Letters to the Editor

Fly me to Canberra

Jun 24 2025 Updated 17 hours ago

Sentinel-Times

1 min read

THE Mayor is provided an electric vehicle by Council. Please provide a comprehensive listing of each travel expense with claim dates that total $8,861.51. That’s the community question the Bass Coast Mayor disallowed at the June 2025 Council meeting. But why?

It is known that the Mayor has flown to Canberra eight times since being elected. Has there been any benefit to the ratepayers linked to the travel. But wait, the Mayor is off to Canberra for the ninth time in July. So, what are the benefits when Council has a declared Climate Emergency?

Bill Wilson, Narre Warren East

Case all wrapped up in triple ‘mushroom’ murder trial

AFTER five days of cross-examination and a gruelling eight days in total in the witness stand, it was all over for Erin Patterson just before lunch on Day 31, Thursday, June 12. It was a significant moment in the so-called “Mushroom Murder...

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Michael Giles

12 Jun 2025

News

Search underway for offenders after break in at McBride restaurant

POLICE are investigating after five offenders broke into a restaurant on McBride Avenue this morning. It’s believed the offenders jimmied open a rear entrance off a back alley and stole a cash register in the early hours of Thursday around 5am. If...

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Sentinel-Times

12 Jun 2025

News

Erin’s recipe for control exercised with ‘devastating effect’

CROWN Prosecutor in the marathon ‘mushroom murder’ trial in the Supreme Court at Morwell, Dr Nanette Rogers SC, wasted no time getting down to business on Monday, June 16. “At the heart of this case,” said Dr Rogers, “are four calculated...

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Michael Giles

16 Jun 2025

Community

What a mess, as road reserve left in a shocking state after squatters leave

SQUATTERS camping on a roadside reserve opposite The Caves carpark at Inverloch have trashed the site according to nearby residents and farmers. Glenn Morris described the abandoned campsite as an absolute mess. “It’s a shambles and an absolute...

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Sentinel-Times

13 Jun 2025

Nurturing hearts and minds at Newhaven College

AT Newhaven College, student wellbeing is at the heart of the school’s culture. The College is committed to holistic pastoral care, offering a range of support systems designed to nurture each student’s emotional, social and academic...

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Nicole May

33 minutes ago

Community

Strong community support for Bass Coast Winter Shelter

THE Bass Coast Winter Shelter is one step closer to becoming a reality, with 44 local volunteers now fully trained and ready to support this vital initiative. Organised by the Interchurch Council of Phillip Island, the shelter will provide evening...

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Sentinel-Times

22 Jun 2025

Community

Community Art Project culminates in Wonthaggi exhibition

WHILE the recent Community Art Project run by Inverloch fibre artist Meg Viney was all about giving participants the chance to explore their creative side in a friendly, pressure-free environment, its spectacular output is on show at Wonthaggi’s...

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Andrew Paloczi

22 Jun 2025