Lake Pedder was flooded in 1972 as part of a Hydro Electric Development in Tasmania. The flooding of the lake was controversial and despite compensation being offered by the Australian Federal Government at the time to stop the flooding, the project proceeded as planned by the Tasmanian Government in power at the time. The flooding of Lake Pedder, was the catalyst for the birth of the worlds first Green party, the United Tasmania Group. This party was formed during a meeting of the Lake Pedder Action Group and eventually grew into the Tasmanian Green Party and from that the Australian Greens. A campaign to restore Lake Pedder is ongoing and the Lake Pedder Restoration Committee remains active in its aim to restore the lake. The move to restore the lake is also supported by UNESCO and the David Suzuki Foundation. Furthermore, a symposium held at the University of Tasmania in 1995, demonstrated that restoration of the lake is possible but the current political climate is a barrier to realising its restoration.
Read my latest article about the restoration of Lake Pedder
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