penguin general cemetery

What an unusual festival,150-200 people joining in honouring the spirits of bygone times.The live, one-hour, non-stop musical event, with highland pipers, flautist, violinist, choir and two vocalists meandering among the graves, ended with a magnificent and moving butterfly release in the small commemorative garden. What a truly amazing event and it's all over the internet. Let's hope it becomes a regular feature.

Just a kilometre's walk along the beach & up the hill from Penguin's CBD, and well sign-posted, is this ideally situated attraction. The interpretive signage, in the small garden dedicated to the tens of unnamed babies buried there, explains the history and uniqueness of the cemetery and references the cemetery's Wikipedia page. The bench seat within the garden invites reflection and the best views over Bass Straight. One of the most unusual 'finds' is the 1915 John Doe, presumed to be Jeremiah or Michael Clifford, for search for whose identity continues. The cemetery is just one of a few heritage cemeteries in the North West of Tasmania, and is beautifully restored and loved by the people of Penguin.