Rotamah Island, or Gellung-warl in the
Kurnai language
The Gunaikurnai or Gunai/Kurnai ( ) language, also spelt Gunnai, Kurnai, Ganai, Gaanay, or Kurnay ) is an Australian aboriginal, Australian Aboriginal dialect cluster of the Gunai people, Gunaikurnai people in Gippsland in south-east Victoria ...
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The Lakes National Park is a national park in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is located approximately east of the capital city of Melbourne.
Location and features
The park is set on the east shore of the ...
, in the Gippsland Lakes of Victoria, Australia
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, about from Paynesville, 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
Little is a synonym for small size and may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Little (album), ''Little'' (album), 1990 debut album of Vic Chesnutt
*Little (film), ''Little'' (film), 2019 American comedy film
*The Littles, a series of children's nov ...
added to The Lakes National Park
The Lakes National Park is a national park in the East Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is located approximately east of the capital city of Melbourne.
Location and features
The park is set on the east shore of the ...
* 1979-2001 - Birds Australia leases the island's homestead to operate as the Rotamah Island Bird Observatory
Rotamah Island Bird Observatory was established in 1979 on Rotamah Island in the Gippsland Lakes National Park in eastern Victoria, Australia, by Birds Australia as Australia's second bird observatory, in order to provide a base for the study and ...
References
External links
Parks Victoria - The Lakes National Park
Islands of Victoria (state)
East Gippsland
River islands of Australia
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