Peter Dewar

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The west is my lifelong home, and I love writing about its people, history and places of interest.

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. 

HOW A SHOPPER’S PARADISE HELPED FOOTSCRAY OVERCOME A STINKY REPUTATION

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