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Most police media releases follow a familiar script: the facts, the charges, the court date. Which is why a recent post on Victoria Police’s Bass Coast Eyewatch Facebook page caught more than a few locals off guard - not so much for what it said, but how it said it.

Construction is underway on the major rebuild of the Sealers Cove walking track at Wilsons Promontory National Park, restoring one of the Prom’s most iconic and best-loved hikes.

Fish Creek residents concerned about reports of dire water shortages can breathe a sigh of relief, with South Gippsland Water reassuring the community that Battery Creek Reservoir's position is far less critical than recent media reports suggested.

Although Fish Creek resident Scott McCormack has noticed plenty of fisheries presence at Bear Gully during his January camping trip, figures released late last year reveal a dramatic statewide decline in inspections following government cuts to Fisheries Officers.

It was a case of déjà vu for many Venus Bay residents when they woke on New Year’s Day to discover five dead wombats, a grim reminder of the horrific morning in February last year when nine wombats were found dead on the town’s roads.

A mystery that has haunted campers at a popular Walkerville campground for several years has been solved, when Camberwell student Jagger Power (11 years old) unearthed a stash of dozens of shoes near a fox den in the dunes near Bear Gully on 4 January.

The parking debate in Fish Creek has taken a contentious turn after the tennis court fence was forced open in the early hours of 19 December, just a few hours after the council had closed it off.