Mitchell is currently weeknight presenter for '' Seven News Melbourne '' . Mitchell began at the Nine Network in 1977 as a sport reporter . In this position he covered sports such as Australian rules football , golf , tennis and the Commonwealth Games . In 1982 , Peter became a general news reporter and in this position he covered many stories including Victoria 's horrific Ash Wednesday bushfires in 1983
Ash Wednesday bushfires
Ash Wednesday bushfires
Peter Mitchell (newsreader)