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mainland; the provision of firewood by

the Progress Association to stop the
cutting down of trees; community action
against the Lifesavers’ building on the
beach; opposition to the triathlon that
was to run through part of the Fringe;
community participation in regeneration
after cyclone Oswald; submissions from

t islanders and island groups in support
of zoning the Emerald Fringe in its
entirety as a conservation zone; the
Coastcare, Bushcare and Native Plant
Nursery groups demonstrate the
regularly meetings to weed, plant and

protect it; and written support from island
groups for the entry of the ‘Emerald
Fringe’ in the Queensland Heritage
Register. The place is further valued as
the location of the island’s major events:
Flinders’s Day, Anzac and remembrance
Say, Christmas Eve, markets and the

annual curlew count
 The Emerald Fringe has a strong and
special association within the

Queensland community interested in