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

As we emerge from our COVID-19 cocoons, we need to learn to live with uncertainty and embrace change, writes Ajanta Judd

It’s back to business, but not as we knew it, writes Pam Rothfield. And there’s no better time to rethink the way we work.

It’s telling that the theme for National Reconciliation Week is the same one that’s guided our response to the COVID crisis, writes Marg Lynn.

A weary Peter McKenzie counts the cost of objecting to a Wonthaggi development proposal at VCAT

Governments have shut down whole economies to stop a deadly virus. Let’s tackle climate change with the same sense of purpose, writes Frank Schooneveldt.

“If you can’t be honest in a diary format, then what is the point of writing?” asks Jennifer in her brutally honest account of working from home while home schooling.

Maddy Harford ponders the strange behaviour of some unwelcome visitors.

Esteemed local elder Eulalie Brewster looks back on some of the turning points of history she has experienced in her 93 years.

GM-Detroit owes Australia, writes Tim O’Brien, and the Holden proving ground is the perfect parting gift.