People's Tours
Unique Tours of Local People and Places
One sitting tour and three walking tours:
#1 Sit: Musician Irine Vela is not on tour, she IS the tour. From her first song as a bitter 16 year old, One day I'll kill myself, to her award-winning work for MWT and The Habibis. In Greek and English. Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street, City.
#2 Walk: Artist Tom Sevil. Carlton's lesser known street art histories 1970s - 2005. Meet: Readings Bookshop, 309 Lygon Street, Carlton.
#3 Walk: Author Jenny Lee. The long history of a short river: the Maribyrnong. Led by author of Making Modern Melbourne. Meet: Lily Street Park, Essendon West.
#4 Walk: Iain McIntyre. Lock Out the Landlords! Unemployed and eviction resistance in Brunswick, 1929-35. Some of the city's fiercest anti-eviction battles. Meet: Brunswick Town Hall, 230 Sydney Road, Brunswick.
Co-produced by
Jane Curtis and 3CR Community Radio 855AM