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.

The power trip speeds up

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.

In the line of fire

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

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

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.