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Our students recently embarked on the captivating 'Runner' Squizzy Taylor walking tour through Melbourne’s CBD, immersing themselves in the city’s 1920s underworld. As part of the Year 8’s English studies of Robert Newton’s novel Runner, the excursion brought the text to life in an engaging and memorable way. Traveling by tram into the city, students stepped into the shoes of characters like Charlie Feehan and Squizzy Taylor, exploring key locations from the novel. Highlights included reenacting a Bourke Street shoot-out, visiting an early hospital, and playing a traditional game of Two-Up—deepening their understanding of the novel’s setting, themes, and historical context.

Student Reflections
“This Wednesday the year 8 classes of 2025 went on an excursion exploring the novel runner. The book walks us through the life of Charlie Feehan, a young, poverty bound boy who turns to the life of crime to make money. Throughout the excursion we toured through the city seeing landmarks of Charlie’s life and reviewing the history behind them. During this we were all given roles to play, either characters from real life or from the book, one by one we read out quotes corresponding to the places we went and reenacted scenes from the text.” - Ayah T

“The excursion was really fun and interesting at the same time while we were learning about runner we were also walking with our friends around the city. It gave us a better view on the book and made it more enjoyable to read when we got back to school.” - Chanel A

“I went on an excursion to the city, and it was really fun. We were learning about where The Runner was actually made. I liked seeing all the places from the story and learning more about them. It was interesting to walk around and imagine the scenes. I enjoyed being with my friends and exploring the city. It made me understand the book better and made the story feel real.” - Cyrine A

- Ms Stephanie Hartnup