Published on the 10th anniversary of the Bass Coast Post.
Thank you for giving birth to the Bass Coast Post. It enriches our lives and every edition enables us to appreciate and value the environment and the people of Bass Coast. Thanks for your gentle shepherding of a bunch of neophyte scrawlers- me included. And thanks for giving voice to the many other species which call the Bass coast home. I hope the board of directors give you a massive pay rise - at least 100%! Congrats on Bass Coast Post’s 10th Birthday, Catherine - a pretty incredible achievement. Where would I send people to for ready info about Bass Coast if Bass Coast Post had never existed or if it ceased to exist? Apart from supporting all manner of the arts, you are providing a public service that, among other services, is reminding politicians, local, state and federal that they are accountable. And it is empowering ordinary people to have a voice. Thank you. Thank you Catherine for the amazing and informative Bass Coast Post. Well done for 10 years of ethical journalism I can't remember when I first became aware of the Post but life without is now unthinkable. Coast life from a wonderful mixture of talented people. With great skill you fashion all that into a reading delight. Your own writing stands out too for me. The dry wit of the Covid diaries is one example. With my heartfelt thanks, I look forward to reading all the articles when the email arrives with your new edition. So many interesting writers with wonderful history of Bass coast. Well done to you and everyone who have contributed their amazing stories Thanks for giving all of us a platform to express our stories and thoughts. I hope to contribute as long as you can fix my grammar and spelling. Big thanks for all your creative, interesting and socially important work Catherine, including in this article, as usual a good length and with goodies such as this one: “..the Post is 10 years old. This is edition 329. At an average of eight stories an issue, that’s over 2500 stories Congratulations on the Post's tenth anniversary! We are a better community thanks to you - and to all the local writers you've encouraged. | I love the Post with your and other articles which often make me lough aloud and sometimes weep quietly and sometimes both at the same time. The ‘Post’ saved my sanity. Many thanks. What a great contribution to this community Catherine, and what an achievement. And so important in the way it has given voice to so many 'citizen journalists' reporting on the things that bind us, that enrich us, that make our Bass Coast region such a wonderful corner of this State and country. Long indeed may it continue! Congratulations and thank you. Future generations will google Bass Coast Post to know who we really were. As one who lived in Wonthaggi in the '60's and returned here during lockdown, I've found the Bass Coast Post an absolute mine of information and a thoroughly enjoyable read. I wouldn't worry about it being 'leftish', most publications that care about people and environmental issues are. I've been with you since the beginning, recommended The Bass Coast Post often, and even though I don't live in the Bass Coast I still find many articles of interest. I am one of many who are very grateful for and indebted to the wonderful life of your Bass Coast Post. What a great idea you had, and how well you have nurtured it. You enable us to see who we are and what we care about as a community. You connect us and we are all the stronger for it. Deep thanks to you Catherine and all who sail with you. The Post is such a gift to the people of Bass Coast - to all those who care about its community, it’s environment, it’s heart and soul. And thanks for the opportunity to write and have my writing published. I am only a recent BC resident of four years, but I got right into the Bass Coast Post and consider it just what Catherine wanted it to be - a magazine covering local affairs in a reasoned, and sometimes light-hearted manner. A place to read and share similar and differing views in a rational way. |