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The Outer Side

Tony Crooke
The Outer Side
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    #91 - LEE DUNSTAN

    14/06/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Lee Dunstan is the President of the 4WD Association of NSW & ACT, and current serving President of the Black Diamond Recreational 4WD Club - a club which he assisted in starting in the 1990s. Lee is also a keen hunter, hiker, and avid outdoorsman.

    Lee has been very active in the 4x4 club scene in NSW and continues to advocate on behalf of the 4WD community, including being deeply involved in the ongoing fight for fair public land access for the recreational outdoors community.

    Lee & Tony chat about the benefits of 4WD clubs, the way the organisations are structured, the work that the 4WD Association does on behalf of the 4x4 community to lobby politicians and represent bush users as a key stakeholder in relation to NPWS Plans of Management, and track and area closures across all public land in NSW.

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    #90 - BIRCHY

    07/06/2026 | 1h
    Sam 'Birchy' Birch is a tour guide in the East Kimberley region as the owner of Birchy's Fishing Tours, a Barra fishing expert, and one of the Traditional Owners of Balanggarra Country - covering some 2.9 Million Hectares of beautiful, remote, and rugged wilderness in the Top End of Western Australia.

    Birchy has a phenomenal life story - marked by tragedy, trauma, addiction and crime. Despite all this adversity, he has turned his life around and is now clean, sober, and living his best life on the traditional lands of his ancestors, living from the land and sharing his deep love for country with people on his guided tours and through his work with Men's Groups.

    Birchy is a truly inspirational man who should give hope to anyone who is struggling in life, proving that there is always another option, and that you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

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    #89 - SAVE OUR SUMMITS

    31/05/2026 | 1h 6 mins.
    Marc Hendrickx is a Geologist, Author, Blogger, and the current President of Save Our Summits - an advocacy group focused on challenging public land access restrictions across Australia.

    Marc is a passionate bushwalker, hiker and climber, and has worked tirelessly for years to advocate for the re-opening of iconic climbing spots including Uluru, the Glasshouse Mountains, and Mount Warning - all of which have faced access restrictions from Government and National Parks management.

    Tony and Marc take a deep dive into the challenges facing the outdoor recreation community in relation to public land access, the work that SOS continues to do to fight for fair access to the Aussie bush for ALL Australians, the current state of politics in Australia, and heaps more.

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    #88 - CAM CRONIN

    24/05/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
    Cam Cronin is a well-known fisho from the New South Wales Central Coast, who has achieved more fishing success at a young age than many will see in a lifetime.

    Through passion, hard work, and dedication Cam has honed his craft to become a land-based lure-fishing expert - with a relentless focus on catching trophy Mulloway from the shore up and down the NSW coast.

    Tony and Cam chat about his childhood fishing on family holidays, his early years chasing Kingfish and Jewfish in Sydney Harbour, his ongoing obsession with catching Mulloway on lures, and dive into his recent discovery of the hunting world - chasing Fallow and Red Deer on public land to feed his family.

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    #87 - LIVIN 4x4

    17/05/2026 | 59 mins.
    Sam Reed owns and runs LIVIN 4x4 - a Victorian-based YouTube channel focused on sharing real and authentic 4WD adventures.

    Tony and Sam chat about his early passion for 4x4s, the progression into chasing tougher wheeling tracks in his chopped 80 series Land Cruiser, how the YouTube channel started with his brother, touring Australia in his N80 HiLux, and heaps more.

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About The Outer Side
The Outer Side is a weekly podcast for anyone who loves 4WD, outdoor adventure, exploring off the grid, and the search for wild experiences.Join me each week as I chat with people from all walks of life who will share their stories, with the aim of motivating you to spend more time exploring outside, and offroad.From 4x4s to camping, fishing, diving, hiking, dirt bikes, and everything in between.If it happens outside, you’ll find it on The Outer Side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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