BGM_Beneath the Streets: Naarm’s Hidden Tunnels

Melbourne isn’t just built on history-it’s been built over it. Beneath the streets of Naarm lies a hidden world of lost tunnels, abandoned railway tunnels, World War II and Cold War Bunkers, and whispered legends. Some of these underground spaces are well-documented, like the old bluestone drains and the forgotten tracks stations. Others, however? Well, they’re the stuff of urban myths-secret strugglers’ tunnels, escape routes for politicians and criminals alike, and the passageways which lead to nowhere. In this episode of Down the Yarra, we explore the city’s underground secrets, from the rumoured tunnels of Parliament House and Chinatown to the wartime bunkers still hidden beneath our feet today. Could they really be lost pathways connecting Flinders Street Station, the Hotel Windor, and the old Pentridge Prison? And what stories do the Stromboli drains of Southbank and Little Lonsdale Street still hold? Plus, stick around for a teaser on Batman’s Swamp and the eerie remnants of Dudley Flat-where history has quite literally been buried. Follow now and join us Down the Yarra.