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‘Everyone’s on edge about it’: rabbit numbers on Phillip Island reach ‘plague proportions’

Coastal residents face thousands of dollars in damage from the invasive species – which one expert warns could be becoming immune to Australia’s main biological control

The Guardian - AU · Nov 8, 2025

Bass Coast dinosaur history attracts families keen to discover prehistoric fossils

Cinnamon Melling's children are "obsessed" with dinosaurs, so she's glad to hear about a new prehistoric visitor experience planned for Victoria's Bass Coast region, where fossils dating back 126 million years have been found.

ABC News · Apr 22, 2023

Cat containment policy for Victorian Bass Coast Shire Council delights conservationists

Cat owners will be fined if their pets are caught off their properties in a move welcomed by wildlife conservationists.

ABC News · Jul 6, 2022