The redeveloped St Kilda Pier and little penguin viewing boardwalk is set to open by the end of 2024. Earthcare St Kilda is urging the Victorian Government to endorse their continued management of penguin visitation, research, and conservation of the iconic penguin colony.

Earthcare volunteers have been stewards of the penguins for over 35 years and played a crucial role in the redesign of the new penguin viewing boardwalk. The new boardwalk ensures the separation of penguins from crowds, which is a great outcome for penguin safety and protection, however, the new design means a ticketing system to manage visitation will be necessary.

Access to the new penguin-viewing boardwalk could present a commercial opportunity, and Earthcare wants to ensure that revenue is not prioritised over community access and local stewardship.

We are asking for your help! Do you want penguins to be local and accessible? Have your say in our survey, found at earthcarestkilda.org.au

Also, do you have:

• a network of people that care about keeping St Kilda penguins local?
• media contacts that you can share this story with?
• a group of friends and/or family that also want to complete our survey?

Please reach out, we would love to hear from you.

You can read the full media release at our website earthcarestkilda.org.au/media/