Lake Pedder
- 1997
- 30m
In the early 1970s Lake Pedder, an alpine lake isolated in the heart of the wilderness of south-west Tasmania, was flooded to make way for a massive hydro-electric scheme. The campaign to sa... Read allIn the early 1970s Lake Pedder, an alpine lake isolated in the heart of the wilderness of south-west Tasmania, was flooded to make way for a massive hydro-electric scheme. The campaign to save the lake became the first national environmental battle in Australia's history. In the ... Read allIn the early 1970s Lake Pedder, an alpine lake isolated in the heart of the wilderness of south-west Tasmania, was flooded to make way for a massive hydro-electric scheme. The campaign to save the lake became the first national environmental battle in Australia's history. In the fight to save Lake Pedder the world's first green party was born. By the time the Franklin... Read all