The newly elected president of the Phillip Island Conservation Society learned activism from some of the best.

There’s a fairy tale quality to Rick Coleman’s introduction to gardening. And he’s ready to share the magic in the Garden Gems series.

Locals naturalists were concerned when they heard an excavator within the hallowed grounds of the Tarwin Lower Cemetery.

Phillip Island residents and business are being asked to dim the lights to protect short-tailed shearwater chicks on their first migration north

A LITTLE penguin found malnourished on the beach has been identified as one of the oldest penguins ever seen at the Phillip Island mega-colony.

Ed Thexton visits the Corinella Foreshore and finds the locals have achieved something remarkable.

Open Gardens Victoria features two contrasting Inverloch gardens, owned by mother and daughter Judy Morcom and Sue Jarvis.

Residents chalk up second victory in their battle to preserve the wetland reserve.

... and this time the lights stayed on, reports Werner Theinert.

The astounding recovery of Eastern Barred Bandicoots highlights the potential of the former Holden Proving Ground as a predator-proof sanctuary for threatened species.

Conservationists slam “paltry fine” for Inverloch man who cleared native vegetation.

WHETHER you’re a seasoned gardener or flexing your green thumb for the first time, the Bass Coast Edible Gardens weekend on February 10 and 11 is a great opportunity to learn more.

Corinella homeowners have won the right to a sea view, in the long awaited Corinella Foreshore Landscape Plan. Whether that’s a victory for common sense or environmental vandalism depends on your point of view. John Lippmann and Jenny Date put the case fo

Cait McMahon urges Bass Coast Shire Council to hold the line on developers’ open space contributions.

In just seven days over the Easter holiday period at least 105 wild animals from 19 different species were killed or injured on roads across Phillip Island.

From Bass Coast to the Murray Darling Basin, there’s a credibility gap in our response to the climate crisis, writes Ken Blackman

For the first time in their existence, the Swamp Skinks of Inverloch are experiencing humans in their habitat. Brendan Casey fears it won’t end well.

Councils in Melbourne's south east unite to help communities build resilience and prepare for future impacts.

We call them nature strips but few of them deserve that title. Catherine Watson surveys the good, the bad and the ugly.

The story starts in July with a very sick wombat. That’s when a dedicated team stepped in to help Laribee.