Aldred takes Monash
Mary Aldred has been declared the new MP for Monash just in time to make it to the Liberal Party’s ballot for a new leader in Canberra today.
Aldred close to target
After an election full of twists and turns, the battle for the seat of Monash appears headed for a traditional shootout between the major parties.
Still counting
FOUR days after the election and there is still no result for the Monash electorate and no indication of how the preferences are flowing.
Aldred defies anti-Liberal swing
MONASH has denied the national trend with the Liberal Party looking set to retain the seat it has held for almost 20 years.
Patriots get the wrong independent
The Trumpet of Patriots Party is hastily reprinting their How to Vote cards for the Monash electorate after preferencing the wrong independent.
$123m budget open for comment
BASS Coast Shire Council’s draft 2025-26 budget reveals total income of $123 million, including $61.6 million in rate revenue and $18.9 million in waste charges.
Beach bags steady as a rock
Seven Silverleaves families are sleeping a lot easier this week after emergency dune works to stabilise the beach in front of their houses.
Shelter from the storm
IT'S been a long time in the planning and a shelter for homeless people is finally going to open in Bass Coast.
Relief for Silverleaves residents
High anxiety has turned to cautious optimism for Silverleaves residents with urgent works to prepare for Easter high tides.
Let the bidding begin
After years of being ignored by both major parties, Monash voters can expect to see some election promises coming our way.
Tigers make a splash
A RICHMOND Football Club subsidiary will replace the YMCA as manager of Bass Coast’s leisure centres from July 1.
‘Bigger is better’ for new health service
Bass Coast patients will have access to more complex care and specialist options, says CEO.
No go for sand company
Council rejects plans to widen Stanley Road in Grantville for sand trucks to service a new quarry.
Help us on housing: council plea
Growth councils seek federal funding to open more land for housing.
ALP announces candidate
Kilcunda resident Tully Fletcher, a director at Deloitte Australia, has been selected as the federal Labor candidate for Monash.
Count me in, says Broadbent
The seat of Monash is shaping as a thriller with Independent MP Russell Broadbent announcing he’ll have another go at the age of 74.
Local boost for cancer patients
Wonthaggi’s cancer centre provided over 1000 cancer treatments last year, sparing patients the emotional, physical and financial toll of travelling for treatment.
Fire and rain
The community will come together in the Gurdies Nature Conservation Reserve on Saturday for a ritual of loss and renewal.
Cape boundary capped
THE Cape Paterson community is celebrating tonight after winning a decade-long battle against a massive expansion of their coastal village.