Burnie Penguin Observation Centre

12/09/2025

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05/09/2025

24/08/2025

How quickly the chicks in Burrow 1 are growing! Their parents must be keeping them well fed as the chicks appear as large as their parents,, just chubbier.

16/08/2025

"What is that? It's not a penguin!" No, it is not a penguin, " but it is frequently seen while penguin watching at the Burnie Little Penguin colony. It is a rakali or native water rat, "Australia's favourite least known animal" according to a Radio National listener poll. This fascinating animal once hunted for its lush fur, has the distinction of safely killing and eating, at least part of, cane toads.

12/08/2025

As our guiding season approaches, Friends of Burnie Penguins are looking for more volunteer guides to join our group!

06/08/2025

Fantastic effort by our friends at Little Penguins Lillico Tasmania!

04/08/2025

Some of our Little Penguins couldn’t wait until spring to start their families! Burrow 1 hatched two fluffy chicks last week 🐧😊🐧

Our guides will return to the Observation Centre on October 1st but in the mean time you can watch the penguins on our YouTube live-stream.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X-uEnvhFMUw

21/07/2025

Please help keep the penguins and their friends and neighbours safe. Every time you go to the beach, pick up "3 for sea" pieces of rubbish or litter to help eliminate risks to those who live near or in the sea.

07/07/2025

A huge Thankyou to the hardworking students from Yolla District School who helped our volunteers at a recent working bee as part of their work experience program. The students undertook a huge amount of pruning and w**d removal as well planting 100 penguin friendly grasses and shrubs. They also built several ‘homes’ for nesting penguins which we look forward to seeing occupied 🐧

Our volunteers certainly appreciated the help and the enthusiasm shown! And I’m sure our Little Penguins will be just as impressed with the improvements 😀🐧

24/04/2025

Our guiding is now finished for the season. Our next tours will begin again in October. Little penguins are present year round in Burnie however they are less active on land during the non-breeding season/winter months.

If you are visiting the area in the next few months you still might see a penguin in the early evening - remember to stay on the boardwalk after dusk and if taking photos to turn off your flash 🐧

19/04/2025

Our guiding season is winding up - there will be guides present from 6pm tonight and tomorrow night (Easter Sunday) then our volunteers will take a well-deserved rest until guiding resumes in October 🐧