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K’gari – Fraser Island – Itinerary staying at Kingfisher Resort 3 Days
To access the Eastern Beach the tides are important to know. You should never attempt to cross Eli Creek 2 hours either side of High Tide. Australia BOM tides http://www.bom.gov.au/ntc/IDO59001/IDO59001_2020_QLD_TP035.pdf For example the weekend of Friday 13 November has the following tides:Fri 13 Nov: Low tide 12:08 0.41m, High tide 18:10 1.86mSat 14 Nov: Low…
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The Public Fraser Island Weather Station
Some recent activity from a few volunteers and the Fraser Island Defenders Organisation has resulted in the first public weather station on Fraser Island, in Queensland Australia. Not only is this weather station public, but it is ONLINE, uploading data every 20 seconds! You can see all this at: Weather Observations Happy Valley The idea…
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Queensland’s shameful management of the Fraser Island World Heritage site
Queensland’s Fraser Island was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1992 — eight years before Sarawak ‘s Gunung Mulu National Park. The fight to have Fraser Island World Heritage listed though started in 1974 and was a major public debate for almost two decades prior to its recognition. It is therefore surprising that once…
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Malaysia’s World Heritage Management in Mulu puts Queensland Park Management to shame
Location Gunung Mulu National Park Sarawak Malaysia Gunung Mulu Gunung National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia is a stunning World Heritage site inscribed for both the enormity and magnificence of its limestone caves and for its enormous biodiversity. At 52,865 hectares Mulu is about a third the size of Fraser Island yet it has tremendous biodiversity. …