(l-r) Michael Castelyn, Tony Zimmerman and David Noble discovered the original stand of Wollemi Pines. Photo: David Hill “I remember Dave going: ‘Have you ever seen a tree like this before?’. “We looked around and we’re in the middle of this area that’s totally different to any other place in the Blue Mountains, and these trees were everywhere.” They didn’t know it then, but Michael Casteleyn and mates Tony Zimmerman and David Noble had walked into a den of dinosaurs – and th

All photos: David Hill SITTING above his peers in a seat of power Jim’s white silk and cotton blend shirt with the monogrammed initials discretely embroidered on the breast pocket glows under the neon lights. The folds of the red robe fall elegantly around his body. His rimless spectacles always polished spotless, catch the light as he turns his head. The gold discs of the long chain around his neck clank gently as he moves. Jim is the number one citizen in his adopted city.