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Mildura - Victoria, Australia

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Location of Mildura, Victoria
© Geoscience Australia

The city of Mildura is located in northwestern Victoria, on the banks of the Murray River. These images were acquired from the Landsat 5 Thematic Mapper sensor. True and false colour images for both a recent (2011), and an older (1988) scene are available below in high resolution JPEG format.

For acquisition of full resolution files see the Earth Observation Catalogue, or contact earth.observation@ga.gov.au

• Mildura false colour before and after
• 1988 Mildura true colour
• 2011 Mildura true colour
• 1988 Mildura false colour
• 2011 Mildura false colour

In this false colour swipe comparison, urban areas appear as shades of purple and white. Vegetation appears as green, blue, or yellow, with drier areas appearing lighter. Water is displayed as dark blue to black. Mildura has seen substantial residential growth over the last 23 years, particular in the southwestern and southern regions of the city. Expansion has also been significant in the satellite towns of Merbein, Irymple and Gol Gol. There is a large difference in the water volumes of nearby Lakes Ranfurly, Hawthorn and Gol Gol, as well as the Murray River, as the newer image was acquired shortly after the heavy rains of February 2011. This change is more noticeable in the true colour image.

	1988 Mildura true colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 3 (visible red), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 28 February 1988 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 450KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2011 Mildura true colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 3 (visible red), 2 (visible green) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 28 February 2011 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 445KB] © Geoscience Australia
	1988 Mildura false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 5 (mid-infrared) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 28 February 1988 25m Resolution In these false colour images, urban areas appear as shades of purple and white. Vegetation appears as light green to yellow, with drier areas appearing lighter. Water is displayed as dark blue to black. Download high resolution image [JPEG 416KB] © Geoscience Australia
	2011 Mildura false colour Landsat 5 TM satellite image Red, green, and blue hues are representing TM band’s 7 (mid-infrared), 5 (mid-infrared) and 1 (visible blue) respectively Image taken on 28 February 2011 25m Resolution Download high resolution image [JPEG 440KB] © Geoscience Australia

Topic contact: earth.observation@ga.gov.au Last updated: October 27, 2011