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Phillip Island residents Bern Denham, Bert West and Bert Watchorn began to take tourists by torchlight to see the little penguins’ nightly arrival on the beach on the Summerland Peninsula. -
A group of local businessmen decided it was time to re-establish motor racing at Phillip Island and build Australia's first Grand Prix circuit. -
The popular A Maze N Things Theme Park attraction hase been open for over 30 years. It was first opened by Geoff Moed, who opened the site in 1991. -
The Koala Conservation Reserve was opened in 1992 to provide a protected population of koalas for visitors to experience, and to aid the conservation and research of the koala population on Phillip Island. -
Phillip Island Nature Park is a park located on Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia. Created in 1996, the park is owned by the Victorian State Government, however it is a self-funding attraction for tourist for the purpose of animal conservation and research. -
The centre opened in April 1998 as the privately operated "Seal Rocks Sea Life Centre", with stage one of the development completed at a cost of $13 million, including the Nobbies Centre seen today.