Victoria is a unique and changing landscape with a rich and bountiful history. From the early days of European settlement Victoria has been the home for a large number of immigrants, creating one of the most multi-cultural regions in the world. It is this variation which is the beauty of the state. It is often said that Melbourne can experience four seasons in one day, but its variability is more than climate and people. Landscapes vary from snow covered Alps to the Little Desert in the west; from the second largest city in Australia, Melbourne, to the isolation of one of the great wilderness regions, that of South East Victoria. Ray Pask is Head of Geography at Melbourne High School and has a long and respected association with geography in Victoria. He is the author of numerous textbooks in geography and brings his expertise to this analysis of his home state.