Naarm/Melbourne Neighbourhoods

Stories, Walks and Miscellany

Dale Campisi

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English

Hardie Grant Books
03 December 2024

Local history; Travel & holiday; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides; Places & peoples: pictorial works

Join Melburnian Dale Campisi on a stroll around this city of villages in Naarm/Melbourne Neighbourhoods, learning how each locale's history and contemporary culture contribute to the uniqueness of the Victorian capital city.

This book is filled with fascinating stories and histories that unearth the quirky character of the city and its neighbourhoods, from tales of Wurundjeri and Bunurong Traditional Owners, to surveyor Robert Hoddle's original street plan, to South Melbourne dimmies. It's these stories that not only showcase Melbourne's variety of people, scenes and cultures, but also uncover the threads that connect Melbourne to the rest of the country and the world.

Having lived and worked all over Melbourne, Dale Campisi is the perfect guide to exploring this city's past and experiencing its present, showing just how important each community is, especially since the disruptions wrought by pandemic lockdowns. The book includes maps and photography to complement the deep dives into each neighbourhood, with walking tours at the end of each chapter so that readers can follow in the footsteps of many Melburnians before them.

By: Dale Campisi
Imprint: Hardie Grant Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 170mm,
Weight: 690g
ISBN: 9781741179194
ISBN 10: 174117919X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 December 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Dale Campisi has been sharing stories about Melbourne in print, in pictures and in person for almost two decades. He is one of the founders of cult publisher Arcade Publications and local goods and souvenir store Melbournalia. He leads regular walking tours of the city and collaborates on creative projects with his partner Brady Michaels, including Hunting Ground in Tasmania. Find out more at thegentsaustralia.com