THE Wonthaggi-Inverloch shared pathway is the single ‘big ticket’ item in Bass Coast’s draft budget for 2024-25.

More empty houses in Bass Coast but local renters can’t afford them.

RESIDENTS in the most severely storm impacted areas of Bass Coast can benefit from an additional kerbside debris collection.

SHOULDER replacements and endoscopic gastric stents have been added to the list of surgeries that can be performed at Wonthaggi Hospital.

... but councillors aren’t happy about it.

Should a landowner be allowed to build on a site that’s likely to be swamped by rising sea waters? No, say councillors.

After a resounding collective NO! to a $32 million scheme to seal, pave and drain Surf Beach and Sunderland Bay, more than 130 property owners are requesting road upgrades.

After a resounding no to the grand plan to seal, pave and drain Surf Beach Sunderland Bay, desperate residents are now seeking upgrades in single roads.

IT’S only just gone out for public consultation but Bass Coast’s housing strategy and neighbourhood character study is already having an impact.

Wonthaggi’s growth spares the rest of the shire, but not everyone is happy about it.

Cape Paterson community is cautiously optimistic that with strong council support it will finally win a decade-long battle to stop a massive expansion of the township.

Entrepreneur joins forces with conservationists on Holden Proving Ground.

Bass Coast Shire Council today received the green light for massive new estates on the north side of town that will eventually house more than 12,000 people.

After five months, 25 applications and an exhaustive interview process, Bass Coast councillors have chosen one of our own as the new council CEO.

“A disgrace ... charlatans of the worst order ... dirty money …” Cr Michael Whelan explains why Bass Coast Shire Council should give the big four banks the flick.

Council will review its urban roads and drainage policy following overwhelming rejection of Surf Beach Sunderland Bay scheme

A racing car ride and swimming were on the wishlist of residents of Griffiths Point Lodge.

Anne Davie waited 31 years for her vision of a cultural centre for Phillip Island to become a reality.

Bass Coast mayoral elections are usually unanimous, with councillors having done the numbers before the public meeting. This one went down to the wire, with the tensions there for all to see.

Renegade Liberal MP Russell Broadbent had one more trick up his sleeve after the Liberal Party called time on his political career. He quit the party.