The film crew was part of the Commonwealth Film Unit (now Film Australia), and was visiting the town to create a Mount Gambier edition of the Life in Australia film series. The films — commissioned by the Department of Immigration in the 1960s — screened at embassies and High Commissions, particularly in the United Kingdom, to encourage migration to Australia. "When I [drive] in, I'll come in from Millicent and I'll look up on the hill and see the lake and the tower ... that's always when something happens in my stomach," he said.
Author: Samuel O'Brien and Elyse Armanini
Published at: 2026-01-25 21:00:57
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