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
Community, one lunch at a time
Every Thursday, the smell of a home-cooked meal fills the Corinella and District Community Centre as volunteers prepare lunch for people from across the Waterline communities.
No one volunteers for this
Volunteers are the glue that holds our community together, but Liane Arno cautions that we need to protect them from the occasional tyrant.
Freedom march into Cowes
A TOUCH of medieval pomp and pageantry comes to Phillip Island next Friday when the crew of HMAS Cape Woolamai will exercise its Freedom of Entry to Cowes,
Why the thylacine still stalks our imagination
The Wonthaggi monster lives on in newspaper clippings and local memories.
Wonthaggi on the tourist map
Wonthaggi has been virtually overlooked as a tourist destination but that's about to change.
Pear Pureé Tea Cake
The ancient Greeks considered pears a gift of the gods. Here’s Liane Arno’s recipe for when you need to use up some ripe ones.
VIEWPOINT
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
Breakthrough
Anabelle Bremner was there to see Bass Coast’s young performers take their first steps into the real music world.
A colourful call for Western Port
Community gathering celebrates the bay’s biodiversity and calls for stronger protection
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.
What's on and where