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NEWS
Maths makes history
Local author defies her own expectations to win major history award with a book about maths.
Full speed ahead
BASS Coast Shire Council has been recognised on the national stage for sustainable road building.
Community spirit blossoms in Coronet Bay
The threat of wild weather didn't stop locals from greening the Coronet Bay foreshore.
Bayside Health merger approved
MORE specialist services ,closer to home ... that’s the promise following the voluntary merger of Bass Coast Health into Bayside Health.
Wash this way
Wonthaggi now has a free laundry service for homeless people, courtesy of Orange Sky, the Salvos and a heap of volunteers.
Calling citizen scientists
If you go down to the woods today ... take your phone because you never know what you’ll see.
Paul Cross Q&A
Paul Cross is a prolific and outspoken commenter on social media in Bass Coast. The Post was curious to know what drives this keyboard warrior.
A treat for council watchers
COUNCIL aficionados have plenty of good reading ahead of them with eight draft council plans released on Wednesday.
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