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Relief for Silverleaves residents
March 20, 2025 - High anxiety has turned to cautious optimism for Silverleaves residents with coastal works to prepare for Easter high tides. 
What next, Mr Dinosaur?
March 22, 2025 - Mike Cleeland has given up the day job but he’s not hanging up the rock hammer any time soon. By Ed Thexton 
The trail blazers
March 21, 2023 - It would be easy to mistake them for a bunch of ladies who lunch, but you are looking at a group of revolutionaries. |
The next edition of the Bass Coast Post will be published on March 28.
The voyager
March 24, 2025 - There’s a sense of timelessness in Jan Learmonth’s work, of slow-moving waters and a world beyond the human one. By Louisa Waters |
Ask the candidates
March 14, 2025 - The Battle for Monash is shaping as one of the most intriguing of the 2025 federal election. Let the bidding begin
Feb 27, 2025 - After years of being ignored by both major parties, Monash voters can expect to see some election promises coming our way. 
The fixer
March 1, 2025 - Who are we going to call now that Nifty Nev is gone? By Catherine Watson 
Every bottle tells a story
Feb 28, 2025 - A hurricane, a fire and a twister couldn't stop Wendy Heaney and Bruce Preston. By Camilla Myers. 
No go for sand company
Feb 20, 2025 - Council rejects plans to widen Stanley Road in Grantville for sand trucks to service a new quarry. 
Help us on housing: council plea
Feb 20, 2025 - Growth councils head to Canberra to seek federal funding to open land for housing. 
Tigers make a splash
Feb 27, 2025 - A Richmond Football Club subsidiary will replace the YMCA as manager of Bass Coast’s leisure centres from July 1. 
‘Bigger is better’ for new health service
Feb 26, 2025 - Future looks bright for Bass Coast residents, saysCEO. 
Swimming against the tide
Feb 27, 2025 - There may be lessons for Bass Coast in another small coastal town’s attempts to halt coastal erosion. |
Endangered Species
Feb 26, 2025 - On the morning they disappeared, the day was born into a thick sea mist. A short story by Aneta Marovich. 
Power plays
Feb 28, 2025 - So you think power lines for offshore wind are ugly? Look around you, suggests Christopher Eastman-Nagle. 
Just the job
Feb 28, 2025 - Kane Bond explains why we need our own local jobs board. 
All together now
A community choir of 100 women share their stories through song at Wonthaggi's Union Theatre. Return to the dark ages
March 2, 2025 - Dismantling of the US public service hurts us too, writes Christine Grayden. 
Living lightly
Feb 28, 2025 - From home battery storage to preserving, council workshops aim to help residents live more sustainably. 
Any time, any where
Feb 27, 2025 - Geoff Ellis searches for the sweet spot between reality and virtuality. 
A cook’s journal
Feb 27, 2025 - It can be difficult to make tasty gluten-free food but anyone could enjoy this orange and almond cake. Community diary
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