This provocative short documentary combines a song written by JR Williams about the plight of the dairy farmer with images of farmers at work in the Gunbower region. JR was inspired to write this song in response to the pipeline development that is set to take water from the Campaspe area to Melbourne. The song is to inform people, especially those living in the city that farmers are doing it tough and that taking water away from regional towns is not a sustainable solution for the city’s water shortage.
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22 April 2019
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2001727
Language
English
Audience classifications
ACMI classified
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Dairy farming - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Victoria - Rural conditions
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Water in agriculture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Victoria - Rural conditions
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
DVD [PAL]; Back-up
MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
DVCAM; Master
DVCAM; Sub-master
DVD [PAL]; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; ACMI External Digital Access Copy