Harvey Bay Dingo Day a Huge Success.

The Dingo Day at Hervey Bay was attended by hundreds of people, all keen to support the cessation of kiling the Fraser Island Dingoes. While the Queensland Government bumbles along in its usual incompetent fashion, dingoes are being killed for no good reason. No documented evidence is gathered to show the dingo is dangerous, they just have to look sideways at a tourist to be killed by a "Ranger". They same imbeded stupidity is shown by the Queensland Government towards shark nets. 20 years of lobbying to get rid of the shark nets (that kill hundreds of whales, dugongs, and turtles, all endangered) the Governemt refuses to consider removing them...all to protect the tourist Industry.

Some photos of the dingo Day are below, and the local newspaper report as well.

Gathered together to show their concern for the dingoes of Fraser Island, member for Hervey Bay Ted Sorensen addressed the crowd and warned that the purest strain of dingo in Australia could become the next Tasmanian tiger if dingo management on the island didn't change. Dingo Day was held at Apex Park in Hervey Bay yesterday and several volunteers walked around educating the crowd while Mr Sorensen delivered his address. There was also singing, dancing and story-telling from the Butchulla community, relating traditional tales of Fraser Island and the dingoes. Ensuring the dingoes' future should be a priority but questioned the State Government's management policies, he said. “Every time a dingo looks at someone they are destroyed.”

Mr Sorensen said the dingoes were an important part of what brought people to Fraser Island. “Let's be proud of what we've got.” Malcolm Kilpatrick, who helped organised the event, also spoke yesterday. “Ten or more (dingoes) have been killed on the island - and that's 10 too many,” he said. Mr Kilpatrick said it was great to see so many people out in support of the dingoes. “We have to make people aware of the plight of the dingoes. “That is why we are having this awareness day.” Butchulla elder Marie Wilkinson also spoke, saying she would do everything she could to fight for the dingoes. * Fraser Coast Chronicle