The long wait for the pitter-patter of little penguin feet is nearly over, with the final touches being made to the new penguin shores exhibit at Symbio in Helensburgh.
With a gorgeous, resort-style river that feeds into a large pool with underwater viewing, the little penguins will be living in the lap of luxury when they arrive.
With 10 penguins set to arrive in the second week of December, they will be out and about enjoying their new home in time for the Christmas school holidays.
The first group includes four males and six females aged between two to 12 years old.
Unlike their Antarctic cousins, little penguins don’t live on the ice, instead they prefer the warm shoreline of the East Australian Coast.
Locally, there are breeding colonies just off Port Kembla in the Five Islands Reserve, along with a breeding colony at Manly.
Read more about how Symbio and the penguins in the Flame's interview with managing director Matt Radnidge earlier this year