American Sandy Shively fell in love with the Australian bush, and joined the ranks of those working to protect it.

Reminders of the renowned botanist abound on Phillip and Churchill Islands, writes Christine Grayden

The dismantling of the US public service hurts us too, writes Christine Grayden.

Industrialisation of the bay began 30 years before permanent white settlement, writes Christine Grayden.

Wondering what to give this Christmas? How about the gift of time? Christine Grayden explains.

Christine Grayden sifts myth from fact in a real life mystery.

A lifetime of research and experience has gone into John Jansson’s A Source Book of Western Port Maritime History. Christine Grayden reports.

Private Percy Dominick’s war story is recorded in a series of postcards he wrote home to Phillip Island. By Christine Grayden

Christine Grayden revisits the life of Jan Bassett, a remarkable historian whose family roots were deep in Phillip Island.

As the Phillip Island Conservation Society marks its first 55 years, Christine Grayden ponders how members have kept up the good fight for decades.

Christine Grayden set herself four challenges as she approached her 70th birthday.

Christine Grayden casts a jaundiced eye over the ‘debate’ around an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament.

​We’re doing it for ourselves with community energy; now let’s turn our attention to community transport. Christine Grayden lays down her blueprint.

Artificial intelligence is supposed to reduce the drudgery in our lives, writes Christine Grayden, but sometimes it just wants to take over.

Blessed with a positive attitude and adventurous spirit, Olive Justice survived more than her fair share of heartbreak. Christine Grayden celebrates one of Phillip Island’s great characters in Women’s History Month.

Christine Grayden’s own great-great-grandparents were brutalised by the British Empire but at least the following generations were born into freedom.

Christine Grayden pays tribute to the musicians who built the iconic Cowes band rotunda.

At a small gathering to mark the completion of Olive Justice Place, Christine Grayden recalls a place she knew so well.

Christine Grayden pays tribute to the writers and artists who have woven in and out of the Bass Coast Post over the first 10 years.

Vibrant democracies encourage people to get involved. Christine Grayden suggests six ways we can play our part.