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1 The Murray River 9 Junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers About six million years ago, the area was covered by the sea. As it Wentworth is where Australia’s two greatest and longest rivers meet. retreated, it left behind sand dunes and sea shells, sometimes seen in The junction was a significant meeting, trading and corroboree site exposed cliffs. About 2.5 million years ago, the area was covered by for Aboriginal nations. It was here that explorer Charles Sturt named Lake Bungunnia. This lake emptied 700,000 years ago and the Murray the Murray River in 1830. In the late 1800s, Wentworth was the largest River cut a channel to South Australia. Today, the rivers are slow and inland port in Australia for the 400 riverboats that carried goods along meandering, occasionally flooding and connected to lakes, wetlands and the two rivers. In 1956, the high Murray and Darling rivers created one anabranches. The Darling River joins the Murray at Wentworth, bringing of the largest floods in history, almost drowning Wentworth. water from southern Queensland and northern NSW.

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MURRAY-SUNSET So So NATIONAL PARK to watch Whistling Kites, Swamp Harriers, Herons, Reed Warblers, HATTAH-KULKYNE 14 Lake Victoria Grassbirds, Pelicans, Black Swans, Mistletoebirds, Fairy Wrens and Sacred NATIONAL PARK k This natural freshwater lake is an important spiritual and social centre c a Kingfishers. r T for Aboriginal people. For thousands of years, the Maraura people l l O a ld p M n inhabited the area, leaving behind shell middens, fire places, scarred r u r u r o ay V M trees, shells, campsites, burial sites and marsupial bones. The lake was 6 etiwanda Wetland all ey H the focus for conflicts between Aborigines and the increasing numbers ig This 16 hectare constructed wetland helps Mildura Rural City Council h Hattah Lakes w a y of overlanders. The lake plays a key role in managing the Murray and manage stormwater and protect water quality in the Murray River. HATTAH ! Darling rivers, assuring water and environmental flows for South

Stormwater run-off is treated naturally as it passes through the wetland CO Ouyen Australia. The lake is also managed to protect cultural heritage and system (with various aquatic plants) before entering the river. The Robinvale burial sites from wind and wave erosion. wetlands also have an important recreation, education and research role. 7 Australian Inland Botanic gardens 8 Mungo National Park Established in 1983, these gardens showcase a range of Australian native This World Heritage Area was once part of a large freshwater lake system 15 Kulkurna Station plants and exotic plants. Also featured are native salt tolerant plants that supported a thriving Aboriginal community. Human remains, tools, Kulkurna Station was purchased by the NSW Government as a which have thrived and lowered the water table considerably. Managed shell middens and animal bones provide a record of Aboriginal life conservation reserve. Due to river regulation, highly saline groundwater by the community, the gardens use world’s best methods of irrigation, stretching back 45,000 years. The sand dunes and dry lake bed are part levels have increased while the frequency of flooding has declined. drainage, salinity management and soil conservation. The gardens also of one of the oldest public archaeological sites in the world. The area Through the efforts of the NSW Murray Wetlands Working Group, reflect the diversity of plant life in the region’s semi-arid climate. is significant for its nativewildlife and vegetation that is typical of the South Australian and NSW agencies, creeks and wetlands have received plains of western NSW. additional water to help reduce the impacts of drought and salinity. Kulkurna has several significant animals and birds, including the Southern Bell Frog, Regent Parrot, Hooded Robin, Gilbert’s Whistler and Pink Cockatoo.