A two-part series with relevance to geography, Environmental Studies, Sustainability, and Australian history. The central theme is water as a resource. The programs draw on a rich collection of visual sources to trace the complex interaction between nature and farming communities from early settlement to the present. This program examines the complex interaction between nature and human activity in the Murray-Darling Basin from early settlement to the present, focusing on water as a resource. In the second part of the series, we will look at some problems that are threatening the long-term productivity and sustainability of the region. PART 1 EXPLORES: geographic characteristics of the region forms of agriculture and importance of region"s food production distribution of water resources challenges faced by early farmers and other settlers historical development of water management policies development of water storage and irrigation methods the Snowy Mountains Scheme emergence of environmental problems