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NEWS
Ferry plan refloated
A car ferry linking Phillip Island and the Mornington Peninsula is back on the agenda with a feasibility study to determine whether the Cowes Jetty is a suitable docking point.
Lights, cameras, action!
With time hanging heavy for many of us, it’s an opportunity to work on a film for the first Bass Coast Shorts film festival.
A watery makeover takes shape
The seagrass research team is likely to turn up anywhere in Western Port in their quest to restore more seagrass meadows.
A watery makeover takes shape
A seagrass research team goes to great depths in their quest to restore more seagrass meadows to Western Port.
Last call for entries
Gippsland writers have just over two weeks to complete their entries for the 2021 Bass Coast Prize for Non-Fiction.
Test track back on the market
The proposed resale of the Holden Proving Grounds is a mixed blessing, according to a group campaigning to protect the region’s last significant forest.
The lake with no name
The naming of Coronet Bay’s little lake by Bunurong Elders acknowledges its historic importance.
Our Afghan connection
It started with a single Afghan student studying English at the Bass Coast Adult Learning Centre, writes Harry Freeman. Now he and his fellow students need our help.
Researching one war in the time of another
Historical research in the time of Covid brings its own challenges and rewards, writes Christine Grayden.
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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