Fraser Coast

Explore the Fraser Coast, from Maryborough’s historic streets and Hervey Bay’s calm waters
to the World Heritage landscapes of K’gari (Fraser Island).

Coat of Arms - Maryborough, QldJocelyn Watts
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Kudos for Francis Stanley

Who was Francis Stanley? FRANCIS Drummond Greville Stanley. That’s a name to conjure. “Who was he?”, many of you may ask, and yet you will all know his work. Francis Stanley was born in Edinburgh in 1839 and came to Queensland…
Mary AnnJocelyn Watts
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Mary Ann’s historic nameplate reappears

Mary Ann’s priceless nameplate comes home A PRICELESS piece of Queensland's railway history has reappeared after 127 years. Ipswich railway enthusiast Merv Volker, who visited Maryborough last week, has donated the nameplate from the original…
K'gari Native Title - Butchulla people on the beach.Jocelyn Watts
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K’gari Native Title: Covering Determination on Country

In October 2014, I stood among hundreds of Butchulla people on K'gari as a temporary Federal Court sat on Country to formally recognise native title over the island then known as Fraser Island. Covering the determination as both a journalist…

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K’gari
K’GARI PHOTO GALLERY BY JOCELYN

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