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A budget for hard times
April 18, 2024 - Wonthaggi-Inverloch shared pathway is the single ‘big ticket’ item in a budget described by Bass Coast Mayor Clare Le Serve as ‘conservative and responsible’. Cemetery clearing backlash
April 17, 2024 - Local naturalists were concerned when they heard an excavator within the hallowed grounds of the Tarwin Lower Cemetery. The housing divide
April 17, 2024 - More houses available as holiday home owners opt for long-term rentals but many local renters can’t afford them. Western Port plan in limbo
April 14, 2024 - The grand plan to protect Western Port is drifting with the four bayside councils losing focus, writes Neil Daly. The laggard
April 17, 2024 - For every farmer working to retain native vegetation, there are neighbours who continue to clear it, because that’s what Dad did. Ed Thexton reports. More surgeries on offer
April 9, 2024 - Shoulder replacements and endoscopic gastric stents have been added to the list of surgeries that can be performed at Wonthaggi Hospital. Lights out for shearwaters
April 12, 2024 - Phillip Island residents and business dim the lights for shearwater chicks on their perilous first migration. Storm cleanup continues
April 17, 2-24 - Residents in the storm-impacted areas of Bass Coast get an extra kerbside debris collection. Silver lining for little old penguin
April 3, 2024 - One of the oldest penguins ever seen at the Phillip Island mega-colony has returned to sea after five weeks of intensive rehab. |
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Greg Johnson Q&A
April 18, 2024 - The newly elected president of the Phillip Island Conservation Society learned activism from some of the best. Post cards from World War One
April 19, 2024 - Private Percy Dominick’s war story is recorded in a series of postcards he wrote home to Phillip Island. By Christine Grayden The view from the other side
April 18, 2024 - Like the rest of us, artists usually stare put to sea, but Lindy Yeates has turned her gaze around to document our ceaselessly changing shorelines. Nirvana Park
April 19, 2024 - Ivee Strazzabosco created a magnificent garden, but nature always wins in the end. By Catherine Watson These precious things
April 16, 2024 - It’s not just the objects in the Wonthaggi Museum that intrigue but the stories that come with them, writes Mark Robertson. Rick and the beanstalk
April 16, 2024 - There’s a fairy tale quality to Rick Coleman’s introduction to gardening. And he’s ready to share the magic in the Garden Gems series of workshops. Press on!
April 17, 2024 - The olives are early this year and Wonthaggi’s community olive press swings into action this weekend. A cook’s journal
April 16, 2024 - Fruit fresh from the tree and a rich buttery home-made pastry – she’s apples for Liane Arno. Community diary
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