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NEWS
Coalition would protect woodland: Brown
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?
Council narrowly approves four-storey hotel development despite fears that it will spoil vistas of the new cultural centre.
The Mighty Ayr
“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.
Tall tales and the mighty leek
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
Teamwork, diversity and lots of laughter mark regular exhibitions on the foreshore. Ann Brown reports.
‘5000 trucks a day’ forecast
Bass Coast communities to bear brunt of mining expansion for Melbourne's Big Build.
Caring for Western Port Country
Governments and developers will have carte blanche on Western Port until we fix our “box mentality”, writes Neil Daly.
From badlands to boutique suburb
While Helen Zervopoulos hails the transformation of Pioneer Bay, Zena Benbow gives a resident’s perspective of the hard work behind it ... and the last piece of the puzzle.
Inverloch hotel headed for VCAT
The South Gippsland Conservation Society has appealed to VCAT to overturn approval of a four-storey hotel on the Inverloch foreshore.
VIEWPOINT
Why I went to Afghanistan
25 years after Australian soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan, Lindsay Guerin reflects on the human costs of that war.
Government has delivered for woodlands: MP
Advocates should press council to complete the work, says Jordan Crugnale
Come on Labor, finish the job!
Despite years of promises, the nationally significant Western Port Woodlands remain as vulnerable as ever to sand quarrying.
From ram raids to road repairs
After a couple of busy weeks in Canberra, Mary Aldred is back to the issues closer to home
Harriet Shing bows out
After 12 years representing Eastern Victoria in the Victorian Parliament, there were a few digs, some personal reflections and a spirited defence of the record of the Labor governments she served under.
ENVIRONMENT
The bush as supermarket
On a walk through The Gurdies, Bunurong ranger Ross Henry reveals a landscape where every plant has a story and most have a use.
Planting against the odds
Eighty volunteers brave wind, sand and salt to begin the long haul to restore Inverloch’s lost dune habitat
What’s killing Phillip Island’s eucalypts?
Research student Evie Cowling discovered the answer is complicated.
Don’t dream it’s over
Fifty-five years ago Professor Shapiro wrote “Western Port is more than an amenity; it is a treasure to be cherished for generations to come”. By Neil Daly
The koala detectives
Koalas living in the Western Port Woodlands are part of the special Strzelecki genetic lineage, but there is still much to learn.
ARTS
Just do it
No more excuses - time to work on your entry for the Bass Coast Artists’ Society’s spring art show.
A colourful call for Western Port
Community gathering celebrates the bay’s biodiversity and calls for stronger protection
Breakthrough
Anabelle Bremner was there to see Bass Coast’s young performers take their first steps into the real music world.
LOCAL HISTORY
‘We never stand still!’
For over 100 years, the Kongwak Hall has been the heart of this community. By Jillian Durance
Gordon House and the Union Café
Newly arrived in Wonthaggi, Nannie Grieve found a way to make a living and a home for her family.
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