John Parsons puts an alternative perspective on climate change.

After watching so many quiet seaside villages succumb to suburbia, Pete Muskens has found a haven in Cape Paterson ... but for how long?

A tent in the bush, a young woman washing in public toilets ... subtle signs that not everyone in Bass Coast has a roof over their heads, writes Jessica Harrison

Potholed roads, cracked footpaths, open drains ... let’s get on with the job, urges Frank W Schooneveldt

Bass Coast Adult Learning changes lives, writes Loran McKean. She should know. It changed hers.

A 192-bed resort hotel proposed for Coronet Bay will provide “an enduring legacy for the Shire of Bass Coast”, according to a consultant’s report. Craig Little begs to differ.

As Bass Coast Council tries to be more welcoming for staff of diverse sexualities and genders, CEO Ali Wastie explains why encouraging diversity makes good sense.

Cate Anderson joins a line dancing class and discovers there’s not a cowboy to be seen these days.

Local café owner James Archibald calls on consumers to steer clear of venues that underpay their workers – and explains how to identify them.

Wage theft isn’t restricted to high-end city restaurants and celebrity chefs. It’s common in Bass Coast as well, writes Catherine Watson

Shopping centres might be privately owned enterprises but they should also be civic spaces where people gather to discuss the issues of the day, argues Felicia Di Stefano

Low pay, irregular hours, no job security ... welcome to the precarious world of work for an increasing number of Australians, writes Kaz.

From the relief of finishing to the joy of winning, three local runners describe their experience of the inaugural Phillip Island Festival of Running.

Wonthaggi student Jessie Harrison explains why she’ll be joining next week’s global climate strike.

After a long career in management, Ian Simmons describes the shock of trying to survive on the Newstart allowance.

Led by our councillors, our community can respond collectively to this great ethical challenge of our age, writes Laura Brearley

Ed Thexton fled from the risk of fire in the Yarra Valley into the waiting arms of a flood risk in Inverloch.

Joan Woods appeals to town planners not to mess with Wonthaggi’s green spaces.

A Wonthaggi couple find themselves on the wrong side of the law when they cross the border. By Maddy Harford

What do we want Phillip Island to be like in 50 years? Phil Wright reckons the Distinctive Areas and Landscapes project enables us to think big.