School Group Reservations Form
The best way to get your school excursion reservation underway is to download and submit our School Groups Enquiries Form.
Please email it to info@dolphins.com.au or fax to (08) 9528 1715
External Providers Details
Penguin Island’s tourism operation is a unique partnership between the state governments Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) and Penguin Island Cruises Pty Ltd trading under the name of Rockingham Penguins (part of the Rockingham Wild Encounters Ecotourism Group).
DEC is responsible for the overall management of Penguin Island and The Shoalwater Islands Marine Park. The school activities which fall under their responsibility include The Penguin Experience Discovery Centre and Penguin Island Waddle.
Penguin Island Cruises Pty Ltd has owned and operated the Penguin Express Ferry Service (which all students will use to access the island) and Queenbeyan, the glass bottom boat used to facilitate the Penguin and Sea Lion Cruise school activity since Dec 5th, 2005.
The vessels operate within the e- class restricted zone of the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park under two Commercial Operations Licenses issued by DEC:
License# HQ68372SI permits the operation of the ferry service.
License# HQ68370SI permits the operation of boat tours.
Rockingham Wild Encounters and its associated companies and are accredited with the National Tourism Accreditation Program which is your peace of mind that we are dedicated to providing a quality service.
The following downloads have been provided
to assist with your planning-
DEC Public Liability Insurance Certificate of Currency |
|
Penguin Island Cruises Pty Ltd Public Liability Insurance Ceritificate of Currency
|
|
Rockingham Wild Encounters National Tourism Accreditation Certification
|
|
Penguin Island Emergency Response and Management Plan
|
|
Penguin Island Familiarisation Map
We suggest you take some time to look over our Penguin Island Familiarisation Map
It features Emergency Planning locations, first aid and communication posts and all the islands points of interest. You can also use it to get travel directions to and from your school.
Staff Available on the Day
Rockingham Wild Encounters
2 skippers are employed daily to operate the boats
1 administration clerk is on site at the Rockingham Wild Encounters Gift Shop
DEC
2 Discovery Centre Coordinators
1 Island Ranger
1 Marine Park Ranger
Key Contacts
Reservations & Base
Ph (08) 9591 1333 Fax (08) 9528 1715
Email info@dolphins.com.au
Rockingham Wild Encounters Operations Manager (Emergencies Only)
Aaron Heath
Ph 0409 091 590
Discovery Centre
Ph (08) 9592 9047
DEC Island Ranger
Ph 0439 966 503
DEC Marine Park Ranger
Sean Emmet
Ph 0439 094 483
|
