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Product Description This highly appealing and beautifully illustrated book tells in a lively and evocative fashion the story of the much-loved Mount Buffalo region in Victoria. Opening with a wonderful description of the ancient geological formation of the area, it goes on to discuss its thousands of years of use by Indigenous Australians, as a place for summer gatherings and feasting on plump Bogong moths. The story continues with the history of the early European settlers; a marvellous account of Ferdinand von Mueller's studies of the flora of the region; fascinating descriptions of twentieth-century 'progress' with the discovery of gold and the coming of the railway and the motor car; and the environmental and conservation history of the Buffalo Plateau, from the Tatra controversy of the 1950s to the present. The story is enriched and enlivened by vivid oral history accounts by older Mt Buffalo locals. Illustrated with magnificent historic and contemporary photographs, this is a splendid read for anyone who has fond memories of Mt Buffalo and the surrounding region. Review 'More than a coffee table book.' - (Maria McFadden, The Australian National Review)" -- (Maria McFadden,The Australian National Review) About the Author Dan Webb has been a broadcaster and journalist for over 40 years including work as a Channel 7 newsreader and ABC reporter. He was also an Olympic Games Commentator and has been awarded The Order of Australia and the Advance Australia Award. Bob Adams was a Ranger in Charge at Mount Buffalo National Park in the 1970s and helped to compile a history of the Westons, a pioneering Mt Buffalo family. He is currently managing Cape Otway Lighthouse Tourist Centre.