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The little penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest species of penguin which originates from New Zealand. It is commonly known as the fairy penguin, little blue penguin, or blue penguin, owing to its slate-blue plumage and is also known by its Māori name kororā. It is a marine neritic species that dives for food throughout the day and returns to burrows on the shore at dusk, making it the only nocturnal penguin species on land.

The little penguin’s Latin name is Eudyptula minor. Eudyptula means ‘good little diver’. They dive up to 1,500 times a day and reach depths of up to 70 metres. On hunting days, penguins spend the entire day out in the ocean. They leave their burrows in the early hours of the morning and return at sunset. Their diet includes small schooling fish like sprats, as well as squid and crustaceans.

This beautiful tree was widely planted as a windbreak but is now less common. The avenue of 119 trees on Phillip Island is significant and leads you down into the town of Cowes, forming a canopy like a cathedral as you arrive. The trees were gradually planted over several years by local schoolchildren and residents, with the avenue completed in 1935. The Friends of the Golden Cypress challenged plans to remove the trees to provide more parking, saying it's more important to have beautiful, significant trees. The avenue is now listed as having Regional Significance with the National Trust.