Last Christmas brothers Luke and David Wilkinson converged from north and south to share a morning on the Southern Coast. Later they found they had both written impressions of that morning.

Walt Disney was a dreamer who made a fortune. Braxton Lane thinks he has some lessons for us in Bass Coast.

Travel for Matt Stone has a deeper meaning since he began using his skills and experience to empower people in developing countries.

A proposed “great hall” in Cowes might just be the start of visionary architecture to match the island’s grand landscape, writes Robert J Viglietti ... but only if we open our minds. ​

For guests and volunteers alike, Coronet Bay’s communal lunch was a chance to enjoy the true spirit of Christmas, writes Joy Button.

​​A pedantic planning regime is hampering more imaginative development of small towns such as Grantville, writes Helen Zervopoulos. ​

Mangroves, groynes, coir logs and native oysters are all being considered in an action plan to slow foreshore erosion around Western Port, writes Helen Zervoupolos

THE townships of Coronet Bay, Corinella and Tenby Point are isolated with regard to public transport, so residents were alarmed in June when Public Transport Victoria decided to reduce the services of the feeder bus for these townships by half, namely fro

A Georgian film of reconciliation, Tangerines has HEATHER MURRAY TOBIAS questioning the anger displayed by both sides in last weekend’s clash in Melbourne.

Being part of a democratic community includes a responsibility to defend that community when necessary, writes Rod Gallagher in his essay on Australia and conscription. Part 1 IN Still Spoiling for...

On Anzac Day, find a spot with a lovely view and reflect on how many local young men went off in the service of our country and never returned to appreciate this very view, writes Mal McCann. By Mal...

Indigenous Australian servicemen, including those who had fought at Gallipoli, endured racism and humiliation on their return to Australia, says the president of Phillip Island’s RSL.

Choosing aged care accommodation – for our parents or ourselves – is one of the most confronting choices we will make, writes Sophie Cuttriss. By Sophie Cuttriss AS WE age, we all face inevitable change;...

CARMEN BUSH has always loved cats. And that’s one of the reasons why she supports a cat curfew.

The words of the Gippsland March might not be great poetry, but they're ours, writes SUE WEBSTER.

Many people don’t know the real story of Angus McMillan. If we are to vote under his title, it’s time we did, writes Pauline Durnin. By Pauline Durnin THE federal seat of McMillan encompasses Pakenham...

The ousting of the Coalition government has put the Port of Hastings plan on hold, but Jeff Nottle argues that the community must be vigilant against the re-emergence of plans to industrialise the bay.

Proponents of the Port of Hastings development could learn from the failed grand industrial plans of the past, writes Anne Paul.

Kevin Chambers has fished on Western Port for more than 60 years. He wonders how much longer the bay will be a fisherman’s paradise.

Joy Button explains why the Grantville nurse practitioner service means so much to her community.