Big Penguin

The Big Penguin is a 3-metre fibreglass roadside monument located on the foreshore at Penguin on Tasmania's north-west coast, within the Central Coast Council area. Erected in 1975, it commemorates the town's name and its association with little penguins. Situated on The Esplanade opposite Penguin Beach, it is an iconic photo stop and landmark for travellers along the Bass Highway between Burnie and Devonport.

Visitors can expect an outdoor, open-access fibreglass penguin statue approximately 3 metres tall standing on the Penguin foreshore beside Main Road and The Esplanade. The setting is a flat, paved foreshore reserve with views of Bass Strait and Penguin Beach, picnic areas and nearby shops. Visitors can walk around the statue, take photographs, and explore the adjacent beach, foreshore trail and town centre. No interior or ticketed area exists.

Unveiled on 25 October 1975 to mark the centenary of the naming of the town of Penguin in 1875. The fibreglass statue, approximately 3 metres high, was commissioned by the local community and business association to commemorate the town's name, which derives from sightings of little penguins (Eudyptula minor) along the coast, and has since become the town's defining landmark.

The Big Penguin serves as the central symbol of town identity for Penguin and reflects the community's connection to the little penguin colony along the coastline. It functions as a well-known roadside attraction and meeting point on Tasmania's north-west coast and is widely used in local promotion and visitor imagery.