Council

19 Sep 2025

Senator Ananda-Rajah launches $9.6M Cowes reinvigoration project

WORK has officially started on the Cowes Foreshore Precinct Project. It is being delivered through $8 million funding from the Australian Government’s Regional Precincts and Partnerships Program along with Council contribution of $1.6m. On...

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18 Sep 2025

What do you love and what’s missing at Wonthaggi?

BASS Coast Shire Council is reviewing the Wonthaggi Structure Plan to guide the town’s growth and development, and they want to hear from you. “We’re inviting the community to share what they value most about Wonthaggi today, what...

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Sentinel-Times

16 Sep 2025

Road closures in Cowes as work gets underway on the Cowes Foreshore Precinct

EXPECT traffic snarls and changes to pedestrian traffic along Thompson Avenue and The Esplanade in Cowes as work gets underway on the Cowes Foreshore Precinct. Local residents have been warned Thompson Avenue North and The Esplanade between Bass...

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10 Sep 2025

Objections raised at third attempt to subdivide Sandy Point Caravan Park

THE third iteration of a planning application to subdivide the Sandy Point Caravan Park into individual lots has been made to the South Gippsland Shire Council. The first application to subdivide the caravan park, located at 89 Beach Parade, Sandy...

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Courtney O'Brien

07 Sep 2025

Heated debate on Fish Creek development

A PROPOSED development in Fish Creek sparked heated debate at last Wednesday’s council meeting and uncovered a flaw in the Shire’s zoning regulations. In the proposal, five new cabins containing two bedrooms each would be built on the...

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Courtney O'Brien

06 Sep 2025

State Government support for coastal hazard overlays voted down by two Councillors

WHAT appeared to be a simple tick and flick exercise at Council’s most recent meeting turned out to be otherwise, when two Councillors voted against gaining State Government support to coordinate and fund coastal hazard overlays. The motion, which...

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Sentinel-Times

05 Sep 2025

Valuable community assets tucked away in dark corners

IT MAY not be everyone’s favourite bedtime story but according to Cr Mat Morgan the draft Asset Plan released by Bass Coast Shire for public comment is actually quite a fascinating read. Reflecting on the recent decision to demolish the Kilcund...

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28 Aug 2025

Draft Disability Action Plan gets tick of approval from Bass Coast Shire

AMAZING, inclusive, equitable that’s how Cr Jan Thompson described the Draft Disability Action Plan presented to Bass Coast Shire at its most recent council meeting. As Chair of the Access and Inclusion Committee Cr Thompson said she had seen the...

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27 Aug 2025

How South Gippsland Water left Inverloch and Council in a hole

THE $3 million-plus Bayview Avenue Drainage Renewal and Flood Mitigation works at Inverloch are nearing completion… or are they? In an update on the Bass Coast Shire Council’s website, the shire says its part of the job was due to be completed...

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22 Aug 2025

Dog lovers or dog haters - dog ownership is a growing part of life in Bass Coast

WHAT dogs do and where they do it attracted a lot more interest around the council table at last Wednesday’s Bass Coast Shire Council meeting than most of the weighty planning documents presented on the same day. Forget the $9.94 million for the...

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22 Aug 2025

Don’t hold your breath for a new aquatic centre

THE Bass Coast Shire Council is nothing if not aspirational. The release of its Long-Term Financial Plan 2025-35 last Wednesday and a perusal of its ‘Engage Bass Coast’ website proves that. There are literally dozens of projects on the shire’s...

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22 Aug 2025

Read your own letters at Bass Coast Council meetings

COUNCIL meetings may never be the same at Bass Coast Shire after the adoption of new governance rules which will allow letter writers to read their own letters in the Council Chambers if they wish. If the letter writer is not present the question...

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