| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) (56 min. 56 sec.) ; 344168943 bytes |
| Summary |
In the second part of this four-part epic series, Steve Simpson explores our complicated relationship with the natural world. Attracted by its beauty and fearful of its dangers, Australians are forever locked into a battle with the elements.But this isn't just a story about coping with drought, deluge and dangerous animals. Steve looks at how we protect the environment whilst harvesting land and ocean for its resources.In a stunning opening scene we join aerial fire fighter Rob Laver in South Australia's Deep Creek National Park executing a controlled burn - a small fire now, we learn may control a catastrophe later. PRODUCTION DETAILS:Executive producers Steve Bibb, Michael Cordell, Nick Murray. Series Producer Ivan O'Mahoney, presenter Professor Steve Simpson. Great Southern Land is a Cordell Jigsaw production |
| Event |
Broadcast 2012-09-30 at 19:30:00 |
| Notes |
Classification: G |
| Subject |
Environmental protection -- Management.
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Floods -- Social aspects.
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Prescribed burning -- Safety measures.
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Wildlife management -- Evaluation.
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Discovery and exploration, Australian.
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Australia.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Eve, Luke, director
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Simpson, Steve, host
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