173 pages : color illustrations, facsimiles, maps, color portraits ; 21 x 26 cm
Contents
Distant, four miles from Melbourne 1835-1850 -- Ever flowing Darebin Rivulet 1851-1890 -- Just that smack of country life 1900-1945 --Gone to the pack 1945-1972 -- With boldness and imagination 1973-1978 -- A little adventure left in boring, everyday suburbia 1977-1989 -- And finally a tawny frogmouth 1990-1999 -- A place to appreciate nature 2000-2008 -- Conclusion -- Birdlife in the Darebin Parklands
Summary
The Darebin Parklands, an urban bushland on the Darebin Creek is well loved by the surrounding community but that was not always the case. Only 35 years ago, the parkland was dominated by a municipal tip, was weed infested and destined for commercial development