INVESTIGATION: Plane’s landing gear fails on Fraser Island
The landing gear failure is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
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The landing gear failure is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.
The patient was airlifted by the Bundaberg RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter about 3.30pm yesterday
Relentless series of crashes at Fraser Island, Woolooga, Rainbow Beach and near Goomeri follow Toolara fatality
A peak industry body has welcomed the finding of the inquest into the tragic deaths of two fishermen off Fraser Island
The whale was found about two kilometres north of Dundubara, on the Island’s east side, about 12.30pm today
‘The Australian Government approved the transfer of the dingoes to the UK.’
A CONSERVATIONIST has called for the remaining brumbies on Fraser Island to be removed and rehomed.
But Christine Royan, secretary of the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation, believes the penalty should have been even tougher.
It was one of 22 ‘threatening interactions’ on the island this month.
Tourism leaders have a plan to bring more visitors to the Fraser Coast – and they have the nation’s biggest city in their sights
Forget the corgis – two dingoes descended from a Fraser Island pack are now the top dogs in England.
She said the Butchulla people were concerned that dingoes were being removed from the island.
Other incidents on the island included parents encouraging children to try to pat a dingo and leaving children unsupervised.
Mr Stretton said he did not believe the dingoes should be removed from the island without permission.
Miss Shirley Lovell, a school teacher stationed at Sandy Cape in the late 1800s, spoke of her sighting of a sea serpent of some 34 feet in length
“This has the potential to establish a fresh approach for universities working with First Nations peoples in Australia,”
THE RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter made a sandy landing on a Fraser Island beach yesterday afternoon.
The State Government is set to spend up to $750,000 on new fenced camping areas and other measures.
HE SAID like many current day reality TV stars, Eliza Fraser ultimately lived a sad existence and became an object of ridicule when her lies unravelled.
He is an author, leading child psychologist and wilderness advocate who promotes nurturing the wild in children and bonds with nature.
A Fraser Island home owner has been busted feeding dingoes on his Orchid Beach property
It’s not the first time Ray has won a competition with The Observer.
The closed season applies from midday, August 1, to midday September 30
Fishers planning a trip to Fraser Island are reminded about the closure of regulated waters during the annual tailor run.
Last week rural areas of the Fraser Coast dominated the top 10 reported sales in the real estate market
It’s about time that Fraser Island is recognised as being occupied by rare animals, as these dingoes are, and treated with respect.
The Fraser Coast’s tourism chief has urged families not to be deterred from camping on Fraser Island despite the recent dingo attack
A combination of a full moon and high tide proved problematic for some holiday-makers over the Easter holidays.
New near-tragedy lends force to calls for a real Fraser Island probe
Tourism experts hope the ‘Harry and Meghan effect’ will continue to bolster numbers during the winter season after figures revealed a bumper tourist season
Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch said the ranger boost would begin immediately during the remaining Easter and Anzac Day periods.
The group extended its sympathy to the family involved in the traumatic incident, but said it was time people were more accountable for their actions.
Lindy Chamberlain’s famous words, which made headlines 39 years ago, came to mind when a 14-month-old boy was ripped from his bed by a dingo on Fraser Island.
QUEENSLAND Parks and Wildlife Service is investigating after a young boy was attacked by dingoes near Eurong on K’gari (Fraser Island) on April 19.
The 14-month-old boy was dragged from his parent’s campervan during the attack and was left with a skull fracture and puncture wounds to his head and neck.
A young boy’s father fought off a dingo after the animal dragged the child from a camper van
Anthony Hope from Altas 4WD Hire is urging drivers to be patient and take necessary safety measures.
Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) are warning holiday-makers of the possible dangers for the Easter long weekend.
VMR vice-commodore Jill Barclay said the aim of the meeting was to discuss how to protect people from the deadly stinger without scaring them.
Darrell Lewis remembers when brumbies roamed wild on a seemingly empty Fraser Island
Up to 85 per cent of damage had been reduced with early administration.
Mr Plint said even strong swimmers needed to be careful.
Mr Wellham said the families were devastated.
Counselling will be offered to students at a Sunshine Coast private school today after two Japanese boys drowned on Fraser Island overnight Friday.
The tourist, aged in his sixties, was reportedly on the verandah of his island accommodation when the incident happened.
WHAT was meant to be the trip of a lifetime has turned into a living nightmare for two families on the other side of the world
There’s no need to be afraid, but we all need to be reminded that it pays to be cautious.
SeaLink’s Chief Executive Officer Jeff Ellison said the students were part of a school group staying on the island.
He said the two boys had been participants in the Australian Overseas Exchange Program.
A Sunshine Coast school has been rocked by the tragic drowning of two exchange students, who died while on an eco-tour of the island.
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