HISTORICAL FACTS: Phillip island - The Untold Story

Limited Edition Aprilia RS 660 Graphic Says How We're All Feeling About Phillip Island

To send off Australia's Phillip Island MotoGP circuit in style, Aprilia has released this limited edition RS 660 livery, complete with top yoke numbering and matching seat cowl.

RideApart · Oct 26

Francesco Bagnaia: MotoGP riders not consulted over Australian GP cancellation

Riders had no say in the decision to cancel Sunday's race at Phillip Island, according to Bagnaia

Motorsport · Oct 26

Why MotoGP didn’t move Australian GP to Saturday despite bad weather forecast

Phillip Island was unable to bid farewell with a MotoGP race due to bad weather. The championship organisers explain why the main race was not rescheduled for Saturday in the face of the poor weather forecast, as was the case in 2023

Motorsport · Oct 25

Supercars rescue Phillip Island racing after GP loss

Racing will live on at Phillip Island, with Supercars to return to the famous Victorian circuit following the loss of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.

AAP · Oct 16

MotoGP 2027 calendar revealed with Buenos Aires and Adelaide joining the schedule

The 2027 MotoGP calendar has been released which features 22 rounds with the addition of Buenos Aires in place of Balaton Park, while the Australian round moves from Phillip Island to Adelaide

Autosport · Sep 25

Adelaide will be “one of the safest circuits on the calendar”, says MotoGP's deputy CEO

MotoGP is gearing up for a move to Adelaide next year, with deputy CEO Carlos Ezpeleta describing it as one of the safest circuits on the calendar

Motorsport · Sep 6

Australia to hand-vaccinate 5,000 wild penguins against bird flu spreading across wildlife; the birds’ nightly routine will make the daunting task possible

Australia is launching a necessary effort to protect one of its most recognisable coastal birds from H5N1 bird flu. Wildlife teams are hand-vaccinating thousands of wild little penguins. On Phillip Island, Victoria, authorities hope to protect a colony of about 5,000 birds by catching them as they return to their…

The Times of India · Aug 26

How do you vaccinate 1,000 tiny penguins against bird flu in the wild? It’s ‘really tricky’ but there is a way

Phillip Island’s ‘iconic’ little penguins get first bird flu vaccinations in what is thought to be largest program of its kind

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24

Bird flu could wipe out endangered sea lion population

An Australian marine mammal could go extinct if H5 bird flu spreads to local colonies, after authorities flagged a second seal has likely contracted the virus.

AAP · Aug 23

Little penguin dies from bird flu as case numbers grow

Bird flu has killed a little penguin before a vaccination program has gotten under way, as case numbers of the disease grow among wild birds in two states.

AAP · Aug 15