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![]() Ventnor resort targets Chinese tour groups
May 18, 2023 -Wetland ‘eco-tourism retreat’ is the first test of Bass Coast’s new rural tourism strategy. ![]() Hotel okay, but not the bar
May 18, 2023 -VCAT has approved a 40-unit hotel on Inverloch’s Esplanade Forte Group but declined a fourth storey and rooftop bar. ![]() Barmewoon, Mogarmarlarly Murk, Berninneit or Kummargee …
May 18, 2023 - One of these names is about to become very familiar to us as the name of the new Cowes cultural centre. ![]() The power trip continues
May 17, 2023 - The renewable energy revolution is taking place somewhere near you, writes Werner Theinert. ![]() Tall tales and true from island’s past
May 17, 2023 - Have you ever wondered why the main street of Cowes is called Thompson Avenue, or when motorsport became part of Phillip Island's culture? ![]() The good oil
May 17, 2023 - You’d hate to be paid by the litre for picking olives, but OMG, what olive oil! Catherine Watson was there for the first pressing of Wonny Olives. ![]() Mission Crimson Berry
May 17, 2023 - A team of ecological crusaders salvages critically endangered plants from Wilsons Prom to help regenerate the species on Phillip Island. ![]() No knead to worry
May 17, 2023 - Love focaccia but hate kneading? Liane Arno has just the recipe for you. ![]() Meeting of musical minds
May 18, 2023 - A chance meeting led to the classical guitar duo of Michelle Nelson and Tania Ravbar ![]() A right royal occasion
May 17, 2023 - Patrons are encouraged to dress up for the opening of the Corinella’s Art Show on the first King’s Birthday holiday weekend. ![]() Unveiling the stories of Wonthaggi
May 17, 2023 - The tragic history of the No. 20 coal mine shaft site, where 17 miners died, is memorialised with new signage and a podcast series. |
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![]() Beneath our shifting sands
May 19, 2023 - Walk around Inverloch with Aunty Sonia Weston and you see her ancestral links to Country are lived every day, writes Sally McNiece. ![]() Paul's patch
May 17, 2023 - “I can’t save the world … but I can make a difference locally,“ Paul Speirs told Gill Heal. ![]() Balance of power
May 19, 2023 - Imagine being able to do good with your energy bill. That’s the vision of a local energy initiative focusing on community energy with equity, writes Sierra Dunton ![]() More than memories
May 17, 2023 - Like many descendants of Wonthaggi coal miners, the State Coal Mine is in Linda Cuttriss’s DNA. ![]() Sustainability central
The sleepy village of Bass will be a hive of activity on Sunday as the crowds descend for this year’s Bass Coast Sustainability Festival. ![]() Lost and found
May 17, 2023 - As her mother’s memory declines, Liane Arno forges a new relationship with her. ![]() One step at a time
May 18, 2023 - Some magical days the mind clears and Etsuko Yasunaga feels like she could run forever. One DAL down, one more to go
May 17, 2023 - Bass Coast’s future will be determined by the DAL process, writes Neil Daly. Now it’s time for the other shires around Western Port to get the same treatment. ![]() This one’s for Nature!
May 17, 2023 - Having worked in concrete for most of his career, artist Phil Henshall calls time on sand mining in woodlands. ![]() The art of uncertainty
May 17, 2023 - This year’s Winter Solstice exhibition at ArtSpace Wonthaggi asks artists to respond to the theme of climate change . Community diary
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