Off to Fraser Island. Can someone recommend where I should hire a ride?

[alittlebitconcerned]

Hello wise forum.

I’ll be going to Fraser on Thursday and haven’t yet organised a hire 4wd.

Years ago my father hired a Perentie for Fraser and I would dearly love to do the same. Having said that I’ll hire anything if it does the job, although I would prefer something with a green oval on it.

Can someone recommend a hassle free place to hire from?

ps. Have just been informed I have 40min from when the flight lands to when the ferry leaves 😳

[W&KO]

Where are you landing ?? I’d be a little bit concerned if it’s brisbane.

[W&KO]

Fleetcrew allow their 4B’s onto Fraser.

Some hire companies restrict you to south of Indian head

Given there are no many backpackers floating around there should be the cheap and nasty options

[scarry]

Hire vehicles with side facing seats have been banned on the island for quite a while.
So that sort of put an end to the hire Perenties.

[alittlebitconcerned]

Bugger.
Makes sense though.

[scarry]

And to add,most hire companies seem to use Prados,we were there last week and saw quite a few.

Sand is nice and hard due to the recent rain.

[alittlebitconcerned]

Where are you landing ?? I’d be a little bit concerned if it’s brisbane.

Hervey Bay. Still a little bit concerned though

[scarry]

Hervey Bay. Still a little bit concerned though

Which ferry?

KingfisherBR will wait for about 15 minutes max, if you are slightly late,booked on,just call them.

[alittlebitconcerned]

Which ferry?

KingfisherBR will wait for about 15 minutes max, if you are slightly late,booked on,just call them.

great information. 👍

[3toes]

Just watching a wildlife documentary on TV about Fraser Island. I never knew that the salt water crocodile was a resident on the island. Amazing what you can learn when not trying. Before you ask it is a Film Victoria production according to the titles

[scarry]

Just watching a wildlife documentary on TV about Fraser Island. I never knew that the salt water crocodile was a resident on the island. Amazing what you can learn when not trying. Before you ask it is a Film Victoria production according to the titles

I dont know how true that is.

My Father was involved with environmental research on the island for many years,from the 60's until the late 70's.

We trapped,caught,observed,and recorded all types of wildlife and were involved with both the Forestry Dept,as it was called in those days,and the Sand Miners,Dilinghams,Australian National University,Queensland Museum,and QIT(now called QUT)Also to some extent the loggers and timber cutters on the island.

There was never any mention of crocodiles,although salties can move around.

But anyway,i stand to be corrected[biggrin]

Interesting as well,there are now wild cats on the island,and many turtles(we used to call them tortoises) have died in recent years in the lakes due to eating Cane Toad tadpoles.Basin Lake has lost most of its turtles due to these introduced pests.It used to have thousands of turtles.
There were also recent pictures taken by wildlife cameras of three Brumbies,on the north part of the island,so they havent been completely eradicated.