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Grand pool plan sinks
Oct 16, 2025 - Council dumps $180m two-pool plan; we’ll patch up our old one instead. 
Chilled not high
Oct 15, 2025 - Like a round of Chinese whispers, the rumours grew wilder with every retelling until Ventnor was in uproar. 
Back to the coalface
Oct 13, 2025 - Parks Victoria’s new boss reassures Friends of the State Coal Mine that the skip will roll again. 
Thumbs down for Lord’s Prayer
Oct 10, 2025 - A petition to reinstate the Lord’s Prayer before council meetings got short shrift from councillors. Viewpoint
The one that got away
Oct 16, 2025 - The State Government missed its chance to buy the old Holden Proving Ground. Now we have to hope a Chinese car company will do the right thing, writes Neil Rankine. 
An MP’s diary
Oct 17, 2025 - The first of a regular column in which the Member for Monash offers a glimpse behind the scenes of life in Canberra and her travels across the electorate. Environment
Holding back the tide
Oct 14, 2025 - Neil Daly asks whether it’s time to let nature prevail at Queensferry. 
Don’t go into the woods without it!
Oct 16, 2025 - When the pandemic clipped their wings, Jackie and Dave Newman turned their lenses closer to home. The result is on show in Birds of the Western Port Woodlands. Local history
The mystery remains
Oct 16, 2025 - In 1917, a huge skeleton found in sand dunes near Tarwin Lower caused great astonishment among the locals. |
The grevillea whisperer
Oct 14, 2025 - In a sea of concrete, lawn and yucca trees, David Binch has created a sanctuary for birds, bees and humans. 
A gentle hand
Oct 15, 2025 - Everyone remembers Vic Benetti’s smile. That and the Tuscan villa he built in Wonthaggi as a young bachelor. 
The business end of living
Oct 14, 2025 - When it comes to death, most of us procrastinate … we’ll think about it next week. Wonthaggi U3A decided it was time to open up the conversation. 
A view from the other side
Oct 16, 2025 - A brief overseas holiday proves a tonic for farmers, writes Rob Parsons. Arts
The art of dishwashing
Oct 14, 2025 - When Inverloch artist John Mutsaers couldn’t paint, he found a new way to make sense of life. 
Fleeting moments
Oct 16, 2025 - Kate Muir’s and Tessa Hubble’s contrasting styles and techniques open different windows on the passage of time in their joint exhibition. 
Ms Vale is still waiting
Oct 9, 2025 - Two masters of their craft combine as Maggie Millar reads Elizabeth Jolley. 
Painting with purpose
Oct 15, 2025 - Mix art, nature and community and you get the Landcare Art Prize, writes Janice Orchard. 
Kelp and the Sentient Sea
Oct 9, 2025 - Two artists dive deep into the beauty, mystery and power of the Southern Ocean. Community diary
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