The Place for a Village

[an] illuminating natural history of Melbourne…much more than an exploration of how man shaped the landscape.’ The Age

Forgotten landscapes and erased eco-systems are brought to life by Gary Presland who so eloquently reconstructs Melbourne at the time of European settlement. He looks at the history of Melbourne from the point of view of nature and considers the ways that urban development has been influenced by the nature of local environments. Gary Presland shows how natural landsca…