Penneshaw, South Australia
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| Coordinates | 35°43′06″S 137°56′25″E / 35.71833°S 137.94028°E / -35.71833; 137.94028Coordinates: 35°43′06″S 137°56′25″E / 35.71833°S 137.94028°E / -35.71833; 137.94028 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 276 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 52225223[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 107 km (66 mi) south of Adelaide | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Kangaroo Island Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3] | ||||||||||||||
| County | Carnarvon[4] | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Mawson [5] | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mayo[6] | ||||||||||||||
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| Footnotes | Location[2] Climate[7] Adjoining localities[4] | ||||||||||||||
Penneshaw is a township in the Australian state of South Australia located on the northeast coast of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about 107 kilometres (66 mi) south of the state capital of Adelaide.[4][2] It is the island's main ferry port with regular services from Cape Jervis. Penneshaw features a Maritime and Folk Museum, and evening tours to a colony of little penguin, the only species of penguin to breed in Australian waters. At the 2011 census, Penneshaw had a population of 276.[1]
Originally known as Hog Bay due to the pigs released by French Commander Nicholas Baudin, Penneshaw was named after a combination of the names of Dr. F.W.Pennefather,[8] private secretary to Governor Jervois, and Flora Louisa Shaw, The Times colonial editor, a visitor to Government House.[9]
South Australia's first modern seawater desalination plant was established at Penneshaw in the 1990s, to supplement the town's limited dam water supply.
Penneshaw jetty
In 2012 the Penneshaw jetty was extended to provide a cruise ship tender vessel landing facility to accommodate growing numbers of short-term visitors arriving by cruise ship.[10][11] In the 2014-15 season, seven cruise ships landed passengers at Pennseshaw with eight or nine ships expected the following season.[12]
Contents
1 Attractions
2 Heritage places
3 Little penguin colony
4 Governance
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Attractions
- Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Island Church of St Columba[citation needed]
- Christmas Cove[citation needed]
- Frenchman's Rock – In 1803 the French explorer Nicolas Baudin anchored in Hog Bay and one of his crew noted the arrival of the expedition by carving on a rock. The rock was later removed and is now located in the Gateway Information Centre. A replica now occupies the rock's original location on Penneshaw Beach.[citation needed]
- Gateway Information Centre[citation needed]
- Hog Bay[citation needed]
- Maritime and Folk Museum[13]
- Penneshaw Penguin Centre[14] - Nocturnal tours of the local little penguin colony with experienced guides are offered.
- The Uniting Church (formerly Methodist) built c. 1883, the first church established on Kangaroo Island.[15]
Heritage places
Frenchman's Rock, Penneshaw 1803
Penneshaw includes the following places that are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register - Christmas Cove,[16] Frenchman's Rock Monument[17] and Penneshaw Cemetery.[18]
Little penguin colony
As of June 2011, the number of little penguins in the section of the colony which is monitored by the Penneshaw Penguin Centre appears to have declined over the prior 10 years. In 2008, the population was 216 birds.[19]
Restoration work to provide improve habitat for little penguins near Penneshaw is ongoing. As of 2013, an 800m coastal strip between Frenchman’s Rock and Baudin Conservation Park is the focus site. Works include the removal of weeds, planting of native plants and installation of nesting boxes.[20]
In July 1984, two dogs killed 80 penguins at the Penneshaw foreshore in a single night. The mortality event reduced the population there by almost half.[21] A dog attack at Penneshaw in March 2003 resulted in over 30 penguins being killed.[19]
Governance
Penneshaw is located within the federal division of Mayo, the state electoral district of Mawson and the local government area of the Kangaroo Island Council.[5][6]
See also
- List of little penguin colonies
References
^ ab Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Penneshaw (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 15 November 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abc "Postcode for Penneshaw, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
^ "Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island SA Government region" (PDF). The Government of South Australia. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
^ abc "Search result for "Penneshaw (LOCB)" (Record no SA0002275) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities"". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
^ ab Mawson (Map). Electoral District Boundaries Commission. 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
^ ab "Federal electoral division of Mayo, boundary gazetted 16 December 2011" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
^ "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics CAPE WILLOUGHBY (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ Adelaide University Prof Frederick William Pennefather LLM
^ Rodney Cockburn (1908) What's in a name? Nomenclature of South Australia: Fergusson Publications
ISBN 0-9592519-1-X
^ SATC Annual Report 2010-11 (PDF). 2011. p. 17.
^ SATC Annual Report 2011-12 (PDF). South Australian Toursim Commission. 2012. p. 5.
^ "Kangaroo Island welcomes cruise ships". The Times. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
^ "Penneshaw Maritime and Folk Museum". Archived from the original on 15 July 2006.
^ Penneshaw Penguin Centre - TourKangarooIsland.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
^ "Penneshaw Methodist Church". National Library of Australia.
^ "Christmas Cove (designated place of geological significance)". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ "Frenchman's Rock Monument, Well & Pine Trees". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ "Penneshaw Cemetery". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
^ ab Wiebken, A. "Conservation Priorities for Little Penguin Populations in Gulf St Vincent" Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine. SARDI, South Australia (2011-06). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^ "Penguin habitat restored at Penneshaw" The Islander, Kangaroo Island, South Australia (2013-07-18). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
^ "Dogs kill penguins" The Canberra Times, ACT, Australia (1984-07-10). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
External links
- Kangaroo Island
- Penneshaw Maritime and Folk Museum
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