Bass Coasters were in the box seat for one of Nature’s exhilarating light shows and thousands of locals braved the cold to catch the aurora australis from vantage points along the coast.

A night of music and dancing will raise money to help resettle refugee families in Bass Coast.

THE olives are ripening early this year, not surprising given our glorious late summer weather, and so the first pressing of the year for Wonthaggi’s community olive press has been brought forward.

A poem by Dan Drummond

As climate change accelerates, Helen Zervopoulos says we need to stop the blame game and become more resilient.

In a few shocking minutes Jen Rutherford lost her house. That’s when a community wrapped their arms around her and told her she was not alone.

Ron Kousal’s mostly fallacious rabbiter’s guide to Rhyll, from Don Giovanni to La Causa Nostril.

It’s all very well to expand to the north of Wonthaggi but don't forget the south side, writes Beryl Farr.

With our little country town is destined to become a major regional centre, the Post asked residents to reflect on what lies ahead.

Writer Selena Routley sometimes works in convivial spaces such as cafés and pubs. And that seems to upset some people.

You might think they’re cute. Ron Kousal begs to differ. The battle has begun.

At dusk the Inverloch jetty was transformed by a Buddhist ritual: Loy Krathong, or the Full Moon Ceremony.

Drivers see only a shady spot to park, not the sacred place Kongwak’s Avenue of Honour was intended to be. By Jillian Durance

Jane Ross and Christine Grayden call for a brief pause to remember the harsh reality of war for so many service people and civilians.

“Some people call me adorable. Others call me a murderer.” Harry Hyper Highpurr pours his heart out to Matt Stone

The Shard, the Roxy, the Old Vic ... and Berninneit? Ian Robinson takes exception, with apologies to T. S. Eliot.

For Belinda Henderson, low house prices + services - not middle of nowhere + she sort of knew the place + six months pregnant = Wonthaggi.

For Antonietta, being an aged care volunteer visitor is an opportunity to share good times with a special friend.

The Summerland Estate buyback was about protecting public interest against private encroachment, writes Ken Blackman, and it’s relevant to the Glade.

The Ali family’s arrival marks another chapter in Bass Coast’s long history of welcoming refugees from various corners of the globe, writes Maddy Harford