“You might well ask—why does the bush matter, why do we need to look after it and what’s so important about the plants and animals we find in our local area? This booklet explains the importance of our native vegetation and is a guide to the most common plant species found within the Bunyip Landcare Group area. It contains basic identification characteristics for each of the plants listed; information on some of the uses of these plants; and, why they are important in the landscape.”

Introduction and preamble wrote by Geoff Boyes and Susan Anderson