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Rotamah Island
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 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
added to
The Lakes
National Park
1979-2001 -
Birds Australia
leases
the island's homestead to operate as the
Rotamah Island Bird Observatory