Overview
- Queensland authorities issued a $834 penalty to a social media influencer for lighting a prohibited fire on K'gari, previously known as Fraser Island.
- The woman also received a warning after flying a drone above a camping area where drone use is restricted.
- Campfires are only permitted in Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service communal rings at Dundubara and Waddy Point when no fire ban is in place.
- Senior Ranger Chad Hoult said content creators are not exempt from regulations and warned that breaches threaten the island’s environment, wildlife and cultural heritage.
- Officials cited past incidents and ongoing misconduct, noting a 2020 campfire-linked blaze that devastated about half the island and reiterating dingo-safety rules with fines for close approaches.