Fraser Island will now be called K'gari, the name used by Aboriginal people ...
Iconic Fraser Island is to be RENAMED with the Aboriginal word for the popular holiday spot following a campaign from Indigenous elders Famous World Heritage Area Fraser Island is set to renamed, now called K'gari The name given to the area by the native Butchulla people, meaning 'paradise' A renaming ceremony took place on Sunday, attended by Butchulla elders
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World-famous Fraser Island is set to be renamed after activists won a campaign to give the tourist hotspot its original Indigenous name.
The World Heritage Site, an island off the Queensland coast, will now be known as K'gari, the name given to it by the native Butchulla people.
The renaming is the result of a long-fought campaign by Indigenous elders.
Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation chairwoman Jade Gould said that the new name means 'paradise' and it's a much more fitting name for the iconic spot.
Fraser Island is set to be renamed to the Butchulla word K'gari, meaning 'paradise' (pictured,
