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
Andy Stewart Q&A
Bass Coast CFA crews have responded to multiple callouts over the past three weeks. The Post asked Bass CFA captain Andy Stewart about life on the front line – and what goes on behind the scenes.
Tales from the campground
How do you make friends with a blue tongue lizard? Maxine Cummings has the answer.
Fire and rain
The community will come together in the Gurdies Nature Conservation Reserve on Saturday for a ritual of loss and renewal.
Not quite true blue
Twenty-five years on from taking the oath, Catherine Watson reflects on what it is to be a citizen of Australia.
Iconic market back in business
A SEARING hot day did not deter Waterline residents and visitors from welcoming back the Grantville market last Sunday after a short hiatus.
Cape boundary capped
THE Cape Paterson community is celebrating tonight after winning a decade-long battle against a massive expansion of their coastal village.
Liquorice ice cream
Liane Arno attempts to recreate a famous local dish – Malcolm Bain’s liquorice ice cream. Plus a cheat’s guide to Bombe Alaska.
‘This is an emergency’
“LIKE the residents in a valley watching a bushfire approaching …” That was how Cr Tim O’Brien’s described coastal residents as he pressed for stronger action on beach erosion at Inverloch and Silverleaves.
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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