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
The ghost of Christmas past
How hall fees snuffed out Coronet Bay’s joyous Christmas tradition, by Joy Button
Rail trail picks up steam
The Great Southern Rail Trail will be extended from Welshpool to Alberton at a cost of $6 million, filling one more link in the regional Great Gippsland Trail cycling and walking track.
Will your feet be the end of me?
When it comes to walking tracks, it's not all about humans, writes Julie Thomas. We’ve taken more than our share already.
Here to share
When it’s a choice between heating the house and putting food on the table, Corinella’s food pantry can help to fill the hole, writes Kerri Ritchie.
Tales of Catwoman
Those much-mocked cat videos served a valuable purpose, writes Joy Herring in her book on the joys, heartbreak and laughter of rescuing cats. Geoff Ellis reports.
Home truths
A touring photographic exhibition opens doors into the world of people living with a disability.
Sounds of disharmony
There will be silence in the Cowes town square tonight after brazen brass-loving thieves nicked the harmony bells. Cartoon by Natasha Williams-Novak
'Noel Counihan draws with tears in his heart'
So an old Wonthaggi miner described Noel Counihan. The renowned artist is the focus of a much-anticipated first exhibition of works from the Robert Smith collection.
Kings of the road
Richard Kemp recalls the glory days of the Holden Proving Ground, when a day at work might include dodging roos, racing with ‘Brockie’ or seeing the greatest collection of pristine Holdens.
VIEWPOINT
Silverleaves: some history and lessons
More than 60 years ago, Jon Temby’s parents used branches to rebuild the Silverleaves beach after a storm. Could their approach offer a lesson for today?
Seven years and counting
With an election approaching and a marginal electorate, Kit Fennessy says it's high time the State Government acted on the old Wonthaggi high school site.
Why I went to Afghanistan
25 years after Australian soldiers were deployed to Afghanistan, Lindsay Guerin reflects on the human costs of that war.
Hidden in plain sight
Etsuko Yasunaga wonders if sighted people could be missing the non-visual clues.
Government has delivered for woodlands: MP
Advocates should press council to complete the work, says Jordan Crugnale
ENVIRONMENT
A love of nature, a legacy of action
If you appreciate our natural heritage, give thanks for the local conservationists who fought to protect it.
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
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.
What’s killing Phillip Island’s eucalypts?
Research student Evie Cowling discovered the answer is complicated.
LOCAL HISTORY
Wonthaggi Mine Disaster 1937
Through February funeral processions weaved their way through Wonthaggi to the cemetery. In March grief and mourning gave way to anger.
A jolly good time on Churchill Island
Christine Grayden opens the Amess family’s visitors’ book to discover the hospitality was legendary and the fun could be boisterous.
‘We never stand still!’
For over 100 years, the Kongwak Hall has been the heart of this community. By Jillian Durance
ARTS
Just do it
No more excuses - time to work on your entry for the Bass Coast Artists’ Society’s spring art show.
Breakthrough
Anabelle Bremner was there to see Bass Coast’s young performers take their first steps into the real music world.
Oct 12, 2026 - Pumpkins mean two things to Liane Arno: Halloween and a Thai-style fragrant soup.
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