Stories of home

Stories of home

When Win Kyi thinks of growing up in Myanmar, he recalls the bamboo house he built with his father and the rice paddies around the village. Story by Daryl Pellizzer

All in a day’s work

All in a day’s work

Sick of the daily grind? Then get a job that aligns with your personal values, advises local podcaster Cathie Agg.

The one that got away

The one that got away

The State Government missed its chance to buy the old Holden Proving Ground. Now we are left to hope that a Chinese car company will do the right thing.

​The business end of living

​The business end of living

When it comes to death, most of us are procrastinators. Wonthaggi U3A decided it was time to start a conversation about death, dignity and choice

Call that democracy!

Call that democracy!

Frank Schooneveldt asks why our councillors aren’t allowed to talk to us.

Seeing the light

Seeing the light

Annette Stewart among a group of keen night-time photographers from the Phillip Island Camera Club who gathered at Pyramid Rock to watch the total lunar eclipse.

​At your service

​At your service

“I open at 4.30 am and close when I run out of patients …” What drives Deb Garvey, sole medical practitioner in the Waterline community?

Paul Cross Q&A

Paul Cross Q&A

Paul Cross is a prolific and outspoken commenter on social media in Bass Coast. The Post was curious to know what drives this keyboard warrior.

The scroll stops here

The scroll stops here

Anabelle Bremner asks whether Australia’s social media ban for under-16s will create more problems than it solves.

All you need is music?

All you need is music?

​Music’s so easy these days, at least for the fans. But what about the musicians, asks Alison Vincent.

Hands off our bridge!

Hands off our bridge!

The Kilcunda trestle bridge might not be grand, but it’s our history, writes Maxine Wright

And now for some light relief

And now for some light relief

This year marks the centenary of quantum mechanics. The Post asked local science writer and mathematician Robyn Arianrhod to “please explain” a field of study that perplexed even Einstein.

Roadkill Island

Roadkill Island

When will drivers be obliged to slow down to stop the slaughter of wildlife on Phillip Island? By Wallaby Wal, as told to Ron Day.

​Let’s talk some more

​Let’s talk some more

The Teal movement missed out in the Monash electorate, writes Robert Durkacz, but a community approach to politics remains an attractive idea.

My local MP blocked me

My local MP blocked me

What does it means for democracy if our politicians can shut us up if they don’t like what we’re saying? By Oliver Jobe