Victoria’s Alps, 1983

Victoria’s Alps: An Australian Endangered Heritage, 1983

Commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, Victoria’s Alps argued the case for protecting the Victorian segment of the Australian high country – the ‘Victorian Alps’ – in a contiguous national park. The text is accompanied by images by the author and photographers including Clyde O’Donnell, Jutta Hosel, Henry Gold, Geoff Parr, Bruce Rigby and David Tatnall. After decades of campaigning by the conservation movement the book became part of a successful effort leading to the declaration by the then state government of the 646,000 hectare Alpine National Park on June 6, 1989. Imagery in the volume can be seen here.

Soft cover, 104 pages, 21 cm x 28 cm. Published by the Australian Conservation Foundation & William Collins Pty Ltd, Melbourne & Sydney, 1983. ISBN 0002172941. Out of print.

Victoria’s Alps was awarded a High Commendation in the 1983 Federation of Australian Writers, ‘C.J. Dennis’ Awards for Natural History Writing, Melbourne.