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Coalition 'would protect woodland'
Oct 4, 2022 - The Liberal candidate for Bass, Aaron Brown, says a Coalition State Government would update a regional sand mining strategy to protect the Western Port Woodlands. 
Cowes eyesore or vibrant addition?
Sept 23, 2022 - Council narrowly approves four-storey hotel development despite fears it will spoil vistas of the new cultural centre. 
‘5000 trucks a day’ forecast
Sept 22, 2022 - Bass Coast communities to bear brunt of mining expansion for Melbourne’s Big Build. 
Inverloch hotel headed for VCAT
Sept 21, 2022 - The South Gippsland Conservation Society has appealed to VCAT to overturn approval of a four-storey hotel on the Inverloch foreshore. 
$290m extension for hospital
Sept 15, 2022 - Labor Government will spend up to $290 million to complete a second stage of redevelopment at Wonthaggi Hospital if it is re-elected in the November state election. 
Island powers on
Sept 14, 2022 - Phillip Island’s vision to become fully renewable by 2030 is a step closer, with plans approved for a big battery and a trial of community energy storage. 
The Mighty Ayr
Sept 22, 2022 - “Don’t sweat the small stuff” or “From small things big things grow”? Waist deep in his local creek, Ed Thexton ponders the contradiction as he does battle with a demon weed. 
Harmers dustup
August 19, 2022 - Federal Labor MP Ged Kearney was once hailed as “swamp saviour Ged” for buying a swampy bit of land in Harmers Haven to save it from development. 
Tiny glider knocks ‘em for six
Sept 15, 2022 - Finding the world's smallest gliding mammal in The Gurdies Nature Conservation Reserve was a dream come true for Dave Newman. |
Election edition
The next edition of the Bass Coast Post on October 21 will include our state election preview, including profiles of the Bass candidates.
From badlands to boutique 'burb
Sept 21, 2022 - While Helen Zervopoulos hails the transformation of Pioneer Bay, Zena Benbow gives a resident’s perspective of the hard work behind it … and the final missing piece of the puzzle. 
Caring for Western Port Country
Sept 21, 2022 - Governments and developers will have carte blanche on Western Port until we fix our “box mentality”. 
The good oil
Sept 13, 2022 - Liane Arno calls in some expert help as she looks forward to the arrival of a community olive press in Wonthaggi. 
The backward glance
Sept 16, 2022 - In Heather Tobias’s 85th year, the last thing she was expecting was her first solo exhibition. 
Forrest Caves and the passing of time
Sept 15, 2022 - Not even the rocks are permanent on this mysterious and constantly changing beach, writes Linda Cuttriss. 
Tall tales and the mighty leek
Sept 22, 2022 - The Wonthaggi Leek Show was serious business, writes Carol Cox, with growers having their own secret leek feed and a special leaf polish. 
Coronet Bay in lights
Sept 22, 2022 - Teamwork, diversity and lots of laughter mark regular exhibitions on the foreshore. Ann Brown reports. Community diary
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