BASS Coast Shire Council has classified its entire workforce of 400 staff as ‘essential’ and mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for every employee.

TWO Waterline communities are calling foul after Bass Coast Shire Council took over the duties of their local committees. By Catherine Watson

Extended parental leave, super top-up and flexible work schedules close gender gap at Bass Coast Shire Council

A car ferry linking Phillip Island and the Mornington Peninsula is back on the agenda with a feasibility study to determine whether the Cowes Jetty is a suitable docking point.

The proposed resale of the Holden Proving Grounds is a mixed blessing, according to a group campaigning to protect the region’s last significant forest.

“HERO” dinosaurs, a Gondwana garden, virtual reality fossil hunts, light shows and sculptures are part of the vision for the proposed Bass Coast Dinosaurs Trail.

Expert report raises alarm over toxic pollutants from sand mining in Grantville corridor entering Western Port.

Bass Coast Council will argue that Inverloch should remain in the Bass electorate, along with the rest of Bass Coast shire.

The Great Southern Rail Trail will be extended from Welshpool to Alberton at a cost of $6 million, filling one more link in the regional Great Gippsland Trail cycling and walking track.

There will be silence in the Cowes town square tonight after brazen brass-loving thieves nicked the harmony bells. Cartoon by Natasha Williams-Novak

A proposed Victorian electoral boundary realignment transfers Inverloch from the seat of Bass to Gippsland South, effectively dividing the shire into two state electorates.

BASS Coast councillors had no hesitation in grounding a proposed microflight hub on the outskirts of Bass at Wednesday’s council meeting.

Hundreds of residents have signed a petition calling on the State Government to place a moratorium on further sand mining approvals in Bass Coast’s last coastal forest.

Bass Coast councillors call on community to help them decide.

Bass Coast residents who have illegally extended their property into Crown land are about to lose their ill-gotten gains.

When the Miners’ Rest Caravan Park and Motel was bought for redevelopment, the 90-plus residents faced eviction and homelessness. No one predicted what happened next.

Plan breathes new life into the Wonthaggi town centre.

Council makes the most of record low interest rates to tackle major projects.

The days of trekking to Melbourne or Traralgon for an MRI scan are almost over.

Planning Minister Ricard Wynne announces gas import terminal at Crib Point will not proceed.