Fraser name change

THE Queensland Government has accepted a proposal to rename Fraser Island following a successful campaign by the Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation.

Steps to make the name change to K’gari are currently underway, Qld Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon confirmed, with the local Indigenous inhabitants arguing the tribute to Scottish shipwreck survivor Eliza Fraser supported a narrative that directly led to the massacre and dispossession of the local Butchulla people.