Penguin bins snubbed by Tasmanian heritage register

The community will fight to have the penguin-themed bins around. (ABC Northern Tasmania: Monte Bovill)

Tasmania has some of Australia's oldest and most well-known heritage places and buildings — including quaint cottages and a giant sculpture of a penguin.

The three-metre-tall Big Penguin sculpture in the north-west Tasmanian town of Penguin is a step closer to being included on the Tasmanian Heritage Register, after residents of the coastal town applied to the Tasmanian Heritage Council.