Phillip+Island


 * //__ Land Attractions __//**

**//__ Penguins __//**

// One of the main attractions on Phillip Island is the Penguins. The Penguin Parade is Australia’s most popular wild life attraction //

// Every Sunset the Thousands of penguins all come to shore to burrow in the dunes. //

// The little penguin is the world’s smallest penguin, but people say it’s the cutest penguin. Penguin Parade is the best place to look at the penguins. //

**//__ Phillip Island Nature Park- the Nobbies __//**

// This area is a spectacular viewing place to see the South Coast of Phillip Island. //

// One and a half kilometres out from the nobbies is Seal Rock. It’s the home to Australia’s Biggest Fur seal colony. //

**// __ Maru Koala and Animal Park __ //** // Maru Koala and Animal Park has a range of different activities, you can hand feed and Pat the Kangaroos, and the wallabies. Some of the other animals you can see are wombats, Tasmanian Devils, dingos, crocodiles, native birds. You can get your picture taken by professionals or you can take your own camera. They also have a Pirate Pete’s golf course, 18 holes to try get the ball into you can have heaps of fun. You can do so much more at Maru Koala and Animal Park. //  **//__ Phillip Island Chocolate Factory __//** // Phillip island has a chocolate factory located in Newhaven, near the Phillip Island information centre. It is 1 km away from the information centre. It has free samples for all to try. You can also watch chocolates get handmade. //

**//__ Seal watching cruises __//** // This 2 hour cruise, visits one of Australia’s largest wild fur seal colonies at seal rock. The boat gets within meters of this wild seal colony, letting you see there natural environment first hand. You are always captivated by these playful and inquisitive animal, sometimes they approach the boat to have a look at you aswell! //

**//__ Phillip Islands history __//** // Phillip Island was discovered by a man by the name of George bass, he founded Phillip Island in 1798. //   // George //// Bass he entered Westernport Bay on a journey south from Sydney in a nine metre flat-bottomed whale boat, to determine existence of a strait between mainland and Tasmania. That strait is today named after him, Bass Strait! //

//**__ Weather forecast __**// //The weather in Phillip Island today the 3/09/2010 at 3.01 is..// **Temperature: ** 15.0°C
 * Relative Humidity:** 68%
 * Dew Point:** 9.1°C
 * Wind Speed:** 13.0km/h
 * Wind Gusts:** 14.8km/h
 * Wind Direction:** NE
 * Pressure:** 1017.4hPa
 * Rain Since: 9AM:** 0.0mm

  ** // __Fauna/ Wildlife __ // **  // 1 of the first animals that is popular in Phillip Island is the Koala, if you go to the Koala conservation centre you can ...

//// Walk amongst the treetops and see wild koalas on 2 boardwalks: the Koala Boardwalk and Woodland Boardwalk  // // Enjoy the bush walking tracks; look out for wallabies, echidnas, birds and other Aussie wildlife  // // Learn about the amazing lives of koalas in the interactive Visitor's Centre  // // Browse for unique gifts in our gift shop  // //  Relax and enjoy a meal or snack in our cafe   //  // One of Phillip islands most people pleasing site, is the penguins. Every sunset the penguins come out of the water to burrow in the sands, they are the smallest penguin, but most visitors say there the cutest. //  // Phillip Island has a rage of animals like the Koala and the penguin but you can’t forget  // // Seal rock, you get to experience up close to the big furry seals, and these animals are very playful and ////inquisitive ////  animals, sometimes they might approach you for a close look! //  //  The wallaby of Phillip ISLAND, lives in the rocky out crops of the Island, a certain species of wallaby is endangered, called the brush tail rock wallaby, that means there is not many left in Australia the world even! // <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;"> <span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;"> <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;"> <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;"> <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">  <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">  <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;">  <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="color: blue; display: none; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt; text-decoration: none; textunderline: none;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">

// Across the page is the map of Phillip Island..! //