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NEWS
To Siem Reap with love
When Glenda Salter volunteered to help some of Cambodia’s poorest students she soon realised the learning went both ways.
Apartment building hits the spot
“The right building in the right place,” says Cr David Rooks as council approves Cowes development.
The magic mix
Tomes have been written about composting, writes John Coldebella, but it doesn’t have to be complicated.
Environmental love-in-action
The Sybil Disobedients came with a message about the Western Port Woodlands. Laura Brearley reports
What’s special about your neighbourhood?
With another 10,000 homes to be built in Bass Coast by 2036, the council wants to know what we value.
Council no to Lifestyle village
Luxury low-maintenance living for the over 55s or a glorified trailer park? Catherine Watson reports
My precious piece of Australia
Richard Kemp is privileged to share his patch of paradise with creatures great and small.
Hello Earthlings
Australia is planning to send a robot to the moon by 2025-2027, writes Neil Daly. Meanwhile back here on Earth the future of Western Port still hangs in the balance.
My precious piece of Australia
Richard Kemp is privileged to share his patch of paradise with creatures great and small.
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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