Despite the gale-force winds, cold wet summers, kangaroos and currawongs, Dick Wettenhall somehow produced award-winning wines during his 10 years at The Gurdies winery.

Sharon Willcox was ahead of the COVID curve in embracing slow, local travel. Along the way she fell in love with Bass Coast and South Gippsland

On top of the great malaise of our time – depression and anxiety – comes the wrecking ball of COVID-19, writes Tim O’Brien.

Rebuild a rail service to Bass Coast and they will come, writes Peter Cliff

The creative kindness of strangers brightens a lockdown walk. Words and photos by Morgan Blackthorne.

As an old nurse, Sophie Cuttriss knows there are worse things than death. The final part of her series on aged care.

Aged care is one of the most important purchases you will ever make, writes Sophie Cuttriss, so don’t rush it. Here’s her guide of what you should look for.

Coronet Bay and Corinella residents are celebrating news that developers have scrapped plans for a massive hotel development, writes Angela Christa.

Retirement for Frank Flynn means having the time to turn down the side roads, just to see what’s there.

The requests for food are constant and a phone call is usually interrupted by the cries of a small child, writes council candidate Leticia Laing.

Scientist, farmer, historian and community activist, Anwyn Martin left her mark in the Bass Valley. Clare Le Serve pays tribute to her long-time friend.

Despite the rosy ads for residential care, something has gone amiss in Australia’s aged care system. Inverloch’s Sophie Cuttriss, who has worked in the sector for many years, explains what went wrong.

The deaths of 437 Aboriginal Australians in custody are just as shocking, writes Marg Lynn

With the Holden Proving Ground up for sale, we have a golden opportunity to establish a unique museum of Australian motoring design, writes Christine Grayden.

Everyone agrees a cycling/walking trail from Cowes to The Nobbies is vital, writes Anne Paul, but still nothing happens.

Lauren Burns signs up for a public workshop on the Victorian Gas Program and learns that Gippsland is in the firing line.

When Scott Morrison claimed there were never slaves in Australia, Robyn Smith’s memory flashed back to a childhood visit to a Queensland sugar town.

There’s work to be done and no better time to borrow to do it, writes Frank Schooneveldt, as he casts an eye over the council budget.

Farewell to the Leongatha Star, writes newspaper veteran Matt Dunn. And welcome to the future of local journalism.

Bass Coast Mayor calls out Adem Somyurek's misogyny and relates his own evolution from a footy-loving country lad