With 32 more pages, this new, updated and expanded edition includes many new place descriptions, stunning photographs and recommended walks complete with maps. This stunning book showcases the beauty and splendour of both the public and private gardens of the Dandenongs as well as its unique townships, walking tracks, mountain lookouts, restaurants, tea rooms and guest houses. Also featured in The Dandenong Ranges are the animals and birds native to the area including Victoria's three emblems: the rare helmeted honeyeater, the endangered Leadbeater's Possum and the Common Heath as well as the Superb Lyrebird. The Dandenong Ranges will be keenly sought by residents, tourists as well as naturalists and history buffs.