News
Short stay owners press their case
Sept 17, 2026 - Council holds firm on short-stay registration fees despite backlash
Sept 17, 2026 - Housing options to expand with opening of apartment complex providing secure, supported housing for people living with mental illness.
Glaring gaps in transport links
Sept 16, 2026 - Cr Tracey Bell seeks a review of bus services and stronger advocacy for improved public transport across Bass Coast.
No place for ‘pervert glasses’
Sept 16, 2026 - Councillors back ban on smart glasses in council-run facilities.
Sept 2, 2026 - The contest for the Bass electorate is becoming clearer with candidates now announced by the Liberal Party, Labor, Greens, One Nation and Victorian Socialists Party.
Aug 28, 2026 - As legal smokes hit $40 a packet, most tobacco consumed in Australia now comes from the black market. Mary Aldred says it’s time to reboot.
Sept 3, 2026 - In June our reservoirs were a sad sight with rapidly receding waterlines. After bountiful winter rain, they are full to the brim.
Viewpoint
Sept 2, 2026 - Doubling fees for holiday homes is a straight revenue grab, writes Glenn Morris.
Sept 3, 2026 - We’re in danger of being swamped by Kiwis, and Catherine Watson admits she played a part.
Aug 29, 2026 - Despite the abrupt closure of Bass Coast Adult Learning, the migrant English language class continues to evolve and thrive. By Daryl Pellizzer
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Features
Sept 4, 2026 - Sometimes you choose the house and sometimes it chooses you. By Jillian Durance
Arts
Sept 4, 2026 - Hoa Nguyen’s monumental drawings of the Rhyll Inlet and the Western Port Woodlands take your breath away and then pull you in deep.
Aug 29, 2026 - As local award-winning artists Ken Griffiths and Karin Murphy Ellis face their toughest challenge, art and creativity remain a constant in their lives.
Environment
Aug 23, 2026 - A sombre gathering in Berninneit heard the latest from Victoria’s experts in the spread of avian flu to Victoria.
Sept 3, 2026 - It seems almost everyone is keen for an audit of mangrove projects in Western Port, except our politicians, writes Neil Daly
Aug 28, 2026 - Floating wetlands a promising way to decrease wastewater emissions: new research
Local history
Sept 1, 2026 - Wonthaggi’s Sylvia Stibbs had an incredible record of winning competitions across a range of interests and skills. By Fay Quilford
Sept 4, 2026 - The first teacher at the first Bass State School found the work and conditions so arduous that he died within two years.
Gardening
Sept 4, 2026 - Growing avocadoes is a holy grail for many local home gardeners, but it’s easier said than done.
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