Full and plenty
After 136mm of rainfall in July, the reservoir is full for the first time in three years!
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.
Solar powers Cowes treatment plant
A $1.7 million solar installation at the Cowes Wastewater Treatment Plant is cutting costs and emissions.
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
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
AFTER weeks of dredging, Inverloch Surf Beach is beginning to look like a sandy surf beach again.
Woodland protection gathers pace
Another planning hurdle has fallen in the long campaign to protect the Western Port Woodlands.
The next chapter for Western Port
Momentum is building to give Western Port the same recognition and co-ordinated management as Port Phillip, writes Greg Johnson
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
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
Hundreds of drone images and thousands of seals ... now Nature Parks needs volunteers to help count them
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
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?
Talk to the experts. No sales pitch, just honest answers from local EV owners at Phillip Island session
Partnering for plovers
Plover lovers gathered at Kilcunda recently to talk progress on plover protection.
Floating wetlands take root
RMIT-led trial shows improved water quality and biodiversity in farm dams across Bass Coast.
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
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
DOGS and humans alike are being trained to keep Phillip Island fox-free, with Phillip Island Nature Parks expanding its conservation dog team.