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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.

While Hollywood mourned one of their own, a Yarraville martial arts club simply missed their teacher 

Discover the story of Richard Norton, the leading figure in martial arts who shaped Zen Do Kai in Melbourne during the 70s.

Rockets, thrills and spills: rumbling through Melbourne’s west with Mad Max

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.

Passing of the Footscray lad who penned homegrown classic Summer of the Seventeenth Doll

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.

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

A gutsy working class performance saves the Bulldogs from merging with Fitzroy Football Club.

MEET THE LOCAL ELDERS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM WHO ENVISIONED A GREENER, CLEANER INNER WEST

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.