Penneshaw, South Australia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Penneshaw)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Script error: No such module "For". Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Infobox Australian place Penneshaw is a township in the Australian state of South Australia located on the northeast coast of the Dudley Peninsula on Kangaroo Island about Template:Convert south of the state capital of Adelaide.[1][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 Template:CensusAU, Penneshaw had a population of 276.[3]

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,[4] private secretary to Governor Jervois, and Flora Louisa Shaw, The Times colonial editor, a visitor to Government House.[5]

South Australia's first modern seawater desalination plant was established at Penneshaw in the 1990s, to supplement the town's limited dam water supply.

File:Penneshaw Jetty, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.jpg
Penneshaw jetty

Penneshaw jetty

In 1901, the Government authorised a budget of £1,800 for the construction of a jetty at Penneshaw (then known as Hog Bay).[6] Appeals for the extension and improvement of the jetty followed in 1905 and 1906.[7][8] Jetty extension works were undertaken by brothers J. and W. Tait of Port Adelaide[9] in late 1908, using methods similar to those used at Glenelg and Edithburgh.[10] At that time the outer part of the jetty was only 9 feet wide.[11]

A breakwater was later constructed to provide shelter from rough seas for visiting ships.

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.[12][13] In the 2014–15 season, seven cruise ships landed passengers at Pennseshaw with eight or nine ships expected the following season.[14] The jetty can also be enjoyed by snorkelers and scuba divers, and is known for supporting Gorgonian corals.[15]

Today, the timber jetty and breakwater provide a sheltered landing for the ferry that travels to and from Cape Jervis daily and for tenders landing passengers from visiting cruise ships.

Attractions

  • Anglican Parish of Kangaroo Island Church of St ColumbaScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • Christmas CoveScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • Hog BayScript error: No such module "Unsubst".
  • Maritime and Folk Museum[16]
  • Penneshaw Penguin Centre[17] – 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.[18]

Heritage places

Frenchman's Rock, Penneshaw 1803
Frenchman's Rock, Penneshaw 1803

Penneshaw includes the following places that are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register – Christmas Cove,[19] Frenchman's Rock Monument[20] and Penneshaw Cemetery.[21]

Little penguin colony

An account of penguins observed by Matthew Flinders' expedition of 1802 in the vicinity of Kangaroo Head (immediately west of Penneshaw) describes "thousands" of little penguins landing in the area.[22] Other published accounts of little penguins at Penneshaw exist from 1948,[23] 1951,[24] 1982,[25] 1988[26] 1989[27] and 1998.[28]

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.[29] Another dog attack at Penneshaw in March 2003 resulted in over 30 penguins being killed.[30]

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.[30]

Penneshaw Little Penguin Colony (Breeding Individuals)
Year Population (low) Population (high) Reference
1984 200 200 [31]
2008 216 356 [30][32]
2011 304 304 [32]
2012 148 148 [32]
2013 112 112 [32]

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.[33]

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.[34][35]

See also

References

Template:Reflist

External links

Template:Kangaroo Island Template:Kangaroo Island Council localities

Template:Authority control

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PLB
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named postcode
  3. ↑ Template:Census 2011 AUS
  4. ↑ Adelaide University Prof Frederick William Pennefather LLM
  5. ↑ Rodney Cockburn (1908) What's in a name? Nomenclature of South Australia: Fergusson Publications Template:ISBN
  6. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  14. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  15. ↑ Script error: No such module "Citation/CS1".
  16. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  17. ↑ Penneshaw Penguin Centre – TourKangarooIsland.com.au. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
  18. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  19. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  24. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  25. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  27. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  28. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. ↑ "Dogs kill penguins" The Canberra Times, ACT, Australia (10 July 1984). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  30. ↑ a b c Wiebken, A. "Conservation Priorities for Little Penguin Populations in Gulf St Vincent" Template:Webarchive SARDI, South Australia (2011-06). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  31. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  32. ↑ a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  33. ↑ "Penguin habitat restored at Penneshaw" The Islander, Kangaroo Island, South Australia (18 July 2013). Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  34. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named EDBC
  35. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named AEC
Retrieved from "http://debianws.lexgopc.com/wiki143/index.php?title=Penneshaw,_South_Australia&oldid=2530464"