Comprises interviews with old and new Collingwood residents, collected and edited by Andrew Lindsay. They live in and around the Collingwood housing estates, in the "heart of Collingwood" and reflect upon the changes in their lives and in their vibrant community.
The material is divided into 3 parts:
Part One, Wrestling with an Octopus, details some local history and the impact of public housing policies on residents.
Part Two, How Did I Get Here, is a series of personal accounts of migration.
Part Three, Collingwood Lives looks at some of the common experiences of local life: dealing with credit sharks, police, stories of working life and other neighbourhood facts and fictions.
