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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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9 hours ago

Anger grows over the State Government Emergency Services Levy

STUNG by a jump in this year’s council rates farmers, householders, businesses and CFA volunteers gathered at the Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club to voice their strong concerns over the State Government’s new emergency services tax. The Not In Our...

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20 Aug 2025

Wonthaggi Rotary Club changeover at the State Coal Mine

THE Rotary Club of Wonthaggi proudly hosted its annual changeover event on Saturday gathering at the Wonthaggi State Coal Mine to celebrate fellowship, leadership, and service to the community. This year’s celebration carried a particularly...

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18 Aug 2025

Government failures exposed as erosion continues on Inverloch surf beach

A MINORITY report to the State Government’s Climate Resilience Inquiry has uncovered repeated failures by the State Government to deliver practical, community-led solutions to erosion on the Bass Coast. While the Bass Coast battles a worsening...

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15 Aug 2025

Local jobs to benefit from Marinus Link workforce development plan

MARINUS Link is currently preparing a workforce development plan which will outline the expected roles and workforce numbers required to deliver the undersea electricity interconnector from Tasmania to Waratah Bay. Significant opportunities are...

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13 Aug 2025

Bass Coast housing crisis worsens with retirees forced to sleep in cars

RETIREES are being forced to sleep in cars or in the back of vans in local car parks as the Bass Coast housing crisis deepens. Community groups gathered at Apex Park in Wonthaggi for Homelessness Week were told one in three local retirees have...

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11 Aug 2025

Another passenger left stranded at Anderson Bus Exchange

ASK Jackie Crompton what it felt like to be left stranded at the Anderson Bus Interchange and she will tell you the bus driver just didn’t care. With an inch of water left in her water bottle and no shelter at the bus station 80 y/o Jackie had no...

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10 Aug 2025

Fermenting and preserving workshop at Wonthaggi Men’s Shed

HAD a great harvest but don’t want any of the produce to go to waste? Don’t miss out on the Bass Cost Living Lightly fermenting and preserving workshop at the Wonthaggi Men’s Shed on August 16. Discover the fundamentals of preserving and...

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07 Aug 2025

100 days of school at Wonthaggi Primary School a learning journey

CELEBRATING their first 100 days of school Foundation Year students at Wonthaggi P.S participated in making crowns and completed art and craft activities before parading around the school where parents, staff and students cheered them on in support...

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07 Aug 2025

Free BBQ in Apex Park to support Homelessness Awareness Week

BASS Coast housing advocacy group Housing Matters, Wonthaggi Neighbourhood House and Rotary are hosting a free barbecue as part of Homelessness Awareness Week on Sunday August 10 at Apex Park in Wonthaggi with speakers at midday. Housing Matters...

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06 Aug 2025

First sod turned on new housing for Wonthaggi health workers

THE first sod of earth has been turned to mark the start of construction of new hotel-style accommodation for health workers at the Wonthaggi Hospital. Member for Bass Jordan Crugnale MP said the new accommodation will make it easier for healthcare...

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06 Aug 2025

Fighting to keep the French Island barge service local

A SKIPPER for all seasons, long-time French Islander Terry Easy is determined to keep the Corinella to French Island barge locally owned and operated. “The original farming families all put in to save the barge,” said Terry. “It’s the...

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