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Short documentary on Latrobe River (Durt'Yowan) to be screened on 1 November 2023 at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre
Complimentary event features a screening of the brief documentary titled 'Durt'Youwan (Latrobe River) The Life Source,' followed by an interactive Q&A session with experts dedicated to the preservation and well-being of the river.
We are heading up to the headwaters of the Durt,Yowan (Latrobe River) for a special screening of the short documentary Durt'Yowan (Latrobe River) The Life Source. This will be followed by a Q&A session with experts working and advocating for the health of the River.
Durt'Yowan (Latrobe River) The Life Source free event is organised by the WGCMA to be held at West Gippsland Arts Centre - Lyrebird Room on 1 November 2023
Latrobe River transformation
With some big changes on the horizon for the Latrobe River, or Durt'Yowan as Gunaikurnai people have called it for thousands of years, it's important to know the story behind one of Gippsland's longest rivers. Coined a "working river", since colonisation the Latrobe has been straightened, its floodplain drained, trees cleared, and dams built all to make the river work for us.
All is not lost; we are at the edge of a once in a lifetime opportunity to change the Latrobe from a working river into a river that works again. In this short film you will be shown a brief history of Durt'Yowan including the ups and downs of its life to date and be inspired to help the river in its new chapter. The screening will be held on:
- Wednesday 1 November 2023
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- Lyrebird Room at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, 1 Civic Place, Warragul
Tickets for the Durt'Yowan (Latrobe River) The Life Source - Warragul launch short film screening can be booked through Trybooking website Durt'Yowan (Latrobe River) The Life Source.
Pictures from West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority Facebook page.
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