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Island paradise recovery underway as Queensland Environment Minister visits K’gari
Minister for the Environment and the Great Barrier Reef and Minister for Science and Youth Affairs The Honourable Meaghan Scanlon
With green shoots and regrowth already appearing in affected areas, Queensland Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon has visited K’gari (Fraser Island) as recovery work led by Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) gets underway.
The Minister inspected recovery efforts on the island and also led a discussion with the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation about the Palaszczuk Government’s $4.8M investment in a new cultural tourism offering with camping at Central Station.
Didn t even lose a Hills Hoist : How Fraser Island homes escaped the flames
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Speaking just days after fire crews and residents saved their town of Happy Valley from fire, Mark Pomeroy was equal parts relieved and cautious.
‘‘We didn’t even lose a Hills hoist,’’ Queensland Fire and Emergency Service’s acting bushfire safety officer for the north coast region said.
North-westerly winds had earlier fanned part of the bushfire which had burned more than 85,000 hectares of the World Heritage-listed sand island towards the small tourist locale.