Members of the Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony have been busy during winter when another 43 marine ply nest boxes were installed at Low Head. The Group received funding from the Premier’s Discretionary Fund (with assistance from Hon. Nick Duigan MLC and Hon. Lara Alexander, MLA), and a Community Assistance Grant from the George […]
The coastal habitats on which Little Penguins are dependent year-round are under increasing pressure from a broad spectrum of threats. Councils, developers and community care groups may inadvertently impact these areas at times. The updated ‘Guidelines for working in, and management of Little Penguin habitat’ provide advice for minimising or mitigating these threats. The new […]
Good news for Low Head penguins! The 2023/24 breeding season is coming to a close, with just a few chicks left in the colony. A survey of the nest boxes in early January recorded more than 20 chicks present, often as a pair, indicating a good breeding season for the birds. A recent visit in […]
In March last year, we wrote this article about the installation of nest boxes to protect Little penguins at Low Head. The nest boxes were installed by students from three George Town schools as part of a community wide project coordinated by the Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony. (The Friends were formed following a […]
On Saturday 18 March, students from three George Town schools installed nest boxes to protect Little Penguins at Low Head. The students were part of a community-wide project coordinated by the Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony, that was formed following a series of dog attacks that killed more than 100 penguins. Steve Gordon, Chair […]
The Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony are continuing their watch over the penguin population at Low Head. 64 nest boxes were put in place in Autumn this year – providing a safe place for place for the penguins to breed and moult. The first comprehensive survey of the Little Penguin nest boxes was undertaken […]
The Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony are keeping an eye on the penguin population at Low Head. An inspection of the colony in early April indicated that the 2021/22 breeding season is close to completion with only a few adults and the last of the chicks present. The penguins have completed their annual moult […]
Photo by Dan Rawlins Are you interested in the plight of Little Penguins and what can be done to protect them? All are welcome to attend the Little Penguin Forum being hosted by Friends of Low Head Penguin Colony. When: June 19th from 1:30pm – 4:30pm Where: George Town Hub – 12 Elizabeth St George […]
More than just a clean-up The Friends of Low Head Penguins will be participating in this years ‘Catch it in the Catchment’. A community clean-up of kanamaluka / The Tamar Estuary Monday 3rd to Sunday 8th November, 2020 In November, 2019 the inaugural “Catch it in the Catchment” clean-up event was held. The community got […]
Friends of the Low Head Penguin Colony, 12 months on. A talk presented to the George Town Coastal Communities Management Group by Bruce George Convener of the Low Head Penguin Colony, March 2020. Following a spate of dog attacks on the Low Head penguin colony, 58 penguins were killed in October 2018 and 12 in […]