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News and Events
News
- Blog
- Protecting Penguins
- Dive in to penguin research
- What's on a penguin's menu? The after dinner report
- Pupping season at Seal Rocks
- News from the love nest
- Fox Free Phillip Island
- Size matters in the penguin colony
- Study helps reveal true penguin diet
- Easter Fun Festival at Churchill Island
- Easter school holiday activities at Phillip Island
- Phillip Island Surf Teams Challenge
- Phillip Island Surfing Teams Challenge wrap-up
- Chattabox newest Penguin Foundation ambassador
- Taiwan delegates veg out in Victorian first
- Phillip Island's north and south coast
- Shearwater rescue records low numbers
- Weekend Notes blog visits Phillip Island
- Training targets oiled wildlife response
- World Oceans Day kid's activities
- Kids go FREE in July to Phillip Island Nature Parks!
- Nature Parks Board approves budget
- Are you Brian or Barbara?!
- Detection dogs to target Phillip Island foxes
- Outfoxing a penguin predator
- Same supper, different age, distinct feeding spots
- Survey reveals drop in seal pup numbers
- School's out - the great outdoors are in!
- Nature Parks Board meeting update
- Halloween Trick or Treat Trail
- Finalist award for National Surfing Reserve
- Kids teach kids for environmental leadership
- Penguins need your vote in the Google Impact Challenge
- Dry cleaning for penguins
- Oil Spill Wand receives Google grant
- Light pollution contributing to shearwater ‘fallout’
- Annual Report 2013-14
- Phillip Island Nature Parks get SunSmart
- Wild Oceans EcoBoat Adventures
- Renovation rescue in the penguin colony
- Leading global website, SitePoint, supports Penguin Foundation
- 8 Baby Penguin Photos To Get You Through Christmas
- Sober New Year’s celebrations for koalas
- Threatened shorebirds flock to Phillip Island
- SitePoint raises $60k for the Penguin Foundation
- Dr Kath Handasyde retires as Animal Ethics Committee Chair
- Podgy penguins make better breeders suggests new research
- Entangled seals rescued from Seal Rocks
- Easter Fun Festival - LEGO Brick Play event
- Events
- Community Open Day 2015
- Community Open Day
- Weekend escapes for dad and the kids
- Surf Teams Challenge 2015
- Easter school holiday activities
- Shearwater rescue preparation begins
- Coastcare Leadership Program 2015
- Phillip Island Parkrun launches at Churchill Island
- Community Info Sessions - Churchill Island Management Plan
- Wildlife Tourism Conference 2015
- Channel Ten's "Just Go" TV show features Phillip Island
- FREE Open Day for Teachers
- Great Victorian Koala Count
- Nature Parks Ranger interviewed on USA Park Leaders Show
- Season kicks off with Summer Vibes on Churchill Island
- Island Explorer Bus – new summer attraction officially launched!
- Antarctic Journey Family Pass Competition Winners Announced
- Dads ‘n’ Kids camping weekend
- 2016 Easter Fun Festival at Churchill Island
- Churchill Island Sunday Session - 13 March
- Community Open Day 2016
- Photo Competition - Snap a Photo, Snap a Prize!
- National Surfing Reserve Teams Challenge 2016
- World Penguin Weekend 2016
- Shearwater migration has commenced - please take care!
- What's on for Winter Whale Weekend
- Educators' Expo for teachers in Casey
- Ice Age: On a collision course with the Nature Parks
- Sunday Fun Day Specials at the Nobbies Centre
- Experiments, investigations and activities to celebrate Science Weekend
- Mums ‘n’ Kids camping weekend
- September Superhero Training and School Holiday program
- Spring is a Festive time for Seniors on Phillip Island
- Media Releases 2014
- Nature Parks receives Green Flag Award 2013-14
- Dinosaur Adventures on Churchill Island
- Phillip Island rescue network joins Wildlife Victoria
- Nanna Merle and her knits for nature
- Dead shearwaters prompt calls for motorists to slow down
- Community Open Day 2014
- Dads 'n' Daughters weekend escapes
- Dads 'n' Lads weekend
- Once more unto the Moomba Birdman Rally
- Community Open Day wrap up
- Churchill Island community information session
- Major tourism expansion for Phillip Island
- Study helps reveal true penguin diet
- Easter Fun Festival at Churchill Island
- Easter school holiday activities at Phillip Island
- Phillip Island Surf Teams Challenge
- Nature Parks expertise to inform Port planning
- Surfing Teams challenge wrap-up
- Nature Parks and Council sign new MOU
- Chattabox newest ambassador for Penguin Foundation
- Taiwan delegates veg out in Victorian first
- Exercise Pinguino to test oil spill response
- North and South Coast Key Area Plans
- Shearwater rescue records low numbers
- Training targets oiled wildlife response
- World Oceans Day kid's activities
- Board approves Churchill Island Key Area Plan
- Kids go FREE in July to Phillip Island Nature Parks!
- Nature Parks Board approves budget
- Detection dogs to target Phillip Island foxes
- Outfoxing a penguin predator
- Same supper, different age, distinct feeding spots
- Survey reveals drop in seal pup numbers
- School's out - the great outdoors are in!
- Nature Parks Board meeting update
- Finalist award for National Surfing Reserve
- Kids teach kids for environmental leadership
- Penguins need your vote in the Google Impact Challenge!
- Dry cleaning for penguins
- South and North Coast KAP update
- Oil Spill Wand receives Google grant
- Light pollution contributing to shearwater ‘fallout’
- Annual Report 2013-14
- Renovation rescue in the penguin colony
- Nature Parks October Board meeting update
- November Board meeting summary
- Leading global website, SitePoint, supports Penguin Foundation
- Summer school holiday activities
- December Board meeting summary
- 8 Baby Penguin Photos To Get You Through Christmas
- Media Releases 2015
- Churchill Island Kids Festival
- Threatened shorebirds flock to Phillip Island
- Nature Parks bats for local cricket club
- SitePoint raises $60k for the Penguin Foundation
- Dr Kath Handasyde retires as Animal Ethics Committee Chair
- Podgy penguins make better breeders suggests new research
- Entangled seals rescued from Seal Rocks
- Dads 'n' Lads weekend
- Nature Parks hosts Indigenous Ranger
- Community Open Day
- Gardening and Guiding – Volunteers Needed!
- Weekend escapes for dad and the kids
- Summerland Peninsula wins Coastal Award
- Easter school holiday activities
- Shearwater rescue preparation begins
- Easter Fun Festival – LEGO Brick Play event
- Nature Parks March Board meeting update
- National Surfing Reserve Teams Challenge
- Penguins' Food Delivers Itself
- Volunteers join forces for coastal conservation
- Penguins don't put all their eggs in one basket
- Winter deals and escapes to Phillip Island
- National Reconciliation Week 2015
- World Environment Awards 2015
- Club Penguin Giveaways during July School Holidays
- Unravelling the mystery of the penguin reproductive cycle
- International and Australian Rangers to meet on Phillip Island
- Environmental works at Cape Woolamai
- Nature Parks June Board Update
- Record year for Hooded Plovers on Phillip Island
- Penguin Foundation to receive in-kind IT support from TCS
- Churchill Island's Rich Legacy
- Indigenous traineeship leads to job as Nature Parks Ranger
- Island Ark for extinct Bandicoots
- Nature Parks August Board Update
- Nature Parks welcomes new Board Members
- World first interactive Antarctic experience to open on Phillip Island
- Kids teach kids during environmental leadership program
- High probability of success from recent statistics course
- Final Four Bandicoots released on Churchill Island
- Phillip Island’s National Surfing Reserve of the Year
- Nature Parks October Board Update
- Weigh better for penguins
- A penguin in a pear tree this Christmas
- Nature Parks and Council take a stand on violence against women
- Students clean up to save marine wildlife
- Nature Parks wins Silver at RACV Tourism Awards
- Launch of new Penguins Plus to change viewing landscape
- Season kicks off with Summer Vibes on Churchill Island
- Nature Parks launches second Reconciliation Action Plan
- November Board Update
- Serrated tussock detected on Phillip Island
- Little ravens learn to target penguin eggs
- Generous grant for grass-roots education program
- Island Explorer Bus – new summer attraction officially launched!
- New Antarctic Journey Officially Launched
- Media Releases 2016
- Marine debris entanglements high on researchers’ agenda
- Nature Parks December 2015 Board Update
- Penguins make a big song and dance
- Dads ‘n’ Kids camping weekends
- What's on at the Nature Parks
- Churchill Island Easter Fun Festival
- February Board Update
- Six months on an Island Ark
- Community loves what's new at Nature Parks
- Nature Parks welcomes visiting Rangers
- Dads ‘n’ Kids enjoy a jam-packed weekend
- Protecting St Kilda's Little Penguin Colony
- Shearwater rescue preparation begins
- What’s on for World Penguin Weekend
- $58 million investment in Australia’s leading eco-tourism attraction
- Nature Parks' Local Pass now includes Antarctic Journey
- Celebrate Surfing at the Annual Teams Challenge
- Celebrate Surfing at the Annual Teams Challenge
- Wave Pinchers Steal Annual Surf Teams Challenge
- Nature Parks April Board Update
- Protection of Summerland Peninsula wildlife enhanced
- What’s on for the first annual Winter Whale Weekend
- Chris Hemsworth votes for Phillip Island
- New Penguins Plus Viewing Experience Wins World Environment Day Awards 2016
- Nature Parks runs Educators’ Expo for teachers in Casey
- Ice Age: On a collision course with the Nature Parks these school holidays
- Nature Parks May Board Update
- Penguins spotted in Altona and Gippsland classrooms
- Nature Parks June Board Update
- Record year for Phillip Island’s penguins
- Sunday Fun Day Specials at the Nobbies Centre
- Experiments, investigations and activities to celebrate Science Weekend
- Spring is in the air on Phillip Island
- Phillip Island community is fighting back against the rabbit
- Mums ‘n’ Kids camping weekend
- September Superhero Training and Holiday activities
- Spring is a Festive time for Seniors on Phillip Island
- Marine conference delegates visit Phillip Island
- Calling all Superheroes these school holidays!
- Kinder by Torchlight Evenings at the Cowes Early Learning Centre
- Phillip Island Nature Parks Board update – August 2016
- Nature Parks contributes $498 million to Victoria’s economy
- Art exhibition celebrates iconic Nobbies landmark
- White Ribbon
The Phillip Island Penguin Parade is one of Australia's most popular wildlife attractions - perfect for a family holiday or getting back to nature.
Experience wild koalas in their natural habitat and stroll through Aussie bushland at our environmentally sustainable Centre dedicated to koala conservation.
Step back in time... meet the farm animals, relax in the cafe, enjoy the water views, stroll amongst heritage buildings and lovely gardens.
Located only 5 minutes from the Penguin Parade and overlooking the wild water of Bass Strait, the FREE Nobbies Centre showcases Australian fur seals and the unique marine life in our Southern Oceans.