Phillip+Island

__Grade ____ 6 ____camp ____ at ____Phillip ____ Island ____! __ __Map- location of the island and camp: __ **Phillip Island is approximately 140km from Melbourne. Bendigo to Phillip Island takes about 4 hours by bus. Phillip Island is located to the south east of Melbourne. ** __Fauna (wildlife): __ **There are many different species of wildlife such as Phillip Island’s famous penguins which live on the beach, Koalas, there are many of them situated on the island, seals, waterbirds and Wallabies such as the ** **Brush Tailed Rock ** **Wallaby **.

__Weather: __ **Weather forecast Phillip Island this week ** **As you can see on Saturday it is not going to be such a nice day. ** __<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">History: __ **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The extraordinary island is named after a fellow called Governor Arthur Phillip, Captain of the First Fleet. ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">George Bass was the first European to visit the Western island on 5th of January 1798 and there is a coast named after him, The Bass Coast. ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">An island very close to Phillip Island is a place called Churchill Island discovered in 1798 and is the site of Victoria’s first European settlement. ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In the 1840’s Arthur Phillip and his men had to leave due to the shrinking numbers of seals. This happen because of people called sealers (people that hunt seals). Phillip Island’s local roads became home to the Australia’s grand Prix for cars in 1928. ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Phillip Island is very famous for its wonderful wildlife so to protect the penguins Phillip Island Nature Park was introduced in the late 1990’s. ** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Attractions: __** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Some of the main attractions in Phillip Island are the famous Penguins. For over 80 years people have been visiting Phillip Island to view the Native penguins. Another one would be the Koala conservation Centre were you stroll through the eucalypt woodland and see Koalas in their natural habitat. You just can’t go without visiting Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate and I can assure you that you will have a “sweet” time. ** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">Activities at camp: __** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">There are a range of existing activities at the camp, such as surfing, snorkelling, bike riding, archery, beach hikes, camping out doors, rock pools and so much more I can assure you the you will have a ball just don’t be afraid to get your feet wet! ** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">The beautiful beaches and towns: __** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">There are a range of beaches I will list just some of the beaches the first one is __Cat Bay__ which is to the West side of the island next is a beach lots of surfers would like it is called __Woolamai Surf__ beach which is found on the East side of the island, on East side of the island there is a beach called __San Remo__. Now to the towns in Phillip Island. There are some really beautiful towns in Phillip Island such as __Cowes__ which is to the North of the island, __Rhyll__ which is on the East of the island, this town is on the East side of the island and it’s called __Newhaven__ and there are many more towns but I’m not going to list them all otherwise we will be here till midnight. ** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">The Accommodation: __** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">There are a lot of motels to stay and to choose from some of the best ones are Silverwater Resort which is rated 4 and ½ stars it is located 17 Potters Hill Road, San Remo, Phillip Island on the East side of the island. Next is a lovely resort called the Black Dolphin Beach House and it is located in Woolamai it is on the East side of the Island. ** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Berlin Sans FB Demi','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">The Restaurants and Entertainment: __** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Now if you’re just staying for a couple of nights or weeks and want to check out some of very nice restaurants then keep reading. The first one is in Cowes called Bedrock Family Restaurant the address 2185 Phillip Island road Cowes VIC. The next one is in San Remo the restaurant is called Silverwater Resort the address 17 potters Hill road San Remo VIC. ** **__<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">now for the entertainment __****<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">, there is lots to go see like the marvels chocolate factory which is called Pannys amazing world of chocolate I think you will have a “sweet” time. There are a lot of wonderful beaches so if you’re a family it would be a great place relax and if you’re a surer and looking for some good waves go and surf on the amazing beaches. ** **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt;">If you’re an animal lover you just can’t miss this Phillip Islands very famous little penguins if you go on a tour to go see them you will not be disappointed! Now this place is like the Grand Canyon in America but the Canyon in Blowhole is much smaller and I can assure you that it is a excellent site! ** **Bibliography** **[|www.google.com]** **[|www.googleimages]**