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Kernot bridge works funded
The Kernot bridge is set for a $2.2 million upgrade, with the Federal Government today confirming $1.7 million in funding for the project. 
It’s good night, BURT
Most council strategies are entirely un-noticed by the community. BURT was different. It raised hackles before, during and after its short life. 
Pommytown residents celebrate
Nov 19, 2025 - Wonthaggi earthmoving business fails to gain retrospective approval for a depot in a rural residential zone. 
Mayoral team back in business
Nove 19, 2025 - Bass Coast Mayor Rochelle Halstead declared herself ready for action after being re-elected unanimously at today’s council meeting. 
Sandbag works to start
Nov 18, 2025 - Council to begin emergency repair works on sandbag wall near Inverloch Surf Lifesaving Club. 
Buckingham back for round two
Nov 10, 2025 - Labor confirms its first candidate as the battle begins for Victoria’s most marginal seat. 
Here’s to you, Comrade
Nov 12, 2025 - Fifty years since the Dismissal, a gathering of the faithful started as a wake and turned into a celebration. 
Irreconcilable differences
Nov 11, 2025 - Catherine Watson digs deep looking for the seeds of the Great Wonthaggi Garden War of 2025. 
Picnic with a purpose
Nov 12, 2025 - Tired of waiting for action on the Wonthaggi high school site, locals are planning a subversive action. Local history
From the Old Country to Wonthaggi
Nov 9, 2025 - Thousands of people crossed the oceans to work in the State Coal Mine at Wonthaggi. One of them was Linda Cuttriss’s grandfather. Arts
Into the music
Nov 8, 2025 - After the long quiet of lockdown, Anne Olsen found her voice again in singing with others. 
Millowl comes alive
Nov 12, 2025 - Vegas Fitzmaurice turned to nature for a moving artistic tribute to his late mother. Community diary
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Environment
Two parts science, one part magic
Nov 8, 2025 - With a scientist’s mind and a gardener’s heart, Miriam Ford is turning a modest Wonthaggi block into a showpiece of Australian plants. 
Call of the wild
Nov 13, 2025 – Long days, sleepless nights and endless dedication … Julie Paterson meets the team behind Bunurong Wildlife Care. 
Penguin secrets of success
Nov 10, 2025 - Just like humans, penguin chicks that get a good start tend to prosper in later life. 
The happy snapper
Nov 9, 2025 - Dyonn Dimmock photographs the natural beauty of Bass Coast and the passionate, dedicated, resilient and committed people who live here. Features
Life, luck and long journeys
Nov 11, 2025 - Laura Brearley is still dancing, still singing, still marvelling at the journey with friends old and new. 
After we are gone
Nov 10, 2025 - Somewhere between joy and silence, Etsuko Yasunaga catches a glimpse of eternity. 
Stories of home
Nov 10, 2025 - When Win Kyi thinks of growing up in Myanmar, he recalls the bamboo house he built with his father. Story by Daryl Pellizzer 
The class of `76
Nov 10, 2025 - Meeting old school mates after a 50-year gap prompts some profound questions for Geoff Ellis. 
All in a day’s work
Nov 9, 2025 - Sick of the daily grind? Then get a job that aligns with your personal values, advises local podcaster Cathie Agg. 
A cook’s journal
Now 12, 2025 - While the coriander's in season, do yourself a favour and try some pani puri, writes Liane Arno |
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