We’re in danger of being swamped by Kiwis, and Catherine Watson has played her part.

On a late-night visit to Wonthaggi’s emergency department Catherine Watson finds plenty to be grateful for.

Catherine Watson calls into McDonald’s to see what prompts so much fear and loathing.

The Wonthaggi monster lives on in newspaper clippings and local memories.

What does it take to help refugee families start again? For one Bass Coast volunteer group, the answer is hard work and an open door.

A large block of woodland will remain standing because people on opposite sides of a debate talked to one another. By Catherine Watson

Catherine Watson tests out the new Inverloch-Wonthaggi shared pathway and discovers something amazing.

Philippa Sibley has earned a reputation as one of Melbourne's finest chefs. So what’s she doing running a pizza and pasta restaurant in Wonthaggi?

Kiwis go weak at the knees for them. Aussies mostly say “Uuuugh no”.

Eighty years after our fathers and uncles did their best to kill one another, our lives are woven together by friendship. By Catherine Watson

Catherine Watson lost three friends in January. All three were more than ready to depart.

MOST people would call it work. Lesley Kool calls it her wonderful adventure.

The Bass Coast Post sometimes works in mysterious ways, writes editor Catherine Watson.

How Bob Davie reshaped farming and community life on Phillip Island.

Gill Heal has left the theatre but a touch of magic remains.

Catherine Watson just wanted a functioning computer. Microsoft had bigger plans.

Fifty years after the Dismissal, a gathering of the faithful at the Wonthaggi Hotel started as a wake and turned into a celebration.

Catherine Watson digs deep to discover the seeds of the great Wonthaggi Garden War.

Paul Cross wants to know why greenies can’t take a joke. By Catherine Watson

At 83, Beth Banks is part of a grassroots fight for dignity, security and a place to call home in Bass Coast.