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    Peter Dewar

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    The west is my lifelong home, and I love writing about its people, history and places of interest.
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    Rockets, thrills and spills: rumbling through Melbourne’s west with Mad Max

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    Explore the iconic Mad Max film franchise, from its humble beginnings in Melbourne's west to the triumphant reception of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga at the Cannes Film Festival.
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    Passing of the Footscray lad who penned homegrown classic Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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    Playwright Ray Lawler died in July this year aged 103. The celebrated writer, actor, director and producer is best remembered for his ground-breaking Australian play, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Its success reassured an emerging sunburnt nation that their unique storytelling was of artistic worth.
    History

    ‘Up yours Oakley’: the fight for a club in a battle about much more than footy

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    A gutsy working class performance saves the Bulldogs from merging with Fitzroy Football Club.
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    MEET THE LOCAL ELDERS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM WHO ENVISIONED A GREENER, CLEANER INNER WEST

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    In Harris’ compelling autobiography The unwanted Aussie, the reader returns to a bygone Australia and the making of a politician willing to go to extraordinary lengths to promote his anti-pollution cause. 
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    HOW A SHOPPER’S PARADISE HELPED FOOTSCRAY OVERCOME A STINKY REPUTATION

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    Trips to Footscray shopping centre were part of the fabric of living out west.
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