Behind the Dam

The Tasmanian Government proposed to dam the Gordon river in the state's pristine south-west. After opposition from conservationists and with a change in the Government in Canberra construct... Read allThe Tasmanian Government proposed to dam the Gordon river in the state's pristine south-west. After opposition from conservationists and with a change in the Government in Canberra construction was finally and dramatically halted in July 1983. This film deals with the issue by in... Read allThe Tasmanian Government proposed to dam the Gordon river in the state's pristine south-west. After opposition from conservationists and with a change in the Government in Canberra construction was finally and dramatically halted in July 1983. This film deals with the issue by interviewing conservationists, developers, the commissioner of the hydro-electric plan.