Investigative Study

Suggested Task

As an individual how can you personally contribute to the environmental sustainability of Lake Albert and its catchment?

Through investigation, analysis and evaluation of the environment, environmental change and human management strategies you are to propose your own strategies for the improvement of the environmental sustainability of Lake Albert and its catchment.

Investigate the causes, extent and consequences of the environmental change

Low water levels at Lake Albert: Riverina EEC

What are the causes and effects of interfering with our natural environment in the Lake Albert Catchment?

Investigate the management of the environmental change


Over the past 10 years Wagga Wagga City council has been working to implement a range of recommendations in the Lake Albert Management Plan 2009-2015


What is your evaluation of the Wagga Wagga City Councils management of these improvement projects for;



Proposal of how individuals could contribute to achieving environmental sustainability

What small thing can I do in my lifetime to improve the health of the Lake Albert catchment?


Your task is to:

Present an individual proposal to Wagga Wagga City Council for consideration as a representative of the generation of future stakeholders of this land.

Your proposal will offer strategies that can contribute towards achieving improvement to environmental sustainability for Lake Albert and its catchment. To show that you can offer solutions to problems you must also nominate one thing that you will do personally to help improve the environmental sustainability of Lake Albert or your local catchment.


This is the end of the Virtual Excursion.

Additional information has been added to further develop your Geographical enquiry and knowledge in the areas of Spatial Technologies and Climate Change in your Stage 5 Geography studies.