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 Friends of the State Coal Mine president Steve Harrop. Visitors to the mine will be able to compare the performance of different panels and batteries. Wonthaggi’s state coal mine has long been a magnet for history buffs. Soon it will also be drawing visitors interested in new technology.
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 Researchers estimate there are less than a dozen foxes left on the island but finding them will be difficult. By the 1970s, foxes had wiped out nine of the 10 little penguin colonies on Phillip Island and the world-famous Penguin Parade appeared doomed. Then researchers started doing the sums.
 Red Rocks' three hoodie chicks, aged almost five weeks. At last count, Victoria had about 500 hooded plovers left, of which Phillip Island had 44. Photo: Kim Wormald Dog-owners have joined the ranks of those keeping vigil over Red Rocks' precious hooded plover chicks. Sue Saliba reports.
 The protected blue groper, Shack Bay, December, 2013 By Rod Webster
IF YOU go down to Shack Bay, between Cape Paterson and Inverloch, tomorrow, you might see the bobbing heads of more than a dozen snorkellers. They’re taking part in the Great Victoria Fish Count, part of the Victorian National Parks Association’s Reefwatch program.  Graeme Henry meets the sole surviving chick. After watching a pair of Cape Paterson hooded plovers fail to raise a single chick from four clutches of eggs last summer, Graeme Henry was delighted when two chicks hatched out in early December. He continues the story.
 Hooded plover. Photo Birdlife Australia After watching a pair of hoodies fail to raise a single chick from four clutches of eggs last summer, the Cape Paterson hoodies have their fingers crossed.
A version of Rod Stewart’s Maggie May has been playing out in a Wonthaggi street. Just as things were going well, a human blundered onto the scene.
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