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.
Community spirit blossoms in Coronet Bay
The threat of wild weather didn't stop locals from greening the Coronet Bay foreshore.
Nature to the rescue in Western Port
A landmark project will use mangroves, saltmarsh and seagrass as the first line of defence against climate change in Western Port.
Slogans won’t save our beach
Let’s listen to the coastal engineering experts who’ve done the work, urges Trevor Forge
The power trip speeds up
Is it finally time to install a home battery? Electricity guru Werner Theinert does the sums so you don’t have to.
It’s official. The Western Port Woodlands matter.
The government has finally recognised their value. Now to turn recognition into protection. By Catherine Watson
In the line of fire
Managing fire for people and wildlife is not rocket science, writes Professor Mike Clarke; it’s much more complex than that.”
Living lightly
Bass Coast Shire Council has launched Living Lightly Bass Coast - a series of workshops that will run across the year to help residents learn new skills to live more sustainably.
Signs of life
Four weeks after fire razed over 100 hectares of woodland, Dr Sera Blair began the process of documenting the survival and return of wildlife to the Gurdies fire zone.