Four charged over illegal campfire that left Fraser Island ablaze for two months Posted TueTuesday 22 updated TueTuesday 22 The fire was burning extensively across the island by early December. ( Print text only Cancel Four people have been charged with illegally lighting campfires that started the bushfires on Fraser Island (K'Gari) off south-east Queensland. The charges followed a joint investigation involving Queensland police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS). Police said a 17-year-old boy was also allegedly involved and would be dealt with under the Youth Justice Act. They said QPWS rangers were alerted to an illegal campfire on October 14 within the Duling camp zone of Eastern Beach, north of Orange Creek.