The Murray-Darling Basin Model
The model is an interpretive education display about the Murray-Darling Basin. It provides a valuable environmental educative resource to the local community,school groups and visitors.
The model consists of a three metre diameter display disk tilted towards the audience, on which a map of the Murray-Darling Basin is featured in LEDs. These light in response to the control panel, lighting up the appropriate sections of the map that link with text, data and concepts that are being displayed simultaniously on the plasma screen above. The model operates in either automatic mode, on a 10 minute cycle or by a presenter operating the computer drive. This allows the model to be responsive and adaptable to the level of information, detail, technical content and interest appropriate to the audience and occasion.
The content is divided into six sequences or scenes that cover topics such as the natural river system, topography, wetland, changes occuring through dam and weir insatllations and water diversions. It deals with the consequences of these changes and actions needed to to restore environmental flows to sustainable levels.
It gives a comprehensive overview of the Murray-Darling system in an innovative way giving the viewer a greater knowledge and understanding of how important the river system is to our environment and our future.