Vincent Serventy An Australian Life : Memoirs of a Naturalist, Conservationist, Traveller, and Writer

Serventy is a naturalist and conservationist extraordinaire. Over the last forty years he has campaigned, lobbied, filmed, written and spoke to preserve some of Australia's wildlife and environments, including Sydney Harbour, Great Barrier Reef, Lake Eyre, Centennial Park, Fraser Island and Lake Peddler. His work has resulted in more than sixty books and more than fifty television documentaries. Serventy has dined on peacock and entertained royalty and film stars. Amongst his friends and acquaintances he includes Sir Robert Helpmann, Katherine Hepburn, Sir Robert Menzies, Bob Hawke, Rolf Harris, Shirley Strickland, Guy Grey-Smith, Xavier Herbert, Judith Wright, Gough Whitlam, Patrick White, The Duke of Edinburgh, and Spike Milligan. This autobiography is a fascinating record of an extraordinary life.