What's a Bunyip?

Nette spent her early childhood in a small country town in Victoria, moving to Sydney when she was 11. She didn’t adjust well to life in a city high school and her memories of this time are still with her and are reflected in her writing. After school, she ‘floundered around for several years trying to work in office situations’, but eventually gave up and went bush. For 12 months she worked on a sheep station, had another go at office work, and then decided to train as a teacher.

Roland Harvey is one of Australia’s best-loved illustrators. In 1978, he established Roland Harvey Studios and began designing and producing greeting cards, posters and stationery with a distinctly Australian flavour. Ventures into publishing quickly followed. Some of his best-loved books include My Place in Space (with Joe Levine), Burke and Wills, The First Fleet, Sick As (with Gael Jennings) and The New Roland Harvey Christmas book. His recent books include the best-selling At the Beach and In the Bush and his brilliant illustrations are also a feature of It’s True! Burke & Wills Forgot the Frying Pan by David Greagg and the Bonnie & Sam series – The Horses and Ponies of Currawong Creek, in collaboration with Alison Lester.