The tiny Victorian town of Jeparit has been famous for two things; being the birthplace of former prime minister Sir Robert Menzies and for Lake Hindmarsh.
The lake, which is just to the north of the town of 300 people, is Victoria's largest freshwater lake.
It was reliably full of water during the 1970 and '90s and drew campers, fishers and watersport enthusiasts. But recently it has more often than not been a dust bowl.
