Penola Inc. 492 Gilbert Road West Preston, Victoria 3072 Australia Tel: +61 (3) 9605 3907 October 12, 2011 VIA EDGAR Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, NE Washington, D.C. 20549 Attention: Anne Nguyen Parker, Esq. Penola Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-175529) Dear Ms. Parker: Pursuant to Rule 461(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Penola Inc. (the "Company") hereby requests that the effective date of the above-captioned Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Company be accelerated to October 12, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. E.S.T. or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. The Company hereby acknowledges that: * should the Commission or the staff of the Commission (the "Staff"), acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the Registration Statement; * the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the Registration Statement; and * the Company may not assert Staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. We understand that the Staff will consider this request as confirmation by the Company of its awareness of its responsibilities under the federal securities laws as they relate to the issuance of the securities covered by the Registration Statement. If you have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact the undersigned at +61 (3) 9605 3907. Very truly yours, By: /s/ Filomena Gencarelli ------------------------------------- Name: Filomena Gencarelli Title: President cc: Thomas E. Puzzo, Esq.