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Bruce
Wardley

Demand for GPs growing faster than the general population

A NATIONWIDE shortage of GPs across most regions in Australia is having a direct impact on health services including South Gippsland. Director of Leongatha Healthcare, Dr Chris Webster, said the number one issue for a country practice is finding...

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Bruce Wardley

3 hours ago

Council

53% rate hike for ESVF strikes at the heart of our farming community

BASS Coast Council has been put on notice that collections for the Emergency Services Volunteer Fund (ESVF) will push up rates by $5.52 million or 53 per cent across the shire. The state-imposed levy will be passed on to Bass Coast homeowners...

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Bruce Wardley

27 May 2025

News

DEECA calls tenders for the Inverloch surf beach

RAIN and high winds along the Bass Coast have done little to reassure nervous Inverloch residents fearful their lifesaving club could soon be undermined. Warning signs posted along the Inverloch surf beach warning of unstable dunes have fallen into...

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Bruce Wardley

20 May 2025

News

Leaked exam papers puts pressure on local VCE students

By Bruce Wardley ASSURANCES from the State Government that measures are now in place to prevent a repeat of last year’s leaked VCE exam papers scandal has done little to reassure nervous VCE students in local secondary colleges. Expressing...

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Bruce Wardley

08 May 2025

Community

Spy in the sky drones and remote cameras to combat illegal fishing

By Bruce Wardley VENUS Bay anglers have been warned cutbacks to the Victorian Fisheries Authority (VFA) could result in the increased use of drones and remote cameras to crack down on illegal fishing. Undersized fish left on the deck or multiple...

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Bruce Wardley

02 May 2025

News

Women in Monash want better health services and a safer world

By Bruce Wardley LOSE weight, they say, or go away. Female voters easily outnumber male voters in Monash but with the election just a week away women’s health and the safety of women is yet to be satisfactorily addressed by either of the two major...

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Bruce Wardley

01 May 2025

Council

Ground-breaking solution to cap Wonthaggi landfill site

TWELVE million dollars was the initial estimate to cap the old Wonthaggi landfill site. Demanding a more cost effective solution Bass Coast Council has not only saved itself a very handy $5 million but has come up with a ground-breaking solution...

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Bruce Wardley

30 Apr 2025

News

Night raiders leave a trail of rubbish

RESPECT has gone out the window according to one local Wonthaggi resident appalled at the growing amount of rubbish dumped in the Wonthaggi cemetery. Paint cans, a table, a pushbike and even a canoe stolen from the Wonthaggi Transfer Station...

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Bruce Wardley

17 Apr 2025

News

Luck of the draw as One Nation scores top spot in the Monash ballot draw

Ballot draw for the Federal Election on Saturday May 3, 2025 in the Electoral Division of Monash Kuljeet Kaur Robinson (One Nation) Tully Fletcher (Labor) Russell Broadbent (Independent) (Sitting Member) Mary Aldred (Liberal) Deb Leonard...

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Bruce Wardley

11 Apr 2025

Community

Angry residents petition Bass Coast Council over gravel roads

By Bruce Wardley SLOW down and stop ripping up our roads is the war cry of Wonthaggi and Phillip Island residents fuming over Bass Coast Council plans to rip up sealed roads. One Wonthaggi couple reliant on a walker and walking stick say they have...

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Bruce Wardley

10 Apr 2025

News

Korumburra WWII pilot honoured at the Australian War Memorial

PILOT Officer Samuel Donald Whiteside known as Donald or Don to family and friends from Korumburra has been honoured as part of the Last Post ceremony at the Australian War Memorial. Sheltering in the portico of the Australian War Memorial 15...

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Bruce Wardley

02 Apr 2025

News

Bass Coast, please don’t rip up any more of our roads

RESIDENTS of Scenic Drive in Cowes are appalled at plans to rip up the bitumen in their street and replace it with a gravel road. Bass Coast Shire has written to Scenic Drive residents explaining the bitumen dust suppressant seal their road was...

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Bruce Wardley

01 Apr 2025

Community

Tick of approval from Bass Coast for million-dollar Graydens Reserve

GONE is the track glider, there’s no money for a new rotunda and the skate area has been cut by a third but Bass Coast Council has finally given the green light for a major upgrade to Graydens Reserve in Newhaven. Council was told last week the...

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Bruce Wardley

26 Mar 2025