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NEWS
Signs of the times
At last ... it’s arty time once more at ArtSpace, but the path to reopening the gallery has been full of twists and turns. Geoff Ellis reports.
Local artists hold the line
SOME of Gippsland’s favourite artists have thrown their artistic might behind a campaign to save the Western Port woodlands by contributing works for an exhibition and charity art auction.
Big step forward for Dinosaur Trail
Council has paid $1.2 million for land at 300 Graham Street Wonthaggi to create an interactive sound and light ‘Gondwana Garden’ as part of the Bass Coast Dinosaurs Trail
Dog day afternoon for cats
BASS Coast cats are on notice – their days of carousing, brawling and stalking innocent birds are drawing to a close.
Full steam ahead on Cowes Cultural Centre
After a decade of debate and disappointment, work starts next month on $27m island centrepiece.
Words from the Woodlands
Many of us have been walking in the woodlands lately. Now Laura Brearley invites us to share the experience through poetry or prose.
Paint, print & plinth
Two painters, a printmaker and a glass artist combine in a brief exhibition to celebrate the re-opening of ArtSpace
‘I’m no ratbag’
Our federal MP Russell Broadbent explains why he won’t be getting vaccinated against COVID any time soon.
Sifting the plans in play
It’s time for a new strategic framework for Western Port and its region, writes Neil Daly.
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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