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
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.
Bird bonanza
The shearwaters are home and Phillip Island is alive with birds. Lisa Gilbert rounds up all the action.
That's NO! from us
TWO out of three Bass Coast voters voted NO in the referendum on a First Nations voice to Parliament, well above the state average of 55 per cent and the Australian average of 60 per cent.
San Choy Bau
By Liane Arno IN THESE times when we look with concern at our Pacific neighbours and their ties to China, Matt and I found on a recent trip that we actually have a town in Australia that was founded...
Who, me?
“Some people call me adorable. Others call me a murderer.” Harry Hyper Highpurr pours his heart out to Matt Stone
The Naming of Cultural Centres
The Shard, the Roxy, the Old Vic ... and Berninneit? Ian Robinson takes exception, with apologies to T. S. Eliot.
'Are we home yet?'
For Belinda Henderson, low house prices + services - not middle of nowhere + she sort of knew the place + six months pregnant = Wonthaggi.
Dinosaur dream takes shape
CREATIVE designs for the $18 million first phase of the Bass Coast Dinosaurs Trail showcase six sites celebrating the polar dinosaurs that inhabited the region 125 million years ago.
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