Exploring Fishermans Bend North

This walk explores the landscape between the railway line and the Yarra River. Early industries located here because of the proximity to the River wharves. Fishermans Bend became a major centre for manufacturing in the thirties. It was rezoned for residential development in 2012. The theme of this walk is the ongoing transformation of Fishermans Bend - from sandy, swampy open land, to industry to more recent industries such as data centres. It concludes with a question about how the future might unfold for Fishermans Bend.

Estimated Duration: 1 hr.

by cityofportphillip