Just some of the memorable images that Natasha Williams-Novak has created for the Bass Coast Post over the past four years.

By Catherine Watson ​WHEN he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in early 2014, Coles Express CEO Peter Short decided he wasn’t going meekly. Instead he turned his considerable corporate expertise to...

While the periodic flooding of the Powlett estuary causes consternation to some local landholders, it's a time of full and plenty for water birds and freshwater fish. By Catherine Watson A COUPLE...

Kangaroo grass seed bread, anyone? Producers at a Korumburra food forum were fascinated by Bruce Pascoe’s account of the potential of foods from Australia’s indigenous past. ​

Cr Les Larke wants to cut 46 council jobs to save money. But perhaps he should look at his own position first. ​By Catherine Watson LAST November, Les Larke was elected to Bass Coast Shire Council on...

Cr Les Larke's campaign for “transparency” hit the wall at Wednesday night’s council meeting when his eight fellow councillors told him “Enough!”

Good luck to all new Bass Coast councillors. You’re going to need it, along with the wisdom of Solomon and the hide of a rhinoceros.

The Phillip Island Progress Association and the Bass Coast Ratepayers and Residents Association have formed an unlikely alliance that appears to have one common aim: getting rid of the current Bass Coast councillors and the CEO.

A move towards ‘ethical banking’ by the council provokes the scorn of the local press. ​ By Catherine Watson July 16, 2016 “HAVE they lost their marbles completely?” the publisher of the South Gippsland...

Catherine Watson has two conversations that make her wonder if universal suffrage is such a good idea. Cartoon by Natasha Williams-Kovak

Bass Coast councillor Kimberley Brown recently received an email that began “You disgust me …”

Catherine Watson had no idea she needed a bird bath until her friends decided she did.

In character till the end, Bernadette Miles left instructions that there was to be no funeral or death notice. But if she was hoping to slip away unnoticed, it was a vain hope.

WHEN it comes to renewable energy, French Islanders have a lot to teach us. With no electricity supplied to the island, they’ve always lived “off the grid”.

With a bush fire approaching, Catherine Watson gives thanks to the fireys of Kilkunda CFA.

Four days before he died, Malcolm Bain was in his element, cooking Indian curries for a function for 40 people.

We all like being with our own kind, whether that’s Islamic State, Rotarians or gays, but stepping into another world can be exhilarating, writes Catherine Watson

Where’s our sand gone and will it come back? Around 80 Inverloch residents gathered last night to hear what an expert made of it all.

Joan Kirner’s legacy is all around us in Bass Coast, writes Catherine Watson

In the midst of the Anzac centenary craziness, Larry Hills’ local cantata proved to be the perfect antidote. Composer/conductor Larry Hills congratulates pianist Carmel Slater following the final performance...