Projects worked on
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 1–4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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