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
Gliding through lockdown
From her studio in The Gurdies, Trish Hart recalls great albatrosses of the past and dreams of painting life-sized whales.
Treasure island
In June a team of naturalists headed for French Island in search of some small brown bumps on top of some brown bark. What they found there was beyond their wildest dreams, reports Catherine Watson
Quiet times
Somewhere between pleasure and pain, necessity and beauty, the making of things is a gift in itself, writes Tim Shannon
Hands off Inverloch!
Bass Coast Council will argue that Inverloch should remain in the Bass electorate, along with the rest of Bass Coast shire.
Sand miners on notice
Expert report raises alarm over toxic pollutants from sand mining in Grantville corridor entering Western Port.
Has the longest day begun?
MPs take note, the people are ready to protect Western Port once more, writes Neil Daly.
The secret life of orchids
Dick Wettenhall probes the underworld of this intriguing plant species (including sexual deception) and reveals the threat posed by sand mining to some of Victoria’s rarest orchid communities.
Out of season
Gardening has always been a gamble. Throw in climate change and anything can happen, writes John Coldebella.
Has the longest day begun?
MPs take note, the people are ready to protect Western Port once more, writes Neil Daly. Photo: Nicole Avagliano
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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