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
When worlds collide
For the first time in their existence, the Swamp Skinks of Inverloch are experiencing humans in their habitat. Brendan Casey fears it won’t end well.
Spark it up
Award-winning authors Lucinda Bain and Rees Quilford talk about the role of daydreaming in the creative process, writing as self-exploration, and the place of “I”.
Broadbent dumps Libs
Renegade Liberal MP Russell Broadbent had one more trick up his sleeve after the Liberal Party called time on his political career. He quit the party.
Action stations on climate
Councils in Melbourne's south east unite to help communities build resilience and prepare for future impacts.
The call of nature
We call them nature strips but few of them deserve that title. Catherine Watson surveys the good, the bad and the ugly.
Everyone is Welcome
Be quick for tickets to The Living Circle Concert, the first community event to take place in Berninneit, our new cultural centre and gathering place.
Story time, at last
IT’S back! After a three-year break, the Phillip Island Festival of Stories returns next month in Bass Coast’s new cultural home, Berninneit.
Lucky Laribee
The story starts in July with a very sick wombat. That’s when a dedicated team stepped in to help Laribee.
We shall remember …
Jane Ross and Christine Grayden call for a brief pause to remember the harsh reality of war for so many service people and civilians.
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