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 secret life of orchids
Dick Wettenhall delves into the underworld of this miraculous plant (including sexual deception) and the imminent threat posed by sand mining to some of Victoria’s rarest orchid communities.
King of the roads
Richard Kemp recalls the glory days of the Lang Lang Proving Ground, when Holden was king and a day at work might include dodging the roos or racing with ‘Brockie’.
A community in action
Laura Brearley is inspired by the community’s willingness to come together and raise their voices to save our local woodlands
Living with creeks
Rivers and waterways are serious matters, writes Ed Thexton, but creeks are all about kids and fun. So let’s stop hiding them away in drains.
Do you hear the people sing?
Laura Brearley invites us to join a chorus of voices for Bass Coast’s last remnant coastal bushland
Supercaulifragilistic
Simple to make but impressive enough for a special dinner, cauliflower soup ticks all the boxes.
Parks are for everyone
People need to experience natural beauty before they will grow to love and protect it, writes Leticia Laing
Honey, we lost Inverloch
A proposed Victorian electoral boundary realignment transfers Inverloch from the seat of Bass to Gippsland South, effectively dividing the shire into two state electorates.
Winter recess – a time to gather our thoughts
The latest assault on Western Port’s hinterland shows how much we need a complete land and sea management plan.
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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