After thousands of years of Aboriginal occupation, in only 200 years the landscape has been transformed: from bushland to farmland to a garden suburb.

As the suburb of Taroona grew, much of the native flora was replaced by exotic garden plants. The landscape as the Mouhenneener knew it was lost.

Much has indeed changed since the Mouhenneener walked these shores and used its natural resources for their living needs. But for Aboriginal and recent Taroona arrivals alike, this was, and remains, a special place.

Aerial photograph:  courtesy Richard Mount