THE GREAT FOREST

David Lindenmayer, with photographs by Chris Taylor, Sarah Rees and Steven Kuiter Allen & Unwin

This compilation of exquisite photographs of the Mountain Ash forests of central Victoria is a tribute to an extraordinary landscape, which is under threat from logging and bushfires. Both text and images explore the forests that have sustained the Gunaikurnai, Taungurung and Wurundjeri peoples for tens of thousands of years, and provide a habitat for wildlife found almost nowhere else. While showcasing the unique beauty of the Central Highlands, it inspires greater awareness of the need to restore and conserve our natural environments.