Interviews with farmers, hoteliers, a developer, an artist and a newspaper editor provide a fascinating insight into Phillip Island’s rich history, writes oral historian Andrea Cleland.

Exactly 44 years since the last passenger rail service to Wonthaggi. Jack Moyle recalls a time when the railway station was the centre of the town’s social and commercial life.

John Coldebella dives into the vernacular of toilets and Wonthaggi footy and finds a trophy no one wanted to win.

Cataloguers of the Robert Smith and Churchill Island collections win high commendations

Historical research in the time of Covid brings its own challenges and rewards, writes Christine Grayden.

Long before wind and solar power, there was elbow grease, carbide and kerosene. Mark Robertson admires a new collection in the Wonthaggi Museum.

Richard Kemp recalls the glory days of the Lang Lang Proving Ground, when Holden was king and a day at work might include dodging the roos or racing with ‘Brockie’.

The sight of an old toy can spark a wave of nostalgia in even the crustiest old timer, writes Mark Robertson.

THE use of Wonthaggi Town Hall as a vaccination hub has reminded local historians of the time when it served as a hospital during the deadly flu epidemic of 1919.

Seaside villas, a coffee palace, a shipping port, a railway line and show grounds ... life in Grantville on the Sea was dandy.

A link with Bass Coast’s early European history has disappeared with the death of Cam Walker, the fourth generation of a family that settled in Glen Alvie in 1883

From the moment Christine Bell stepped into the Wonthaggi Museum, a little voice told her ‘There’s a story here’.”

Born into a middle class, religious family in Scotland, Agnes Doig was an unlikely hero of the Wonthaggi union movement, writes Carolyn Landon.

A season of short talks on Wonthaggi’s secret history proved an unexpected visitor attraction.

More tall tales (and true) of San Remo by Kevin Chambers

A rollicking account of an arduous journey by stage coach from Outtrim in 1909 gives a fascinating insight into the burgeoning coal town of Wonthaggi.

One hundred years ago, the townsfolk of Inverloch built themselves a bathing enclosure to protect swimmers from shark attack, writes Eulalie Brewster

Resident roos, snooping photographers and a hair-raising ride with Peter Brock are among Hugh Videion’s fond memories of two years managing the Holden Proving Ground.

It started with a fibro beach shack in 1952. Kevin Chambers gives thanks for a lifetime of great memories.

The diary of Captain Pierre-Bernard Milius gives us a rare window into the world of the Bunurong people in Bass Coast before European settlement.