July–August 2015 77Filigree sentinels. Smooth tree
ferns mark the start of the
walking-track descent to
Olinda Falls, deep within the
Dandenong Ranges NP.Superb songster. A male
superb lyrebird, which
you may be familiar with
from the 10 cent coin.
Sherbrooke forest now
has a population of about
160 lyrebirds, up from just
30-odd in the 1980s.
Mountaintop rendezvous.
Michael Audet and Steve
Wells enjoy a monthly
catch-up at Mt Dande-
nong eatery The Deli
Platter – the pair first met
setting up a soup kitchen
in nearby Montrose.