Bass Coast is within commutable distance to Melbourne, approximately 90 minutes by car, and provides a delightful combination of an agriculturally productive hinterland, coastal tourist townships and wonderful natural attractions. The beauty of the area attracts many day-trippers and holiday makers each year, many of whom decide to make the “Seachange” and call Bass Coast home.

Training organisations are available for further education. These institutions cater for school leavers applying for tertiary education as well as mature age students.

Bass Coast Shire provides an ideal combination of location, services and lifestyle. Wonthaggi is the main service centre for the Shire with Cowes and Inverloch being more tourism focussed coastal townships. The Shire has a range of educational institutions catering for all ages - from kindergarten through to U3A programs. The adjacent FAQ sheet will provide the contact details for these institutions.

How many buildings are being built within our Shire? This fact sheet will provide you with the statistics collected in the 2006 census. These statistics include types of dwellings plus the number of approvals.

This fact sheet provides a summary of agricultural activity and rural property sales in the following categories: beef, dairy and hobby farms.

This fact sheet details the current opening hours of the medical facilities in Bass Coast. The information includes both hospital and clinic details for Phillip Island and Wonthaggi.

Listed on this FAQ sheet are the hospitals and general medical services available within Bass Coast Shire.

Bass Coast Shire has a number of medical facilities that cater for the varying age groups in this area. With many senior citizens choosing to make the sea change and move to this area services have evolved to cater for their needs.

Bass Coast has a wide variety of alternative health services available ranging from acupuncture to yoga therapy - something for everyone.

This fact sheet provide contact details for the emergency services available in our community.