Drones to the rescue
Aerial thermal imaging technology is being used to help save entangled seals at Seal Rocks
Balance of power
Imagine being able to do good with your energy bill. That’s the vision of a local energy initiative focusing on community energy with equity, writes Sierra Dunton
Sustainability central
THE village of Bass will be a hive of activity on Sunday as the crowds descend for this year’s Bass Coast Sustainability Festival.
Paul's patch
“I can’t save the world ... but I know I can make a difference locally,“ Paul Speirs tells Gill Heal.
The power trip continues
The renewable energy revolution is taking place somewhere near you, writes Werner Theinert.
Mission Crimson Berry
A TEAM of ecological crusaders last month embarked on a mission to salvage critically endangered plants from Wilsons Prom to help regenerate the species on Phillip Island.
Frog find puts woodlands on the map
Discovery of endangered southern toadlets at multiple sites reinforces calls for protection of Western Port Woodlands.
On a wing and a prayer
After 10 anxious weeks of looking after their chicks, the adult hooded plovers are exhausted, writes David Hartney. And the hoodie volunteers aren’t far behind.
Rare frog could make a big splash
The southern toadlet was recorded near the Holden Proving Grounds in 2005.
Every seal counts
ON International Seal Day, a Phillip Island Nature Parks researcher is appealing to local fishers not to discard fishing line.
Operation Fairy Tern
Three summers ago, 31 fairy tern pairs fledged 49 chicks on Churchill Island. Since then, not a single chick has fledged in the region.
Yes please, more trees
Cowes and Inverloch are the standout towns for tree cover in Bass Coast and San Remo is the barest.
A feast of good gardening
Bass Coast gardeners show and tell all in the second Edible Gardens Weekend, writes Sharon Willcox.
Walk this way
A warm welcome – and beautiful new information boards – await visitors to Coronet Bay’s foreshore walk.
Wind powers savings
BASS Coast Shire Council has saved almost $30,000 and almost 2000 tonnes of CO2 emissions in the past 12 months by powering its municipal offices, streetlights and community buildings with renewable energy.
On the koala trail
Genetic analysis has confirmed that koalas in the Western Port Woodlands are descended from the original Victorian population, known as the Strzelecki koalas
Inverloch dune works preferred option
South Gippsland Conservation Society supports sand dune renourishment ahead of rock walls, writes Philip Heath.
Away with the birds
Microlight aviator Amellia Formby pays homage to Western Port’s migratory shorebirds
Bandicoots’ wild anniversary
DUNCAN Sutherland still has vivid memories of the night he and a team of rangers released 67 eastern barred bandicoots on Phillip Island.