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Bruce
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Calling for a year-round barge service to Point Leschenault Jetty on French Island

PARKS Victoria is looking for an experienced operator to operate a year-round barge transport service to French Island using the landing site at Point Leschenault Jetty. Spirit of French Island which currently operates the barge from Corinella on...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jul 2025

News

A win for Korumburra Secondary College Blue Flame Team at Hydrogen Car Grand Prix

TEAM Blue Flame from Korumburra Secondary College won Best Presentation at the recent Hydrogen Car Grand Prix (H2GP) at Knoxfield in Melbourne. With generous support from the Korumburra based Martin Carlson Foundation Team Blue Flame competed...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jul 2025

Sport

Gold medal for Venus Bay SLSC at the IRB nationals

VENUS Bay Surf Life Saving Club has returned home from the Inflatable Rescue Boat National Championships at South West Rocks in NSW with two medals including gold for the Open Women’s Mass Rescue. Mixing it with the best rescue boat crews from...

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Bruce Wardley

25 Jul 2025

People and Lifestyle

Inverloch Jazz Festival the perfect excuse for a coastal escape

WINTER is in full swing and so is Inverloch with the Inverloch Jazz Festival about to brighten-up the Bass Coast over three days and nights from August 1 to August 3. With 40 bands and 200 artists across all jazz styles, big band, bebop, Latin...

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Bruce Wardley

23 Jul 2025

Council

Special charge scheme for The Esplanade

PROPERTY owners on The Esplanade at Sunderland Bay have been asked to comment on a special charge scheme proposed by Bass Coast Shire Council. Details of the special charge scheme from Sunderland Bay Road to Zephyr Court have finally been revealed...

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Bruce Wardley

23 Jul 2025

Emergency Services

Weather warning as emergency services clear notorious Bass Highway black spot

POLICE and emergency services were called to clean-up and direct traffic after another incident at the notorious intersection of Soldiers Road and Bass Highway in Bass. With traffic already slowed to 70km/h on the approach to the intersection from...

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Bruce Wardley

21 Jul 2025

People and Lifestyle

The Mikado top notch entertainment for Berninneit in Cowes

GILBERT and Sullivan Opera Victoria (GSSV)’s 90th anniversary performance of The Mikado at Berninneit on August 9 & 10 promises an afternoon of pure delight. Prepare to be entertained right from the first few bars of The Mikado overture with...

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Bruce Wardley

21 Jul 2025

Council

Council’s hands tied over tree removals and building in flood inundation zones

SEVEN out of nine planning applications this month in the Island Ward of Bass Coast Council have either involved the removal of trees in vegetation protection overlays or building developments on land subject to inundation. Bass Council approved the...

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Bruce Wardley

18 Jul 2025

Community

Poison bait warning at Blue Gum Reserve in Cowes

BASS Coast Shire Council has moved quickly to tackle the threat of poison dog baits at Blue Gum Reserve off-leash dog park in Cowes. Following the death of a much loved regular at the park after ingesting rat poison signs have now been erected in...

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Bruce Wardley

17 Jul 2025

Council

Too late - Bass Coast Shire Council votes to demolish the Kilcunda viaduct bridge

THE partially collapsed viaduct bridge in Kilcunda is to be demolished because it is just too late to save it according to Bass Coast Shire Council. Unlike the heritage listed Bourne Creek Trestle Bridge which was put into service and refurbished as...

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Bruce Wardley

16 Jul 2025

News

RACV calls on local drivers to name Melbourne’s worst intersections

THE RACV is calling on local drivers to rank Melbourne’s worst intersections. Following last year’s My Country Road campaign the 2025 My Melbourne Road survey will help the RACV advocate for change where it’s needed most. The Bass Highway from...

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Bruce Wardley

16 Jul 2025

People and Lifestyle

Phillip Island Whale Festival open this weekend

MORE than a festival the Phillip Island Whale Festival is seen by Bass Coast Mayor Cr Rochelle Halstead as a reflection of who we are as a community. Opening the Whale Festival at Berninneit in Cowes Cr Halstead said it was a beloved event that...

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Bruce Wardley

12 Jul 2025

News

Intrepid yachtsmen sails raft of rubbish across Bass Strait to Rhyll

SAILING across Bass Strait in a raft made entirely from rubbish has been a life defining achievement for Tasmanian sailor Samuel McLennan. Currently moored at Rhyll on Western Port Bay Samuel McLennan is a guest speaker this weekend at the Phillip...

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Bruce Wardley

11 Jul 2025