Traditional owners say their formal recognition as native title holders over Moreton Island off south-east Queensland means they can now use traditional fire management practices on the island hit by bushfires last week.
The Quandamooka people were formally recognised as traditional owners of the island in Federal Court yesterday following a legal process first launched more than two decades ago.
The orders grant native title over 98 per cent of the sand island, also known as Mulgumpin, but have no impact on freehold land or the Tangalooma resort leasehold.