Department of Environment and Science confirm three K’gari campsites closed to tourists, including during September school holidays

Three popular K’gari campsites will close for at least six weeks – including the entire September school holidays – following a spate of dingo attacks.

Three popular K’gari campsites will close from Thursday and will not reopen before the end of the September school holidays.

The closure of Beachfront camping zones 3 (Poyungan and Winnam), 4 (Guluri and Eli) and 5 (Maheno and Wahba) was announced last week, following another spate of dingo attacks.

On Monday the Department of Environment and Science (DES) confirmed the closures would extend into the September school holidays.

It comes after two collared dingoes bit two women in separate attacks at Eli Creek on the island on Thursday last week.

The most recent attacks come just four weeks after a Brisbane woman was stalked and attacked by a group of four dingoes at Orchid Beach and eight weeks after a young boy was attacked while swimming.

Three popular campsites have been closed on K'gari (Fraser Island) after a spate of dingo attacks.

DES said campsites closures were “temporary” as a “proactive measure”.

“Campers already camping in these zones (3, 4 and 5) will be permitted to stay at their sites until 17 August, after this date campers will need to move to a different camping area,” a DES statement read.

“There are plenty of alternative camping areas available including beachfront camping zones 1 (Govi and Wongai), 2 (One Tree, Cornwells, Gabala) and 6 (Eugarie, Yurru and Guruman), or in the fenced camping areas at Eli, One Tree, Wongai and Cornwells on the eastern side of the island.”

The statement urged visitors to avoid preparing or consuming food and sunbaking lying down at Eli Creek and lakeshores areas.

A woman is airlifted to hospital after four dingoes attacked her on Orchid Beach. Picture: 7 News

“There have been a number of high-risk interactions between visitors and dingoes currently frequenting the area between Poyungan Rocks and The Pinnacles,” the statement read.

“Rangers are closely monitoring the wongari (dingo) situation and will be conducting additional patrols and briefings in cooperative wongari management to educate visitors on dingo safety and awareness.”

Visitors are reminded to never touch dingoes, to keep children at arms length, walk in groups and carry a stick, do not run, camp in fenced off areas when possible, lock up food and secure all rubbish, fish and bait.

Tourist bitten in string of dingo attacks on K'gari (Fraser Island) (Supplied: Department of Environment and Science)

A dingo collared with a GPS tracker by Rangers, K'gari. Picture: Liam Kidston

Meanwhile, confused and disappointed campers took to social media following the campsite closure announcement.

“Well that has sure f###ed up a good holiday. Looks like the dingo‘s are winning. Only a matter of time and camping will be off limits,” someone shared on Facebook.

“Sorry, first time to Fraser and we are having to change zones due to the closure,

wondering how long it would take to get from zone 2 to zone 6,” someone else shared.

Dingos at Orchid Beach, KÕgari. Picture: Liam Kidston