The national park that spans almost all of Queensland's Fraser Island has been renamed "K'gari", a partial victory for traditional owners who are campaigning to rename the whole island.

K'gari, pronounced "gurri" and meaning paradise, is what the Butchulla people have always called the island, derived from its Dreamtime creation story.

Three signs with the new name will be installed at the heritage-listed island's three barge landings, where they can be seen by some 800,000 visitors annually.

"It's important because everyone, especially the Butchulla people, when they go over there and they step onto K'gari, Fraser Island, and see our signs, they will know that this is our country," said elder and Butchulla Aboriginal Corporation director Ms Bird.

Ms Royan said the name change to K'gari is a good start, but does not go far enough. ( ABC News: Brad Marsellos )

"It's a wonderful feeling."

The name has been changed from the Great Sandy National Park, which is being kept for the southern section of the wilderness area, located on the mainland.

Ms Bird has been campaigning for nearly three decades to change the island's name.

In 2011 the Government bestowed K'gari as the "alternative" name.

However, the corporation wants equal prominence, akin to the dual name Uluru/Ayers Rock, granted in 2002.

The new signs, designed by the island's ranger Conway Burns. ( ABC News: Jess Lodge )

"We're not asking for anything that does not belong to us," Ms Bird said.

"But not only us, all the past old people that fought and went through that suffering of being taken off K'gari, our homeland."

The Butchulla people were granted Native Title rights in 2014.

Corporation secretary Christine Royan said that should come with the recognition they deserved.

Two Butchulla men seen here at the native title ceremony in 2014. ( ABC Wide Bay: Ross Kay )

"It will be called K'gari one day," she said, referring to the island in its entirety.

K'gari is the creation story of the island for the Butchulla people.

She was a spirit princess who helped create the island and then fell in love with it, lying down there for eternity.

The island's ranger, Conway Burns, who is also a corporation director, designed the new "Welcome to K'gari'" signs.

The design includes the three laws of the Butchulla people.

The 120-kilometre island is heritage listed and is the largest sand island in the world. ( ABC News: Kerrin Binnie )

What is good for the country comes first; if you have plenty, you must share, and if it's not yours, you shall not take.

"The Butchulla people are very, very passionate about their country," he said.

"It's a long time waiting for our people. It's proper recognition."

The island is also famous for its wild dingo population. ( Audience submitted: Bruno Saggin )

Environment Minister Steven Miles said the name change would take effect immediately, however stressed that it was for the park only, not the island itself.

The Department of Natural Resources and Mines administers place names and may recommend its minister develop a proposal.

"There are guidelines and naming principles that must be followed in relation to place naming, so not all suggestions will lead to a proposal being developed," the Department said in a statement.