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.

JOY BUTTON explains why the Grantville nurse practitioner service means so much to her community.

This year, there will be 72 “quiet” days at the Phillip Island racetrack. The other 293 will be loud, louder and very loud. CATHERINE WATSON reports.

ON A very cold and wet July night, more than 80 people filled the Grantville Hall to find a way to retain a nurse practitioner service for the Waterline and Hinterland communities, writes Helen Zervopoulos

Roger Clark went to Greyhound Safety Net’s winter lunch at Lang Lang reserve to find out about the transition of retired racing greyhounds. ​

The problem with the carbon tax, writes Greg Hunt, is that it didn’t work. The Environment Minister and Flinders MP answers his critics. ​

Give most MPs half an opening and they’ll browbeat you about their achievements for their electorate, but Bass MP Ken Smith proves unusually modest.

A three-storey development in a one-storey township has residents crying foul, writes Veronica Dowman.

Last summer, more than 3000 people signed petitions to the council against a daytime curfew for dogs on Bass Coast beaches. , writes Catherine Watson. Meanwhile Bass Coast’s $65 million draft budget attracted just two submissions.

We all know that many of the best conversations happen round the kitchen table, and that’s where the Voice for Indi started, writes Bass Coast Mayor Neil Rankine.