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Welcome to the Bass Coast Post, an online magazine by and for residents of Bass Coast. Our readers are also our writers. Please join in the conversations. 
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Against the odds
May 16, 2025 - How Mary Aldred won the battle for Monash despite a national Liberal Party  wipeout. 

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Libs prevail in ‘weird’ election
May 14, 2025 - Final result doesn’t show how close Deb Leonard came to an upset, writes Michael Whelan.

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Farewell friends
May 15, 2025 - Grace, diplomacy and a sprinkling of spite … the other Monash candidates sign off after a nerve-racking election. By Catherine Watson​
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In the line of fire
May 15, 2025 - Managing fire for people and wildlife isn't rocket science, says Professor Mike Clarke. It’s much more complex than that.

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Petrol before people
May 16, 2025 - In the midst of a housing crisis, five houses are demolished for one more service station, writes Geoff Ellis.

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Raise the rates and fix the joint!
Frank Schooneveldt’s plea to council on roads and drainage plan that stretches all the way to 2090.

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​Measure of success
May 7, 2025 - Neil Daly presses the case for an audit of our efforts to grow mangroves in the eastern arm of Western Port.

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What's on and where​
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Frequent flyers and vagrants
May 17, 2025 - Dave Newman pays tribute to our migratory wader birds and their epic flights, including some that don’t go to plan.

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Welcome home
May 15, 2025 - As the Gurdies forest begins to recover from fire, the animals are returning

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​Growing together
May 12, 2025 – Friendship and learning flourish alongside the plants at the Wonthaggi Seed Bank and Nursery.

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Can you help?
May 16, 2025 - A variety of volunteer roles need to be filled at Bass Coast's winter shelter for homeless people.

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​The birds are back
May 12, 2025 - As our migratory shorebirds depart for their Arctic breeding grounds, the Flyways exhibition opens to celebrate their extraordinary journey.

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​More than water
May 16, 2025 - A spectacular night sky photo by Iryna MacMillan has won first prize in West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority’s photo competition. 

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​A cook’s journal
May 15, 2025 - Liane Arno recommends an  Asian twist on an old American favourite.

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