Irukandji jellyfish on the move down Queensland's coast, expert says; four people stung off Fraser Island

Three women and one child were
 stung by Irukandji jellyfish off
Fraser Island this week.

Climate change is taking us into territory that is beyond human experience and so knowledge.

One of the subtle changes being experienced is the movement south down the Australian of the Irukandji jellyfish in its search for cooler waters.

Marine experts have reinforced warnings that deadly Irukandji jellyfish are moving south and could soon be on Queensland's popular Sunshine Coast beaches.

It comes after four people were hospitalised on Wednesday and Thursday from Irukandji jellyfish stings on the western side of Fraser Island.

RACQ LifeFlight Rescue said the three women and a 12-year-old girl were all in stable conditions in Hervey Bay Hospital.

But James Cook University Associate Professor Jamie Seymour says it shows how the Irukandji's migration south needs to be taken more seriously.

Read the ABC story - “Irukandji jellyfish on the move down Queensland's coast, expert says; four people stung off Fraser Island.”