A Big Penguin, penguin-themed bollards and flaming penguin pies on the bakery menu — welcome to Penguin, a small coastal town in Tasmania's north-west that's really embraced its name.

For the 600 people who live here, the Nut would be reason alone for Stanley ... I walk by the penguin platform for a final afternoon swim at Godfreys Beach. Picture: Tourism Tasmania.

The Big Penguin statue in the seaside town of Penguin, Tasmania. Picture: Alamy Today, the statue is a popular attraction for tourists and has become a “kitschy” icon, according to Central ...