Somewhere over the rainbow
After 47 years with her partner, Phyllis Papps would like her relationship to be given the same respect as that of any heterosexual couple. By Phyllis Papps AUSTRALIA. 1970. John Gorton was Prime...
Brothers and sisters
“Selective equality” doesn’t exist, writes Rob Easton. We are either equal before the law or we are not. By Rob Easton “WHEN we look at modern Man, we have to face the fact that modern Man suffers from...
The Battle for Western Port
Local action group Preserve Western Port is celebrating a hard-fought victory after a long campaign to prove that Hastings is not the place to build Victoria’s second port. By Jeff Nottle THE Phillip...
Congratulations to us
By Sally Conning May 20, 2017 AS I write this, I am proud to say that Bass Coast Shire Council has just passed a motion to support marriage equality. I’m sure there will be letters to the editors of...
Far off the superhighway
Think your internet is slow? Gurdies resident Rob Parsons has been trying for the past three years to get a basic ADSL connection.
Let's get real
Robbie Viglietti surveys the tide of outrage at either end of Bass Coast Shire and calls for a dose of realism.
Affairs of the heart
After a recent heart attack, Mark Robertson welcomes news that Wonthaggi Hospital is forging closer links with Frankston Hospital's cardiac unit.
Behind the lines
Two recent editions of The Waterline News were published from Roger Clark’s hospital bed. He credits the magazine with keeping him sane in difficult times.
Our founding, murdering father
Scottish writer Cal Flyn confronted the truth of her ancestor Angus McMillan, a revered pioneer who perpetrated the slaughter of Gippsland’s Indigenous people. By Jeannie Haughton THE internet is...
Fishbowl living
“Not the type to make a fuss”, Emily JJ wants others to learn from her experience of losing her privacy to a neighbouring develoipment.
My sea change
A marriage breakdown brought David Norton to Bass Coast, where the healing power of nature and friendships helped him put his life together again.
What’s right with the council
The unrelenting negativity of reports on council deliberations and decisions is clouding the facts, writes Kay Setches.
Corridors of life
Commercial tourism in The Gurdies, as proposed by the council, threatens a unique forest and its wildlife, writes Dick Wettenhall.
A rain of love
For 30 years, Fiona Hill lived on an off with a Syrian family. Now their lives have been shattered by war and it’s time to repay the favour.
Would you like a chat with that?
After 32 years of delivering meals on wheels around Wonthaggi, Vilya Congreave reflects that the service was about much more than a meal.
A voice for the wilderness
Residents of The Gurdies opposed to a rezoning of their land for tourism are advocating not just for their own futures but for the lives of all the creatures who live around them.