Like to buy an electric vehicle but deterred by the cost? Totally Renewable Phillip Island wants to hear from you, writes Zoe Geyer.

THE title of Victorian National Parks Association’s new report puts the choice bluntly: Western Port Woodlands: wildlife corridor or sand pit?

Why does Spring Street continue to treat Western Port so differently from its neighbour, asks Neil Daly.

A seagrass research team goes to great depths in their quest to restore more seagrass meadows to Western Port.

The naming of Coronet Bay’s little lake by Bunurong Elders acknowledges its historic importance.

on’t be fooled by the beautiful foliage and sweetly scented flowers, writes Richard Kemp. This plant is a monster.

Local film-makers Terry Melvin and Laura Brearley tackle the contentious issue of sand mining in Bass Coast’s last significant forest.

In June a team of naturalists headed for French Island in search of some small brown bumps on top of some brown bark. What they found there was beyond their wildest dreams, reports Catherine Watson

MPs take note, the people are ready to protect Western Port once more, writes Neil Daly. Photo: Nicole Avagliano

Dick Wettenhall delves into the underworld of this miraculous plant (including sexual deception) and the imminent threat posed by sand mining to some of Victoria’s rarest orchid communities.

Laura Brearley invites us to join a chorus of voices for Bass Coast’s last remnant coastal bushland

The latest assault on Western Port’s hinterland shows how much we need a complete land and sea management plan, writes Neil Daly.

Our whales are back, earlier and in greater numbers than usual on their annual migration north to breed. Photos by Lisa Schonberg

When you dip a camera into a rock pool and fire it off, sight unseen, you can end up with 100 photos of brown slime. But every now and then there is one that takes Helen Keellings’ breath away.

New sand mining projects in Bass Coast risk polluting Western Port’s precious wetlands, warns Professor Dick Wettenhall.

Yallock-Bulluk coastal trail plan suffers from lack of local knowledge.

For 20 years Phillip Island carbon farmer Bob Davie has been a voice in the wilderness. Suddenly everyone is listening.

More than a decade ago, John Clarke was pushing for a plan to protect Western Port. Neil Daly reports.

Speeches and a march through Wonthaggi CBD as students join national climate protest. Aidan Windle reports.

BASS Coast Council will be powered by 100 per cent renewable power from July 1 in a landmark deal that also cuts the shire’s energy bill. The council is one of 46 to sign on to VECO, the Victorian Energy...