Here is a sample of the projects Nick has worked on as editor, development editor, lead editor, co-author or contributing photographer.

As editor, development editor and lead editor

 

Nelson Physical Education VCE Units 3 & 4 seventh edition

Rob Malpeli et al.

Cengage Australia, 2025
ISBN 9780170480994
680 pp.

  • Written to support the revised VCE Physical Education Study Design (2025–2029)

 

Powerful Geography 1: Case studies for senior students first edition

Lorraine Chaffer, Louise Swanson et al.

Geography Teachers Association of NSW & ACT, 2024
ISBN 9780645790009
469 pp.

  • ‘In the end we will conserve only what we love; we will love only what we understand; and we will understand only what we are taught.’ (Baba Dioum, IUCN General Assembly, 1968)

 

Nelson Product Design and Technologies VCE Units 14 fifth edition

Jacinta O’Leary and Jill Livett

Cengage Australia, 2024
ISBN 9780170477499
456 pp.

  • Aligned to the VCE Product Design and Technologies Study Design (2024–2028)

  • Increased focus on sustainability and First Peoples’ design perspectives and practices

 

Heinemann Physics 11 fifth edition Online Assessment

Sam Trafford et al.

Pearson Australia, 2023
ISBN 9780655700135

Heinemann Physics 12 fifth edition Online Assessment

Daniella Nardelli et al.

Pearson Australia, 2023
ISBN 9780655709367

Heinemann Chemistry 2 sixth edition Online Assessment

Lanna Derry et al.

Pearson Australia, 2023
ISBN 9780655700302

 

Camping around Australia fifth edition

Hardie Grant Explore, 2023
ISBN 9781741178234
600 pp.

  • More than 3000 campsites across all states, the Northern Territory and the ACT described in detail and cross-referenced on regional maps

  • Information on camping in national parks and reserves, along popular walking, cycling, 4WD and motoring routes, and outside parks and reserves

  • Includes a road atlas to all the states and territories

 

Ultimate 4WD Tracks: Australia first edition

Anthony Ham

Hardie Grant Explore, 2023
ISBN 9781741177947
344 pp.

  • Detailed descriptions, suggested itineraries, images and maps for 40 tracks

  • Trips in every state and territory

 

Seven Steps Narrative Writing Manual second edition

Jen McVeity

Seven Steps to Writing Success, 2022
234 pp.

  • From the 2022 Primary Publisher of the Year, Educational Publishing Awards Australia

 
 

Living Religion sixth edition

Janet Morrissey et al.

Cengage Australia, 2021
ISBN 9780170457583
392 pp.

  • Updated to include the Uluru Statement from the Heart

  • Updated with material concerning biosecurity, food security, economic and personal security

 
 
 

Oxford Study Buddy QCE Physical Education Units 3 & 4 first edition

Matthew Johnson & Kate Russell, illus. Joshua Scott

Oxford University Press, 2021
ISBN 0780190326524
224 pp.

  • Revision and exam guide

  • With study tips, revision guide, practice questions, 2020 paper and answers

 
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A+ Business for QCE Units 3 & 4 Student Book: A revision and exam preparation guide

Sally Adams, Berenice Furlong, Melissa Larsson & Amy Thompson

Cengage Learning Australia, 2020
ISBN 9780170452762
160 pp.

  • A companion volume to Business for QCE Units 3 & 4

  • A year-round tool for revision and exam practice, with summary notes and practice questions

 
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Business for QCE Units 3 & 4

Sally Adams, Berenice Furlong, Melissa Larsson & Amy Thompson

Cengage Learning Australia, 2020
ISBN 9780170418492
376 pp.

  • Covers the QCAA Business Senior Syllabus implemented at Units 3 & 4 in 2020

 
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Camping around Australia fourth edition

Hardie Grant Travel, 2020
ISBN 9781741176650
600 pp.

  • A guide to over 3100 campsites across the country, particularly highlighting those in national parks and other green areas

 
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Applied Computing VCE Units 1 & 2 Student Book

Gary Bass, Selina Dennis, Therese Keane & Anthony Sullivan

Cengage Learning Australia, 2020
ISBN 9780170440806
364 pp.

  • Written to reflect the 2020 VCAA VCE Applied Computing study design

 
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Top Walks in Victoria second edition

Melanie Ball

Hardie Grant Travel, 2019
ISBN 9781741176353
424 pp.

  • Describes walks in many parts of the state, with detailed track information, maps and photographs

 
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Welcome to Country youth edition Teachers’ Notes

Melinda Sawers

Hardie Grant Travel, 2019
127 pp.

  • Teachers’ notes to the youth edition of Welcome to Country: An Introduction to our First Peoples for Young Australians, by Marcia Langton

 
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Geography Fieldwork Unlocked

Grant Kleeman

Australian Geography Teachers Association, 2019
ISBN 9780994567727
274 pp.

  • Features fieldwork activities for students in Years F/K–6 and Years 7–10

 
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Nelson Digital Solutions for QCE Units 1–4

Kylie Docherty, Justin Graham & Andrew Russell

Cengage Learning Australia, 2019
ISBN 9780170420655
396 pp.

  • Written for the new QCAA Digital Solutions Senior Syllabus

 
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Text Types: A Writing Guide for Students third edition,
Senior Text Types: A Writing Guide for Students third edition

Anne Townsend, Elli Housden

Cengage Learning Australia, 2019
ISBN 9780170419307, 9780170419314
80 pp., 88 pp.

  • For students in Years 7–10 (Text Types) and Years 11 and 12
    (Senior Text Types)

  • Each title reviews more than 30 types of written text

 
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Explore Australia 2019

Hardie Grant Travel, 2018
ISBN 9781741175684
480 pp.

  • Thirty-sixth edition

  • Contains details of over 700 regional towns, key information for every capital city and touring region, and suggested day-trip itineraries

 
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Business for QCE Units 1 & 2

Sally Adams, Berenice Furlong, Melissa Larsson & Amy Thompson

Cengage Learning Australia, 2018
ISBN 9780170418423
432 pp.

  • Written for the new QCAA Business General Senior Syllabus

 
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Australia's Ultimate Bucket List

Jennifer Adams & Clint Bizzell

Hardie Grant Travel, 2018
ISBN 9781741175714
226 pp.

  • An illustrated guide to the TV travel presenters’ top 100 places to see in Australia

 

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Nelson Product Design and Technology VCE Units 1–4 fourth edition

Jill Livett & Jacinta O’Leary

Cengage Learning Australia, 2018
ISBN 9780170400336
448 pp.

  • Written to match the 2018 Study Design, full of design inspiration and case studies

 
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Eastern Cycling Club newsletter

Eastern Cycling Club, 2015–20

  • Compiled, edited and uploaded to the club’s website weekly, with results, race reports, news
    and photos

 
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Geography Literacy Unlocked

Grant Kleeman

Australian Geography Teachers Association, 2017
ISBN 9780994567710
102 pp.

  • For secondary Geography students seeking to improve their skills in written, visual and oral literacy

 

Geography Skills Unlocked

John Butler, Mick Law et al.

Australian Geography Teachers Association, 2016
ISBN 9780994567703
174 pp.

  • Aligned to the inquiry- and skills-based requirements of the Australian Curriculum: Geography

 

Pearson Humanities and Social Sciences Western Australia 9 Student Book

Penny Addison et al.

Pearson Australia, 2016
ISBN 9781488615306
256 pp.

  • Developed for the new Western Australian Curriculum for Humanities and Social Sciences

 

Camping around Australia third edition

Hardie Grant Explore, 2016
ISBN 9781741174977
592 pp.

  • Guide for recreational campers to more than 3200 campsites across the country

 
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Pearson English VCE Skills Book

Mark Stracey & Leanne Matheson

Pearson Australia, 2015
ISBN 9781488610059
288 pp.

  • Written to the 2016–2020 VCE Study Design, covering Units 1–4

 

Explore Australia 2016

Hardie Grant Explore, 2015
ISBN 9781741174816
680 pp.

  • Information for travellers about capital cities and more than 700 towns across Australia

 

Amazing Science 7 Australian Curriculum Student Book

Paul Holper & Simon Torok

Oxford University Press, 2015
ISBN 9780190301231
176 pp.

  • Engaging magazine-style text, written for mixed-ability classrooms

 

Experience of Nationhood sixth edition

K. J. Mason

Cengage Learning Australia, 2015
ISBN 9780170347266
464 pp.

  • A highly regarded title, updated for the new NSW Stage 5 History syllabus

 

Tools for Teachers 5 – Years 3 & 4 and Tools for Teachers 5 – Years 5 & 6

Bev Laing

Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, 2015
ISBN 9780992300753, 9780992300760  
72 pp. each

  • Written to support teachers in Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program schools

 

Pearson Geography 7 Student Book

Grant Kleeman et al.

Pearson Australia, 2014
ISBN 9781442553828
312 pp.

  • First title in the Pearson Geography series written for the Australian Curriculum: Geography

 

Pearson History 7 Student Book

Penny Addison et al.

Pearson Australia, 2011
ISBN 9781442523340
312 pp.

  • First title in the Pearson History series written for the Australian Curriculum: History

 

Longman Atlas sixth edition

Malcolm Stacey

Pearson Australia, 2011
ISBN  9781442533028
204 pp.

  • With cartography by Collins Bartholomew Ltd

 

Heinemann Atlas fifth edition

Raymond Pask

Pearson Australia, 2009
ISBN  9781442533028
290 pp.

  • Includes more than 100 pages of Australia-focused content

 

Key Skills in Geography  third edition

Malcolm Stacey, Chris Bonnor & Brian Ralph

Pearson Australia, 2008
ISBN 9781442501348
184 pp.

  • Covers geography skills and tools, including maps, graphs, diagrams, photographs and statistics

 

Also: Product Design and Technology Workbook 4e (Cengage Learning Australia, 2018), ‘Responsible gambling: past, present and future’ (Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, 2016, background paper), Pearson English 7 Activity Book 2e (Pearson Australia, 2015), Save Buk ICT and Computer Studies Grade 12 (Oxford University Press, 2015), Pearson Science New South Wales (Pearson Australia, 2013–14), Pearson History 8 Teacher Companion (Pearson Australia, 2012), Pearson Mathematics 8 Teacher Companion (Pearson Australia, 2012), Atlas Skills Workbook 2e (Pearson Australia, 2011), Pearson Primary Atlas (Pearson Australia, 2007), Making Drama 2e (Pearson Australia, 2005), Longman Atlas 5e (Pearson Australia, 2005), various travel guides (Lonely Planet Publications, 1995–2001), South-eastern Grampians: A Rockclimbing Guide (Victorian Climbing Club, 1991)


As writer and photographer

 

Trekking in the Patagonian Andes third edition

Clem Lindenmayer & Nick Tapp

Lonely Planet Publications, 2003

  • Conducted field research

  • Updated trek descriptions and related information

  • Contributed photographs

 

Walking in Italy  first and second editions

Sandra Bardwell et al.

Lonely Planet Publications, 1998 and 2003

  • Managed planning, including walk selection

  • Conducted field research

  • Wrote walk descriptions and related information

  • Contributed photographs