Mildura’s resident green thumb, Gail Mottram discusses her life and passion for the environment with PHIL KETTLE. BORN in Manangatang in the late 1940s, Gail Mottram lived and grew up in Robinvale.

“I had a very happy childhood, free to roam and explore,” Ms Mottram said.

“I learned to respect, value and protect the wildlife and river environment where we lived, which has had a lasting...