Maurice Dunlevy, who wrote Stay Alive, dies at 90
Dunlevy died peacefully on October 6, aged 90, after training scores of journalists.
Maurice Dunlevy died peacefully on October 6, aged 90, after helping shape Canberra's future. Dunlevy was born in Broken Hill in 1936 and moved to Canberra in 1962.
In the 1970s, Dunlevy wrote Tomorrow's Canberra, a report that set out how the city would grow. Dunlevy was later invited to start one of Australia's first journalism degrees.
Several of his former students went on to advise prime ministers. Dunlevy also wrote the nation's best-selling survival manual, Stay Alive, which was reprinted multiple times.
For over 30 years, Dunlevy wrote a weekly column on great books for The Canberra Times. Dunlevy was a much-loved father to Sue and Lyn, and grandfather to Katherine, Lucy, Jack and Niamh.
- 90
- Age at death
- Broken Hill, 1936
- Born
- 1962
- Moved to Canberra
- Over 30 years in The Canberra Times
- Weekly column
Why it mattersHis reports and teaching shaped Canberra's growth and trained many of the nation's journalists.
AustraliaCanberra readers can look for his Tomorrow's Canberra report and his Stay Alive manual.
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