For the next milestone …

For the next milestone …

​The AGL decision is a breakthrough on the journey towards a Western Port Strategic Management Plan, writes Neil Daly.

Ecological losses 'a balancing act': QC

Ecological losses 'a balancing act': QC

A Grantville sand mining company does not have to meet the same environmental standards as other land users, the company’s lawyer has told a planning panel hearing.

Hands off our bay

Hands off our bay

Once more the community has had to ward off an assault on Western Port by big business, writes Jeff Nottle.

Some have heard the call

Some have heard the call

Neil Daly is delighted to report that his plan for Western Port has actually made it inside the Victorian Parliament, courtesy of the Sustainable Australia Party.

On centre stage

On centre stage

Western Port is a World Heritage Site waiting in the wings, writes Neil Daly.

Tiger, tiger, burning bright

Tiger, tiger, burning bright

A sensor camera in a Grantville garden shed just happened to catch a tiger snake as it fought to free itself from a mouse trap. Video by Gil Smith

The incredible journey

The incredible journey

A chance sighting prompted Gil Smith to learn more about the short-finned eel and its epic journey from Deep Creek to the Coral Sea. Now his concern is what happens when the bush around the creek is cleared for sand mining.

Sand miner digs in

Sand miner digs in

Dandy Premix seeks to undo conditions on their planning permit and the agreement they signed following VCAT mediation with Grantville residents in 2013.

Thank you, AGL

Thank you, AGL

AGL and APA have galvanised the people to send 6058 submissions to the inquiry into the proposed Crib Point gas import jetty and the gas pipeline to Pakenham, writes Neil Daly.

Western Port defenders back into battle

Western Port defenders back into battle

WITH only 40 days to respond to an 11,000-page report on AGL’s proposed gas plant at Crib Point, the Phillip Island Conservation Society faced an onerous task.

The power trip

The power trip

Imagine a future where ordinary householders are part of a virtual power grid greater than Victoria’s coal-fired power stations. Werner Theinert explains.

Our extinction crisis

Our extinction crisis

Bass Coast community groups are playing their part in conserving habitat for threatened species, writes Lauren Burns

A watery makeover …

A watery makeover …

Three shapes knee-deep in mud off the Queensferry foreshore spark Neil Daly’s curiosity.