Nobbies Centre

The Nobbies Centre is an ecotourism destination located at Point Grant, on the western tip of Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia.

A section of land occupied by the Nobbies Centre is also designated as an Important Bird Area (IBA) due to its support of significant populations of little penguins, short-tailed shearwaters, and Pacific gulls.

Work towards a privately developed marine centre at Point Grant commenced in January 1995 where a call for tenders was made by the Kennett Government.

Stage two was to cost $50 million, and was to include a 1.9 kilometre long undersea tunnel leading to an observation tower at Seal Rocks.

[6] The centre itself closed on 12 August 2002, after a mini-tornado tore the roof from the building,[7] causing $200,000 damage and leaving 30 staff members out of work.