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Stories from Penguin's heritage lookout cemetery: free self-guided audio App tour
Highlights
- Explore the heritage cemetery, revealing over 1800 stories from Penguin's past amidst tranquil surroundings.
- Wander along the rejuvenated beachfront track, enjoying stunning views of Bass Strait and the vibrant local community.
- Listen to 21 captivating tales via the self-guided app, connecting you with the rich history of the area.
- Marvel at the Children of the World sculpture, a poignant tribute funded by the community's heartfelt efforts.
Our lookout cemetery sits atop a hill overlooking Bass Strait and our CBD, which unusually just happens to be right across the road from the beach.
Penguin recently had its beachfront rejuvenated with a walk/bike track from the eastern side of Penguin through to the next village of Preservation Bay and shortly on through Sulphur Creek to the Bass Highway heading to Burnie. At the junction you’ll find our psychedelic sentinel penguin named Pablo.
Our heritage cemetery opened in 1869 and closed in 1977 with over 1800 burials. The App tour walks you through the cemetery from the front gate up past the little commemorative garden for our 80+ unnamed children. Here you will find the very tall Children of the World sculpture funded from a formal long-table dinner held onsite.
The App shares 21 stories from 100 years ago as told by many of our locals.
Tour details
- On demand
Features
Service facilities
This business does not currently offer accessible facilities.
Operation information
Stories from Penguin's Heritage Cemetery
Opened in 1869 and decommissioned in 1977, the lookout cemetery houses more than1847 burials. People who helped to shape Penguin into what it is today. Their voices in the wind.
This self-guided audio App shares the stories of 21 of its burials as told by locals.
Many of the stories are over a century old. Violet Yeo’s drowning. Baby Dunham drowning in the copper. An accidental shooting. Felling a tree. Death of a jockey on his last ride. Unloading a lorry.
Sheep stealing convicts and many more.
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