Australian Geographic

TIM THE YOWIE MAN COWS IN TREES

THE EXPOSED, rugged roof of Australia – the High Country of New South Wales and Victoria – experiences some of the country’s harshest weather conditions, from freezing winters to hot summers. Sadly, like much of the east coast, vast tracts were ravaged by bushfires earlier this year.

One of the most intense

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