News
Meet your candidates
Sept 2, 2026 - The contest for the Bass electorate is becoming clearer with candidates now announced by the Liberal Party, Labor, Greens, One Nation and Victorian Socialists Party.
Sept 2, 2026 - The contest for the Bass electorate is becoming clearer with candidates now announced by the Liberal Party, Labor, Greens, One Nation and Victorian Socialists Party.
Slash the tax: Monash MP
Aug 28, 2026 - As legal smokes hit $40 a packet, most tobacco consumed in Australia now comes from the black market. Mary Aldred says it’s time to reboot.
Aug 28, 2026 - As legal smokes hit $40 a packet, most tobacco consumed in Australia now comes from the black market. Mary Aldred says it’s time to reboot.
Full and plenty
Sept 3, 2026 - In June our reservoirs were a sad sight with rapidly receding waterlines. After bountiful winter rain, they are full to the brim.
Sept 3, 2026 - In June our reservoirs were a sad sight with rapidly receding waterlines. After bountiful winter rain, they are full to the brim.
Viewpoint
Council puts the squeeze on holiday homes
Sept 2, 2026 - Doubling fees for holiday homes is a straight revenue grab, writes Glenn Morris.
Sept 2, 2026 - Doubling fees for holiday homes is a straight revenue grab, writes Glenn Morris.
What Pauline Hanson didn’t say
Sept 3, 2026 - We’re in danger of being swamped by Kiwis, and Catherine Watson admits she played a part.
Sept 3, 2026 - We’re in danger of being swamped by Kiwis, and Catherine Watson admits she played a part.
Out of the chaos
Aug 29, 2026 - Despite the abrupt closure of Bass Coast Adult Learning, the migrant English language class continues to evolve and thrive. By Daryl Pellizzer
Aug 29, 2026 - Despite the abrupt closure of Bass Coast Adult Learning, the migrant English language class continues to evolve and thrive. By Daryl Pellizzer
Gardening
The great avocado challenge
Sept 4, 2026 - Growing avocadoes is a holy grail for many local home gardeners, but it’s easier said than done.
Sept 4, 2026 - Growing avocadoes is a holy grail for many local home gardeners, but it’s easier said than done.
Community diary
What's on and where
What's on and where
Welcome to the Bass Coast Post, a magazine written by and for residents of Bass Coast. The next edition is out on September 18. Email submissions to editor@basscoastpost.com
Features
Sept 4, 2026 - Sometimes you choose the house and sometimes it chooses you. By Jillian Durance
Arts
Through other eyes
Sept 4, 2026 - Hoa Nguyen’s monumental drawings of the Rhyll Inlet and the Western Port Woodlands take your breath away and then pull you in deep.
Sept 4, 2026 - Hoa Nguyen’s monumental drawings of the Rhyll Inlet and the Western Port Woodlands take your breath away and then pull you in deep.
The thread remains
Aug 29, 2026 - As local award-winning artists Ken Griffiths and Karin Murphy Ellis face their toughest challenge, art and creativity remain a constant in their lives.
Aug 29, 2026 - As local award-winning artists Ken Griffiths and Karin Murphy Ellis face their toughest challenge, art and creativity remain a constant in their lives.
Environment
Living with bird flu
Aug 23, 2026 - A sombre gathering in Berninneit heard the latest from Victoria’s experts in the spread of avian flu to Victoria.
Aug 23, 2026 - A sombre gathering in Berninneit heard the latest from Victoria’s experts in the spread of avian flu to Victoria.
Time to measure up
Sept 3, 2026 - It seems almost everyone is keen for an audit of mangrove projects in Western Port, except our politicians, writes Neil Daly
Sept 3, 2026 - It seems almost everyone is keen for an audit of mangrove projects in Western Port, except our politicians, writes Neil Daly
World-first wastewater trial on Phillip Island
Aug 28, 2026 - Floating wetlands a promising way to decrease wastewater emissions: new research
Aug 28, 2026 - Floating wetlands a promising way to decrease wastewater emissions: new research
Local history
More than a dressmaker
Sept 1, 2026 - Wonthaggi’s Sylvia Stibbs had an incredible record of winning competitions across a range of interests and skills. By Fay Quilford
Sept 1, 2026 - Wonthaggi’s Sylvia Stibbs had an incredible record of winning competitions across a range of interests and skills. By Fay Quilford
Testing conditions for teachers
Sept 4, 2026 - The first teacher at the first Bass State School found the work and conditions so arduous that he died within two years.
Sept 4, 2026 - The first teacher at the first Bass State School found the work and conditions so arduous that he died within two years.