- Penguin, Tasmania
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Penguin
state = tas
caption =
lga = Central Coast Council
postcode = 7316
pop = 2,943
pop_footnotes=
est = 1861
stategov = Braddon
fedgov = Braddon
dist1 = 283
dir1 = NW
location1=Hobart
dist2 = 128
dir2 = NW
location2= Launceston
dist3 = 29
dir3 = W
location3= DevonportPenguin is a town in the north-west coast of
Tasmania ,Australia . It is located in theCentral Coast Council Local Government Area on the Bass Highway, between Burnie and Ulverstone. At the 2006 census, Penguin had a population of 2,943.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL612200 |name=Penguin (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-11-11|quick=on]Penguin was first settled in 1861 as a timber town, and proclaimed on
25 October 1875 . The area's dense bushland and easy access to the sea lead to Penguin becoming a significant port town, with large quantities of timber shipped acrossBass Strait to Victoria, where the 1850sgold rush es were taking place. The town was named by the botanistRonald Campbell Gunn for theFairy Penguin rookeries that are common along the less populated areas of the coast. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/Tasmania/Penguin/2005/02/17/1108500205886.html Travel: Penguin] , "The Age ",February 8 ,2004 .]Notable residents
*Fashion designer
Alannah Hill lived in Penguin during her childhood, as her parents owned amilk bar in the town. [ [http://www.women.tas.gov.au/significantwomen/search/allanah_hill.html Significant Women: Alannah Hill] ,Government of Tasmania .]
*Trevor Kaine , the secondChief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory , was born in Penguin.
*Russell Robertson , anAustralian rules football er for the Melbourne Demons, attended Penguin High School from 1991 to 1994.References
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