Norm, the major television star of the Life Be In It campaign has encouraged us to seriously consider walking in order to enjoy the landscape around us more often than we generally do. This book sets out to encourage families to try this at some twenty bush, coastal and historic locations in and around Melbourne. The walks described vary from gentle strolls of about two kilometres to more difficult and lengthy walks of about sixteen kilometres. Each of the walks described is accompanied by a simple, clearly drawn map showing salient topographic features and roads, footpaths or tracks. A standard format, for each walk, gives information on access, details of the environmental attractions of the area generally, and in some cases specific points to note on the track. At the beginning there is a list of rules on bush safety, and at the end a list of clubs and organisations for those interested in more bushwalking is provided, and some books on environmental topics are listed.