Council Noble cause or “ego trip”: councillors debate Nobel Prize Motion passed to lobby for new environmental sustainability category. by . Published December 20, 2022 Link copied! Copy failed! Cr Ronnie Bauer has eyes on the Nobel Prize, however, the move copped flak from one Melbourne shock jock who suggested Bass Coast Shire councillors were “smoking marijuana”. Updated September 05, 2025 7:58 am | 5 months ago Link copied! Copy failed!