Planning blind at Cape Paterson
By Nicolas Low MY wife Liz and I first visited Cape Paterson after Liz's sister bought a holiday house there. We were delighted by the beauty of the beaches and the rural coastal village feel of...
One eyesore leads to another
THE Smith’s Beach all-access ramp has been described as one of the ugliest and most intrusive buildings in Bass Coast. By Phil Wright
A word to the wise
Annoyed by clumsy locutions, peculiar pronunciations and asinine Americanisms, Pamela Jacka thinks it’s time to stand up for the English language and the Australian idiom. IS IT just me or are there...
Nothing to write home about
When it comes to building sustainable houses, we know what works; we just don’t do it. A Cowes forum will ask why. By Terence Nott DO THE new housing estates on Phillip Island offer more sustainable...
Quarry green light could see property prices tumble
By Janet Donaldson GRANTVILLE residents and ratepayers are not as well disposed to the proposed sand quarry as some suggest. Real estate values in the immediate area could plummet, a local agent suggests,...
Not just water under the bridge
The resignation of former state water minister Tim Holding on Friday prompted Mark Robertson to reflect on the ongoing costs – environmental and financial – of the desalination project.
My hoodies
After watching a pair of hoodies fail to raise a single chick from four clutches of eggs last summer, the Cape Paterson hoodies have their fingers crossed By Graeme Henry I FIRST became a plover lover...
Like a living wind
When Laura Brearley went for a walk to see the shearwaters return at dusk, she had no idea it would change her life and lead to Phillip Island’s first Shearwater Festival.
The leading lady
Stella Axarlis has always been a commanding presence, first on the opera stage, then on the factory floor and then in community service.
Two’s company, three million’s a crowd
Phillip Island’s Penguin Parade is Australia’s second-most popular tourist attraction with overseas visitors after Uluru. But does the local community pay too high a price for living in a tourist mecca, asks Phyllis Papps
Easier said than done
Veronica Dowman has been a Bass Coast councillor since 2005 and mayor since 2010. Here she looks back on some of the highlights – and frustrations – of seven years in local politics.
No back pedalling on testing ride
It’s too far and too hard, John Henry was told when he contemplating joining the famous Ride Around the Bays. In 2006, the year he turned 70, he decided to ignore the naysayers. He hasn’t looked back since, except to see where his mates are.