Full and plenty

Full and plenty

After 136mm of rainfall in July, the reservoir is full for the first time in three years!

​Living with bird flu

​Living with bird flu

A sombre gathering in Berninneit on Friday night heard the latest from Victoria’s experts on what lies ahead now that bird flu has arrived.

Against the tide

Against the tide

The battle to stop a sewage outfall at Eagles Nest was just the beginning for the South Gippsland Conservation Society.

Where lace monitors roam

Where lace monitors roam

Marjorie Scott gave a little ground to gain a lot – for the community and the rare animals that live amongst us.

A beach takes shape

A beach takes shape

AFTER weeks of dredging, Inverloch Surf Beach is beginning to look like a sandy surf beach again.

Walking with Eulie

Walking with Eulie

Eulie Brewster was a colossus of the South Gippsland and Bass Coast conservation scene for over 75 years, writes Terri Allen

The fox man

The fox man

Alan Cleeland hunted foxes on Phillip Island for 55 years and reckons he still didn’t know what made them tick.

Up for the count

Up for the count

Hundreds of drone images and thousands of seals ... now Nature Parks needs volunteers to help count them

Home delivery, minus the diesel

Home delivery, minus the diesel

Prefabricated nine-star home trucked from the Yarra Valley to The Cape touted as Australia’s first carbon-free housing journey.

Rental remedies

Rental remedies

A Bass Coast program aims to help renters share in the energy transition to warmer homes and lower power bills.

Ready to buy an EV?

Ready to buy an EV?

Talk to the experts. No sales pitch, just honest answers from local EV owners at Phillip Island session

Eco made easy

Eco made easy

Caring for the environment is a serious business but there’s room for a little fun as well at the Bass Coast Sustainability Festival.

Rhyll leads the charge

Rhyll leads the charge

UP TO 60 Rhyll households will have their electric hot water systems switched from night-time to daytime operation in a trial that could set a model for other renewable energy communities.

A nose for trouble

A nose for trouble

DOGS and humans alike are being trained to keep Phillip Island fox-free, with Phillip Island Nature Parks expanding its conservation dog team.