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
Breakthrough in woodlands campaign
Bass Coast’s woodlands will no longer be considered a priority sand mining area for the state.
PICAL services safe, for now
While Phillip Island Community and Learning (PICAL) may be forced to wind up, funding and support agencies have moved quickly to ensure crucial services will continue.
Gado Gado
A fresh spring combination: Gado gado (or “big mix”), with a Mandarin Upside Down Cake to follow. By Liane Arno.
Art, the environment and a good glass of wine
His name was Warren Thompson and he had big plans. Janice Orchard was part of them.
In plain view
Our new rural tourism strategy threatens the very landscape that attracts tourists to Phillip Island, writes Linda Cuttriss.
Capturing sunlight in a glass
Intrepid reporter and bon vivant Kit Fennessy attends the judging of the Gippsland Wine Show at the Cape Paterson Surf Life Saving Club.
$13m 'hotel' for health workers
Bass Coast Health has secured $5 million in State Government funding towards building hotel-style accommodation for key health workers and their families on vacant land behind Wonthaggi Hospital.
Council in the balance
AFTER three progressive councils, the pendulum could be about to swing for Bass Coast Shire Council.
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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