Wonthaggi ArtSpace’s Winter Solstice Exhibition shines a light during the darkest, coldest time of the year, writes Deb Watson

Intercultural collaboration can be a tricky process, writes Laura Brearley, but when risk is laced with trust, anything can happen.

the Bass Coast Chorale is presenting a concert of nostalgic songs: the songs of the 60s

Next month’s Island Whale Festival invites us to reflect on the connection between humans and whales

Phil Henshall’s portrait of chef Malcolm Bain won the top prize in the Archies Bald Portrait Prize.

The Inverloch hall erupted in song as a capacity audience joined local choirs under the baton of master conductor Jonathon Welch last weekend.

Plucking, strumming, singing, tooting and learning are in the wind at Community Music Victoria’s annual music camp.

Catherine Watson tries her hand on the pottery wheel at the Rescue Station arts centre and finds time stops when you're mucking around with clay.

The small coastal town hits the big screen with 10 mini movies based on local memories.

AT THE age of 80, Wonthaggi artist Kathy West held her first solo exhibition at ArtSpace Gallery. At 90, she has just launched her first book.

With its engaging characters, dark mystery and a 1960s small town setting, Jasper Jones is a rich work for the stage, writes director Sue Lindsay

Have you ever wanted to sing? Here’s your chance with the Sisters and Misters singing group setting up a branch on Phillip Island.

Japanese Celtic band John John Festival has chosen Wonthaggi for the Australian launch of their new album.

NOT too many small Australian towns can boast an international film festival but Wonthaggi’s returns this weekend for its ninth year.

ENSEMBLE Goya will make their debut on Philip Island this weekend with a concert at the Cowes Cultural Centre.

Now in its 26th year, change is a constant for the Inverloch Jazz Festival and yet some things stay the same, writes Carolyn Nield.

As the Wonthaggi Theatrical Group begins its second half century, Gill Heal reflects on a troupe that's changed many lives, on and off the stage.

LOCAL pianist Jake Amy and singer Emma Volard combine with Canadian singer/pianist Paul Gellman in the next Stars of tomorrow concert in Wonthaggi.

In Susan Hall, Liane Arno meets an artist determined to do her bit for the environment

After 25 years in the construction industry, Frank Schooneveldt revels in the freedom to create landscapes, on canvas and in real life.

Artists are invited to submit design concepts for an “innovative and engaging creative artwork” as part of Bass Coast’s annual public art program.

THE Bass Coast Chorale will perform local composer Larry Hills’ acclaimed cantata They Went With Songs in Inverloch next weekend as part of a program marking 100 years since the end of the First World War.

A series of crucified women hover over the wild landscapes of Phillip Island in Josephine Allen’s arresting new exhibition at Meeniyan Art Gallery.

Films from Australia, France, Lebanon, Iceland, Japan, Israel screen in this weekend’s Wonthaggi International Film Festival.

One of Australia’s most esteemed printmakers, Jennifer Marshall pays homage to the mysterious sea sponges she collected on walks along South Gippsland’s wild beaches. By Sheridan Palmer

ARTIST, teacher, an early conservationist, a man who spoke his mind ... James Glover made an impression on Wonthaggi from the time he arrived as a young teacher in the early 1940s.

The Bass Coast Writers 15th anthology is hot off the press, writes Jellie Wyckelsma

THE great traditions of the bush dance will be revived in Cowes next month when the Bass Coast Acoustic Music Club teams up with Cathy Jones and Judy Lawrence to run a community dance with an eye to the past. ​

Sophie Cuttriss’s production of The Boys couldn’t have been better timed. Gill Heal sat in on a rehearsal and was struck by the way it asks questions of all of us.

Liane Arno gets up close with Ken Griffiths’ enigmatic Mardi Gras 1, the winner of Bass Coast’s top arts prize for 2018.