Fred Williams was born and educated at Mentone, Victoria. He came to Queensland in 1970 and, because of his love of the Australian Wilderness, became intrigued with the beauty of Fraser Island.

Writing as a hobby first, he soon developed a consuming interest in researching the history of this magnificent island, which led to "Written in Sand" (1982).

Twenty years later Fred had completed researching another amazing story about the management of dingoes on the mainland and Fraser Island.

"Wangoolba Prince amongst Dingoes" was released in 2003.  Also in 2002 a new title was added "Princess K'Garis Fraser Island" a definitive history was self published carrying a wealth of new photographs and updated information. It took years to breathe life into one character in the book Fred tracked down the grave location of convict David Bracewell in Brisbane the result of an amazing bloodhound search of persistence and devotion.  Bracewell, Fred believes, contributed far more to the rescue of Eliza Fraser than we'll ever know.

Three very sound suggestions have been put about an International Interactive Interpretative Dingo Educational Centre for the Island and a proposal for a Multi-disciplinary Plan similar to the one produced for Century Zinc along with many other aspects of management.

Fred has on the basis of his lifetime devotion to these topics submitted all three books he's authored on Fraser Island to date towards a thesis and a degree with the University of Southern Queensland Wide Bay.