Welcome to the Bass Coast Post, an online magazine written by and for residents of Bass Coast. The next edition will be published on October 16. Email submissions to editor@basscoastpost.com
NEWS
Warm welcome awaits refugee family
Right now a Syrian family on the other side of the world is probably searching for information about a small town called Wonthaggi.
Libs splash $42m on island pool
The Liberal Party will soon find out whether it was brave or crazy to announce $42 million for a Phillip island pool and zero for a Wonthaggi pool.
Close to home
Covid put a stop to Dave and Jackie Newman’s wildlife safaris around Australia and introduced them to unimagined treasures just down the road.
Reconciliation walk bridges the divide
MORE than 1000 people walked across the bridge from San Remo to Millowl (Phillip Island) yesterday in a monumental display of support for reconciliation by the Bass Coast community.
Let the bidding begin
When a cavalcade of senior politicians is heading down the Bass Highway, you know it’s good news for Bass Coast.
The new post
We could have got in a team of expensive management consultants to explain how to add value to the Post and leverage engagement but my friend Linda Cuttriss came up with a plan for nothing.
10 reasons I love the Post
Christine Grayden pays tribute to the writers and artists who have woven in and out of the Bass Coast Post over the first 10 years.
All hands on deck
By Neil Daly I have to report that Matthew Guy MP doesn’t want my help to rebuild Victoria. Neither he nor his parliamentary colleagues have replied to my latest email and it would seem they are not...
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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