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National Resources

Geology
  • A Photographic Guide to Minerals, Rocks and Fossils; Author John L. Roberts
  • The Geology of Australia; Author David Johnson
  • Shaping a Nation: A Geology of Australia; Published by Geoscience Australia and ANU (also available as a FREE PDF  from the ANU E Press website)

Evolution
  • The Evolution of Australia - 110 Million Years of Change; Author Australian Museum

Astronomy
  • Astronomy Australia (2013) Your Guide to the Night Sky; Authors Ken Wallace, Glen Dawes, Peter Northfield (Annual Publication)
  • Stars of the Southern Skies; Author Patrick Moore


Australian History
  • Australia, An Illustrated History, From Dreamtime to the New Millennium; Author A.K. Macdougall


Animals - Australia

Bats
  • Australian Bats; Author Sue Churchill

Birds

  • Field Guide to Australian Birds; Author Michael Morcombe
  • Field Guide to Birds of Australia; Author Simpson & Day
  • The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds; Author Peter Slater, Pat Slater and Raoul Slater

Insects
  • A Field Guide to Insects in Australia; Authors Paul Zborowski and Ross Storey
  • The Compete Field Guide to Stick and Leaf Insects of Australia; Authors Paul D Brock and Jack W Hasenpusch

Mammals
  • Tracks, Scats and Other Traces - A Field Guide to Australian Mammals; Author Barbara Triggs
  • Field Guide to Australian Mammals; Authors Cath Jones and Steve Parish

Reptiles
  • Snakes of Australia; Authors Peter Mirtschin and Richard Davis
  • A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Australia; Author Gerry Swan (The Australian Museum)
  • Australian Lizards, A Natural History; Author Steve K Wilson


Plants - Australia

Identification
  • Name That Flower - The Identification of Flowering Plants; Authors Ian Clarke and Helen Lee
  • Gardener's Latin; Author Bill Neal
  • Botanical Latin; Author William T. Stearn

Fungi
  • A Field Companion to Australian Fungi; Author Bruce Fuhrer

General Plants
  • Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers; Author Denise Greig

Fossils and Dinosaurs - Australia

Generally the below are reading books as opposed to field guides but they are full of information:
  • A Century of Australian Dinosaurs; Authors Thomas H Rich and Patricia Vickers-Rich
  • Digging Up Deep Time; fossils, dinosaurs and megabeasts from Australia's distant past; Author Professor Michael Archer
  • Dinosaurs in Australia, mesozoic life from the southern continent; Authors Benjamin P. Kear and Robert J. Hamilton-Bruce
  • Australia’s Fossil Heritage: A Catalogue of Important Australian Fossil Sites; Author The Australian Heritage Council


Journals
  • Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal

Bush Tucker and Bush Medicines - Australia

  • Australian Medicinal Plants; Authors E.V. Lassak & T. McCarthy
  • Bushfires & Bushtucker - Aboriginal Plant Use in Central Australia; Author Peter Latz
  • Wild Food Plants of Australia; Author Tim Low
  • Bush Tucker Field Guide; Author Les Hiddens

Remember what we said about trusting you can find the resources now you know what to look for...
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