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    Lake Colac is part of the Corangamite basin that was formed in the early Pleistocene and Tertiary during the volcanic movement. Due to the volcanic commotion it had blocked the natural outflow of Lake Colac’s two tributaries, Dean’s Creek and Barongarook Creek causing the rivers to flow into the basin leaving muddy deposits (Williams 1992). Wind has also caused crescent shaped dunes to form creating many shallow lakes and wetlands. The surface area of Lake Colac is about 3,000 hectares and has the

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    Shoalhaven reverse fault offset Palaeozoic layers across Miocene. Similarly, the Melbourne wrap has been active (Gill, 1961) leading to different faults that have decided deposition and landscape formation in the south Gippsland region of eastern Victoria (Jenkin, 1976b).

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    The owners of the apartment invited the designer and architect Victoria Yakusha to create a cozy “family nest” for them. They travel a lot and lead an active lifestyle; however for the home decorating they prefer laconic and warm ethno-style. “I love doing the interiors, in which there is only one color scheme, but a lot of textural solutions, – says Victoria Yakusha. – They allow me to create a game of shades and shapes on different surfaces even in a minimalist white interior. When the design

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    also popular to fisherman because it attacks attacks fishing lures. Literature Review Before being introduced into lake Victoria, the Nile Perch was mainly found spread out over the Afrotropic ecozone. It is native to many river basins as in lake Chad and the Nile river it was also found in Lake Maryut in the northern part of Egypt. The Nile was introduced to Lake Victoria to try and help boost the fishing industry but little did they know it was going to cause many of problems with other fish

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    Field Trip Directions (Mt Victoria) Begin - National War Memorial (Buckle St) Starting on Buckle St in the South-east Direction, walk into the intersection between Buckle St and Taranaki St. We could see there is a red brick cladding building with images of old time soldiers. Continue on Buckle St, we arrived at the Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. Inside the Park there is the towering standing National War Memorial and the Hall of Memories. Walked past the intersection of Tasman St and Tory

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    fact requires Australia to conserve its water by utilizing basin to prevent a shortage. One of the most famous water conservatory is Murray-Darling Basin that is located in the South-East of Australia. It has 22 sub-catchments and one of which, is the Mitta Mitta river, which is located in Victoria. The Mitta Mitta river contains 0.9% catchment areas, however, the river contributes 10% of the total water flow in the Murray-Darling Basin. The river flows across Victoria’s alpine scenery from Dartmouth

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    Introduction (background information, purpose of the plan(sustainable basin balance),SDL,wentworth group. SDL: sustainable division limits The purpose of this report is to evaluate the Murray Darling Basin Authority's Basin Plan (MDBA Basin Plan) revised in 2012 and the recommendations made by Wentworth Group as well as the comments made by regional industry and development groups and state governments. The previous version of this plan (the one released in 2010) has not met the its targets and has

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    Oil Industry Essay

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    Australia’s first oil field was at Lake Bunga in the Gippsland Basin in 1924. Moving on, a discovery was made by WAPET a joint venture company. Oil was discovered at Rough Range 1953 a depth of 1099 metres. The 1960's was an important year for Australian petroleum industry. The biggest success was in the Gippsland Basin, offshore from Victoria. In March, 1969 Brisbane was the first city with natural gas in from the onshore Cooper Basin. In that year 1969 key milestones happen, a large-scale offshore

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    to have a red hue as in color. As the land around the Nile turned black when the Nile flooded. The Nile formed as the ancient sea shifted creating the Mediterranean Sea basin. The Upper Nile is divided into three tributaries: the White Nile, the Blue Nile and the Atbara River. The White Nile currently flows through Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, and Lake George. The Blue Nile originates in the Ethiopian Mountains. As the Atbara River flows from the Ethiopian highlands and meets the combined rivers White

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    of neighbouring Victoria. Sooke’s casual lifestyle and rural setting affords many of comforts of city life without the traffic. For centuries, this area was a thriving Coast Salish settlement. The T’sou-ke peoples lived alongside a salmon river and within a sheltered harbor, an area where seafood was in abundance along the seashore, and game, roots and berries were harvested in the forests. Fast Facts • Population: 10 436 • Location: Sooke is located 45 km (28 miles) west of Victoria on the southwest

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