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FEDERAL ELECTION
Your guide to all the Monash candidates. Candidates Q&A
May 17, 2019 – We quiz the candidates for Monash on their community and political background and topical issues. 
How to save the planet
May 13, 2019 - The only thing the planet needs saving from is rabid enviro-Nazis, says Jeff Waddell, of Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party. 
Marching to his own beat
May 9, 2019 - When it comes to the dictates of his party or the wishes of his electorate, Liberal candidate Russell Broadbent tends to go his own way. 
A voice for the Valley
May 5, 2019 - A new coal-fired power station for the Latrobe and a terrorist register are priorities for Independent John Verhoeven. 
Signs of the times
May 5, 2019 – Independent candidate Michael Fozard says he’ll be happy if he can get voters to think twice before they vote. 
Secrets of the salon
May 5, 2019 – ALP hopeful Jessica O’Donnell has a privileged insight into the issues that concern the people of her electorate. 
How green is his valley
May 5, 2019 – Greens candidate William Hornstra has a personal stake in the debate over climate change and renewable energy. Community Diary
What’s on in Bass Coast. |
The next edition of the Post will be published on May 31.
Council on the wrong path
May 17, 2019 - Removing foreshore reserve vegetation to extend the Inverloch pathway is madness when we are already experiencing massive erosion, writes Aileen Vening. The vision thing
May 17, 2019 - Forget “vision”, slogans and charisma. Ed Thexton is more interested in a political party with principles and policies. And that takes hard work. 
Life in Wonthaggi, 2050
May 17, 2019 - Eleven-year-old Harvey Green set the scene for a climate change forum with a reading from his imaginary diary set in the year 2050. 
Feels like home
May 17, 2019 - When someone asked Miriam Strickland if she was a local, she had to stop and think. 
People to power energy roadmap
May 17, 2019 - Residents can help shape the region’s renewable energy future at a series of workshops this month. 
Fans flock for pelican parade
May 17, 2019 - Penguins aren’t the only birds in Bass Coast drawing a crowd, writes Geoff Ellis. 
Mother’s Day mourning
May 27, 2019 - Mothers and others gathered to mourn for the first mammal to be wiped out by rising seas. |
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