Fraser Island’s traditional name K’gari officially associated with its global recognition as World Heritage site

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Recognition and respect: the world’s largest sand island will now be known globally by its Traditional name—K’gari.

At the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee this week the name K’gari was formally adopted in honour of the Butchulla people, who have cared for and belonged to this Country for over 60,000 years.

K’gari, meaning paradise, is not only a stunning landscape of sand dunes, rainforests and freshwater lakes—it is a place of deep cultural, spiritual and ancestral significance.

This change reflects the Butchulla community’s wishes, following Queensland’s 2023 formal renaming. Congratulations at all involved.

https://minister.dcceew.gov.au/watt/media-releases/traditional-name-restored-worlds-largest-sand-island

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first peoples, knowledge‐holders, and knowledge-creators of this country. We acknowledge that First Nations people never ceded their lands or seas. We value the knowledge and traditions that reflect the wisdom of ancestors going back 65,000 years and more and recognise the significance of this in the ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are custodians of Country. We will continue to learn ways to care for and be responsible for Country, and we will seek to build a future that is based on truth‐telling, mutual understanding, hope, empowerment, and self‐determination.