While Helen Zervopoulos hails the transformation of Pioneer Bay, Zena Benbow gives a resident’s perspective of the hard work behind it ... and the last piece of the puzzle.

When Glenda Salter volunteered to help some of Cambodia’s poorest students she soon realised the learning went both ways.

Residents are no match for big developers and professional consultants, writes Cheryl Padgett.

Iain Ritchie was the steady rock and guiding hand for so much good stuff that happened in our community, writes Pat Atkinson.

Writing a book about Jakarta in Wonthaggi brought both into sharper focus for Max Richter.

Trevor Forge asks why the Inverloch Design Framework is being snubbed.

It’s meant to be a conduit for the community to raise issues of concern, but a Grantville mining committee operates more like a secret society, writes Neil Rankine.

The battle to save Cape Paterson’s ‘sea village vibe’ is half won, writes Cheryl Padgett. Now a group of locals is working to finish the job.

We all know the game, writes Bass Coast CEO Ali Wastie. It doesn’t matter whether you vote left or right but whether you vote marginal. Cartoon by Natasha Williams-Novak

Sexual harassment derailed Ali Wastie’s first career. Bass Coast Council’s CEO is determined it won’t happen to anyone else on her watch.

Three women with very different stories ... Rebecca Slavin, Emma Grabham and Sally Conning recall the moment when their life changed.

Local people are being forced to leave Bass Coast because Local people are being forced to leave Bass Coast because they cannot find a place to rent. Helen Searle calls for action.

Desperate to escape the COVID misery on Phillip Island, Rory Marshall packed up the van and headed north to a new life.

Another summer, another year of traffic chaos in Cowes. It doesn’t have to be this way, writes Christine Grayden.

This week Jan Fleming did something she never thought she would do: she asked a real estate agent to come and give an estimate on her house in Surf Beach.

Unfortunately there’s no vaccine against pandemic craziness, writes Christine Grayden.

Gaye Cleeland was fascinated by local history but she was far from staid about it. Pam Rothfield recalls their laughter as they searched for skeletons in their shared ancestral cupboard.

Many people assume that regional towns are dominated by xenophobic attitudes towards refugees but Gemma Sou found another side to the story in Bass Coast.

Kate Harmon continues her story of living with autism.

A local housing group is seeking solutions to the crisis facing many Bass Coast renters. Helen Searle reports.