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NEWS
Missing in action
Some of Bass Coast’s councillors seem to have lost interest in the job. Catherine Watson reports
Enough talk
We’ve been talking about the revitalisation of the Wonthaggi CBD since 2015. And now we’re going to talk some more. Catherine Watson reports
Acting chiefs take turns
THREE senior council staff will get a chance to show their leadership style until a new permanent replacement is chosen for Bass Coast's current Chief Executive Officer Ali Wastie.
Homecoming
After too long away, Etsuko Yasunaga experiences the joy of reunion with loved ones and completes a pilgrimage.
Games plan scuppered
A SECRET plan by Bass Coast Shire Council to host an athletes’ village at the Silverwater Resort was scuppered by the State Government’s to cancel the 2026 Victorian Commonwealth Games.
John Frohlich Q&A
The Post caught up with the director of the Bass Coast Shorts Film Festival while he was en route from Berlin to Wonthaggi for the second festival from August 4-6.
Silverleaves homes at risk
Emergency works will begin to stabilise the beach after winter storm surges eroded dunes and left houses at risk of inundation.
Driven bonkers
Living next to the Bunnings big build, Mark Robertson has endured six months of chaos. Now they’ve misplaced his driveway.
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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