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
Welcome to my world
For Antonietta, being an aged care volunteer visitor is an opportunity to share good times with a special friend.
The mangrove challenge
Grand plans for blue carbon sinks in Western Port need to tackle the low success rate of mangrove planting projects, writes Neil Daly.
Pickled asparagus
What to do with a box of asparagus? After eating his fill, Matt Stone’s thoughts turn to enjoying asparagus all year round.
His master's voice
ELLEN Palmer-Hubble’s soulful portrait of Bass Coast Mayor Michael Whelan and his kelpie Grouse has been selected for Hidden Faces - the 2023 Victorian Salon des Refusé Exhibition
We’ve got a long way to go
Christine Grayden casts a jaundiced eye over the ‘debate’ around an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.
'What's on at Berninneit?'
Berninneit ... get used to saying and hearing it because we’re going to be using it a lot.
Painting with words
What happens when 12 writers are randomly matched with a painting, a drawing and a word and asked to tell a story?
Crunch time for beach settlements
AFTER all the tumult and the noise about Surf Beach and Sunderland Bay upgrades, it’s now up to the affected ratepayers to make the final decision.
Best of luck
Almost $20 million was lost on Bass Coast’s pokies in 2022-23. Catherine Watson asks how local clubs are protecting their most vulnerable members.
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