As we emerge from our COVID-19 cocoons, we need to learn to live with uncertainty and embrace change, writes Ajanta Judd

It’s back to business, but not as we knew it, writes Pam Rothfield. And there’s no better time to rethink the way we work.

It’s telling that the theme for National Reconciliation Week is the same one that’s guided our response to the COVID crisis, writes Marg Lynn.

A weary Peter McKenzie counts the cost of objecting to a Wonthaggi development proposal at VCAT

Governments have shut down whole economies to stop a deadly virus. Let’s tackle climate change with the same sense of purpose, writes Frank Schooneveldt.

“If you can’t be honest in a diary format, then what is the point of writing?” asks Jennifer in her brutally honest account of working from home while home schooling.

Maddy Harford ponders the strange behaviour of some unwelcome visitors.

Esteemed local elder Eulalie Brewster looks back on some of the turning points of history she has experienced in her 93 years.

GM-Detroit owes Australia, writes Tim O’Brien, and the Holden proving ground is the perfect parting gift.

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