Cullens Lake

Australia, 1981

Film
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Episode number 1 of Series “Wetlands of Victoria”.
Cullens Lake is near Kerang in Victoria and provides an ideal habitat for many different varieties of water birds. It also provides a drought relief area for water birds that are forced to leave their usual habitat of inland rivers. This film looks at the lake and the birds that use it. Examines the threat to the lake by plans of the State Rivers and Water Commission of Victoria to turn it into a salinity basin. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.

Credits

director

David Corke

production company

Victorian Field and Game Association

Language

English

Duration

00:12:00:00

Colour

Colour

ACMI Identifier

32818

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Salinity - Australia

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Environmental aspects

Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Victoria

Animals & Wildlife → Waterfowl

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Birds - Environmental aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Droughts

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Lakes

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Salinity - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wetland conservation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wetland ecology

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Victoria

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Places → Victoria

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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