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.