As the novelty of the lockdown wears off, people are emerging from hibernation. Catherine Watson reports from the front line.

It’s business, but not as usual, for our local cafes and restaurants. Peta Wittig's Bass Coast Local is doing its best to keep the customers coming.

Catherine Watson tracks the highs and lows of home detention.

The times they are a changing and Catherine Watson struggles to follow all the new rules.

As empty shelf syndrome spreads faster than COVID-19, Catherine Watson takes notes.

Catherine Watson accepts John Mutsaers’ writing challenge and finds herself down a rabbit hole.

​By Catherine Watson EVERYONE remembers the smile and the bear hug. Artist, sand sculptor, writer, photographer Ricardo Alves-Ferreira left his mark on Bass Coast in many ways but most of all with his...

Forty-two entries, more than 300,000 words ... the three judges for the first Bass Coast Prize for Non-Fiction approached the task with mingled anticipation and nervousness. Catherine Watson reports

Catherine Watson used to pride herself on the fact that comments posted by Bass Coast Post readers were constructive, relevant, respectful. So unlike those in other publications.

The Mahers Landing marina project was always a fantasy. The last rites were performed this week when head consultant John Woodman was grilled at a corruption hearing. Catherine Watson reports

Neil Rankine spent a recent afternoon with his young grandson building a tree house. The next day he caught a bus into Melbourne and got himself arrested. He explains why to Catherine Watson

Using heat from old mines, smart communities, botanical gardens and rural villages ... some of the alternative ideas that have sparked Catherine Watson’s interest recently.

Roger Clark estimated he’d written about eight million words in his lifetime, not bad for a boy who started work in a shoe shop at the age of 13.

Pest or asset ... debate rages over the place of Cape Barren geese and the Silverleaves pine trees on Phillip Island. Catherine Watson reports

Famous last words Bob Middleton was the Bass Coast Post’s second subscriber, one of the Post’s first writers and the only Post writer ever to be mobbed by a fan.

It was a David and Goliath battle: a small community against the might of the state. Seven years on, Catherine Watson revisits the Ventnor saga that continues to haunt Matthew Guy.

On a visit to her local bank, Catherine Watson discovers she’s too feckless to get a loan but still qualifies for the special offers.

A Bunurong smoking ceremony on Phillip Island gives Catherine Watson a deeper sense of belonging.

On one side, a sign warning motorists to slow for young shearwaters; on the other a sign advertising the special of the day: grilled mutton bird.

Wonthaggi’s mysterious arts benefactor turns out to be as interesting as his collection.