Revelations of massive corruption in Melbourne’s Big Build come as no surprise to Mark Robertson, who saw it all during construction of Wonthaggi’s desalination plant.

The developers are already circling Wonthaggi, eyeing the prize and working out how to maximise the carve-up, writes Mark Robertson.

Herds of metal dinosaurs lumber across the landscape, issuing plaintive beeps, as if calling for mates. Mark Robertson has a ringside seat for Bunnings’ big build.

Picasso and Dali decide on a challenge: who can design the most outlandish and bizarre fish. The wondrous results are living in a bay near you, writes Mark Robertson.

Mark Robertson gives thanks for the end of the arduous trek to Melbourne for cancer treatment.

Parallel worlds exist unnoticed alongside our own, writes Mark Robertson, but too often the creatures that inhabit them are dismissed as by-products or even impurities

Never mind the whales, it’s the whitebait we need to worry about if a marina is built at Maher’s Landing, writes Mark Roberston.

Mahers Landing is no place for millionaires’ yachts, writes Mark Robertson, but it has plenty of riches for those who are willing to see.

Thanks to Steve Irwin, stingrays have an image problem. Mark Robertson delves deeper.

Observing his aquarium, Mark Robertson realises that love and lust are powerful emotions, no matter what the species. By Mark Robertson THE aquarium is a wondrous device. Not simply a decoration for...

From wattle birds to discus fish, you don’t have to go far from home to observe the splendours of nature, writes Mark Robertson.

By Mark Robertson OUR Bass Coast is rich in varied habitats – beaches, remnant bushland, estuaries, farmland and urban environments support varied and, often, rare species. One habitat which is often...

By Mark Robertson EACH day the high tides deliver a new treasure trove to our golden beaches (anyone remember what was written at the entrance of Wonthaggi?). The physics of our moon and sun interpose...

By Mark Robertson BACK in the olden days (the `60s and `70s), the centrepiece of many homes was the china cabinet, a glass-fronted tomb containing all the special and delicate treasures one accumulated...

By Mark Robertson July 16, 2016 IF I were to design a totally alien species – given my formative childhood diet of B-grade sci-fi, James Bond and The Three Stooges – it would consist of writhing tentacles,...

By Mark Robertson MY FIRST echidna encounter for the season was in October – the Saturday of the Moto GP. I was enjoying a great coffee at the Hicksborough store, watching the motorbikes heading towards...