Rotamah Island (Victoria)
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Rotamah Island, or Gellung-warl in the Kurnai language,[1] is part of the Lakes National Park, in the Gippsland Lakes, about six km from Paynesville, Victoria, from which it is accessible by boat.
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[edit] Features
- Eucalypt and banksia woodland
- Prolific bird life with over 190 species recorded
- Kangaroos, wallabies, possums, echidnas and Hog Deer
[edit] 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
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