Councillors demand answers on plan for artificial reef off Silverleaves … except it doesn’t exist.

A 120-page council agenda, a 768-page attachment, four notices of motion, two petitions, 81 questions … no wonder councillors at yesterday’s meeting looked a little overwhelmed.

1564 objections to McDonald's and a unanimous council rejection. Now Cowes prepares for the next act.

Phillip Island wins a five-year deal from 2027, as the island looks to fill the gap left by MotoGP and World Superbikes.

Hotel for visiting health workers gives Wonthaggi Hospital an edge in the race to attract and retain staff.

It took 18 years and a few heated exchanges. All was forgiven as Phillip Island celebrated the opening of its new community hospital.

Wonthaggi has enough vacant residential land to absorb most of Bass Coast's future growth, according to the newly released draft Wonthaggi Structure Plan 2026.

Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny has approved an application by Heidelberg Australia to widen Stanley Road in Grantville for sand trucks to service a new quarry

After five heart attacks in seven years, Andrew John’s heart was facing a heart transplant – until he hit the gym.

Allied health course offers local students a ready-made career pathway.

Council holds firm on short-stay registration fees despite backlash

Bass Coast’s housing options will expand with the opening of Haven Wonthaggi, a 12-apartment complex providing secure, supported housing for people living with mental illness.

The contest for the Bass electorate is becoming clearer with candidates now announced by the Liberal Party, Labor, Greens, One Nation and Victorian Socialists Party.

As legal smokes hit $40 a packet, most tobacco consumed in Australia now comes from the black market. Mary Aldred says it’s time to reboot.

AS THE great Inverloch dune reconstruction project enters its final stages, Mick Green of Drift Media captured these stunning images of the dredge at work in Anderson Inlet on Monday.

Two metres of dune has disappeared in recent weeks, forcing a temporary closure of the rail trail at Kilcunda.

Sale of the old Coles supermarket site to breathe fresh life into a forgotten corner of Wonthaggi CBD.

A TOUCH of medieval pomp and pageantry comes to Phillip Island next Friday when the crew of HMAS Cape Woolamai will exercise its Freedom of Entry to Cowes,

Wonthaggi has been virtually overlooked as a tourist destination but that's about to change.

The community is invited to learn more about plans to expand a winter shelter for homeless people into Wonthaggi next year.