länge und einer Fläche von 184 000 Hektar die größte Sandinsel der Welt. Wie die Australier mein Herz eroberten - Jul 28, 2009 Hamburger AbendblattZu den Höhepunkten gehören eine Segeltour um die traumhaften Whitsunday Islands, eine Campingtour auf Fraser Island, der größten Sandinsel der Welt, WAL-SAISON IN QUEENSLAND - Jul 27, 2009 Gourmet-report.deDie besten Wal-Beobachtungstouren beginnen in Hervey Bay und von Fraser Island aus. Von dort starten nun auch Tour-Boote, die es den Besuchern ermöglichen, Einmal rund um den Globus! - Jul 17, 2009 Derwesten.deEinige dieser Orte sind Byron Bay, eine wunderschöne kleine Hippiestadt am Meer, und Fraser Island, die größte Sandinsel der Welt. [an error occurred while processing this directive] archives | news | XML / RSS feed | featured
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