Bunurong / Boonwurrung

The Night Millowl Comes Home

Liwik — the little penguins of Summerland Beach

Excerpt

"Every dusk the smallest penguin in the world walks home. Bunurong knew the tide and the shearwater and the liwik long before the parade."

Narrated by N'arweet Carolyn Briggs

Narration · N'arweet Carolyn Briggs

The Night Millowl Comes Home

0:00Chapter 1 of 3 · Reading the tide9:00

Chapters

In this narration

01Reading the tide

3 min

02Why they walk together

3 min

03Sharing the beach today

3 min

How did this land?

Cultural protocols

Before you share this story

Millowl (Phillip Island) is a place of significance. Do not disturb wildlife — the little penguin, shearwater and seal colonies are living Bunurong story.

Please

Keep your distance

Stay 50 m from seals and 3 m from little penguins. Torches and flash upset them.

Please

Take rubbish home

Shearwaters can mistake plastic for cuttlefish. Even small litter kills chicks.

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