Rotamah Island (Victoria)
- Rotamah Island (Victoria)
Rotamah Island, or Gellung-warl in the Kurnai language, [ [http://www.chaosfilter.com/wurruk/index.htm Wurruk: by Vaughan Nikitin, ChaosFilter.com Online Publishing, A Story Written in an Aboriginal Ganai - Kurnai - Language - Mountain Cattlemen - Victoria - Gippsland - Aboriginal History, Myth, Legend ] ] is part of the Lakes National Park, in the Gippsland Lakes, about six km from Paynesville, Victoria, from which it is accessible by boat.
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 - Birds Australia leases the island's homestead to operate as the Rotamah Island Bird Observatory
References
External links
* [http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=196 Parks Victoria - The Lakes National Park]
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