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
Holding the line
The first of a regular column in which the Member for Monash will offer a glimpse behind the scenes of life in Canberra and her travels across the electorate.
A view from the other side
A brief overseas holiday proved a tonic for this group of farmers, writes Rob Parsons.
Don’t go into the woods without it!
WHEN the pandemic clipped their wings, Jackie and Dave Newman turned their binoculars closer to home. Five years on, that’s led to a pocket guidebook to the Birds of the Western Port Woodlands.
The one that got away
The State Government missed its chance to buy the old Holden Proving Ground. Now we are left to hope that a Chinese car company will do the right thing.
The mystery remains
In 1917, a huge skeleton was unearthed near Tarwin Lower, causing great astonishment among the locals.
Fleeting moments
Kate Muir’s and Tessa Hubble’s contrasting styles and painting techniques open different windows on the passage of time for their joint exhibition at ArtSpace.
A gentle hand
Everyone remembers the smile. That and the Tuscan villa Vic Benetti built in Wonthaggi when he was a young bachelor.
Painting with purpose
Mix art, nature and community and you get the Landcare Art Prize, writes Janice Orchard
Chilled, not high
LIKE a round of Chinese whispers, the rumours grew wilder with every retelling until Ventnor was in uproar.
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.
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