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Rotamah Island

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Location
  
Gippsland Lakes

State
  
Victoria


Rotamah Island, or Gellung-warl in the Kurnai language, is a river island in The Lakes National Park, in the Gippsland Lakes of Victoria, Australia, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from Paynesville, from which it is accessible by boat.

Contents

Map of Rotamah Island, Ocean Grange VIC 3880, Australia

Features

  • Eucalypt and banksia woodland
  • Prolific bird life with over 190 species recorded
  • Kangaroos, wallabies, possums, echidnas and Hog Deer

    • Recent history

  • 1975 - Purchased by the Victorian Government
  • 1978 - Rotamah and Little Rotamah Islands added to The Lakes National Park
  • 1979-2001 - Birds Australia leases the island's homestead to operate as the Rotamah Island Bird Observatory

    • References

    Rotamah Island Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA