Bird flu has been detected on the peninsula for the first time on Wednesday 12 August, raising concerns about bird colonies on the peninsula, Western Port Bay, and the highly suspectable little penguins at Phillip Island. The News believes the peninsula detection was at St Andrews Beach, and the Phillip Island detection was at Seal Rocks. The arrival of the H5N1 bird flu comes a day after the federal government announced vaccines would be made available for the colony of little penguins at Phillip Island. More than 5,000 penguins at Phillip Island and St Kilda expected to be vaccinated as…
Wednesday, August 12
