Palm Beach, New South Wales
| Palm Beach
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| LGA: | Pittwater Council | |||||
| Established: | 1911 | |||||
| Postcode: | 2108 | |||||
| Population: | 1,623 (2001 census) | |||||
| Median property value(000's): | $2,075 (2005) | |||||
| Location: | Sydney, NSW | |||||
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Palm Beach[1] is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. Origin of the NameThe southern end of the Palm Beach is marked as Cabbage Tree Boat Harbour on a map of 1832. Palm Beach was later named after the Cabbage Tree palms livistona australis that where near Cabbage Tree Boat Harbour. DescriptionPalm Beach is one of the northernmost suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is also one of its most expensive. It is the northernmost part of the Northern Beaches area of Syndey. It lies beside Pittwater and Broken Bay, and is adjacent to the suburbs of Whale Beach and Avalon. The rich and famous can be found holidaying at Palm Beach around Christmas and New year. It is also notable as the location for the shooting of the well known Australian television soap opera, Home and Away. The area is also popular for shooting in music videos and many international artists (including Kelly Rowland) have filmed there. Palm Beach is also a favourite with Australian television and sports personalities. Lleyton Hewitt and his wife Bec Cartwright recently purchased an A$4.9 million residence in Palm beach where they now reside with their daughter Mia. The headland at the northernmost point rises quite sharply from the beach to over 100 meters above sea level, and features an operational lighthouse. Although there are no public roads on the headland, the walk up is well worth the effort, with spectacular views of the surrounding area. The narrow sand spit linking the south side of the headland to the rest of Palm beach had extensive fencing and shrub planting undertaken during the 1970's to combat sand erosion. GeographyPalm Beach is bounded by Broken Bay to the north, the Tasman Sea or South Pacific Ocean to the east, Whale Beach, Avalon and Clareville to the south, and Pittwater to the east. There is a part of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park witch is Barrenjoey Headland in the north of the suburb. There is a Seaplane Airport at the north end of Governor Phillip Drive and Golf Drive, to the south of the headland witch recives and operate (by Palm Beach Seaplanes) flights to Rose Bay, New South Wales and Cottage Point, New South Wales. There is also a Ferry port in the town centre with destinations to Ettalong, Great Mackeral Beach, Currawong Beach, Coasters Retreat and The Basin. LocalitiesThere are 4 localities in Palm Beach.  FacilitiesThere are a number of facilities in Palm Beach, this incudes a Seaplane Airport, a Ferry Wharf, an Post Office, a large RSL witch includes an ATM and a Cinema, five Real Estates (Raine & Horne, LJ Hooker, Richardson & Wrench, Ray Wight and Degotardi), three Service Stations, a Police/Ranger Station, a Fire Station, a small Clinic, a Dental Surgery, three Schools, two Churches and a number of Cafes, Restaurants and Hotels. RecreationPalm Beach is home to a number of parks, beaches, and sporting areas. Parks
Beaches
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Other Places of InterestSchoolsThere are 3 schools in Palm Beach, the public primary Palm Beach Public School, the public Barrenjoey High School, and the private Maria Regina Primary School. HistoryThe Southern end of the ocean beach is marked as Cabbage Tree Boat Harbour on a map of 1832. Palm Beach was later named after the Cabbage Tree palms livistona australis. Palm Beach, Barrenjoey and most of Whale Beach (400acres) was granted to James Napper in 1816. During the nineteenth century a few European and Chinese lived at Snapperman Beach catching and drying fish. In 1900 all the land, except Barrenjoey Headland which had been purchased by the government in 1881, was divided into 18 large blocks, listed as good grazing land, and offered for sale. None sold. In 1912 the land was offered again in smaller residential blocks, offering fishing, sailing, golf and rowing. All sold. Most houses were built from local sandstone, other materials were shipped in. Some were guest houses but most were second homes for those who could afford them. Palm Beach wharf was the terminus reached by boat from Newport or Bayview. Palm Beach Surf Life Saving Club established in 1921, and now has four houses on the beach front. Horden & Wiltshire Parks and Mackay Reserve were donated by RJ Horden, who lived at Kalua, opposite the beach. Since World War II the area has become more residential but still remains a secluded peninsula at the northern point of Pittwater.  Timeline of History
Aboriginal History
Pittwater and the Northern Beaches including Palm Beach area was the land of the Garigal and Cannalgal people, part of the Guringai language group. These people lived in family groups and moved around the area. The coast provided an abundant food supply. Fish was the staple diet, including shellfish such as oysters, whelks and mussels. Stranded whales were eaten, but not hunted directly. Men and women were highly skilled at fishing, both from the shore and from canoes using spears, lines with shell or bone hooks, and nets, with chewed shellfish or discarded fish for bait. Often a small fire was kept alight on a bed of seaweed in the canoe and the catch cooked on board. Other food sources were birds, reptiles, marsupials, as well as roots, fruits, berries and nut (fruit)nuts. Initially Aborigines were hospitable towards European explorers, but misunderstanding and hostility developed. European settlement in 1788 brought disaster for the Guringai. Between April 1789 and 1790 many Guringai died of diseases, to which they had no immunity, such as smallpox, and measles. Most of those who survived where moved away from the coast as Europeans invaded their territory competing for food and territory. It seems that there were many Aboriginal sites in the Pittwater area. Although much evidence has disappeared with European settlement, some traces of Aboriginal heritage remain. Throughout Pittwater, especially in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, there are Aboriginal sites, including middens, axe- grinding grooves, cave art sites and rock engravings. These illustrate the close relationship that Aboriginal people had with the land itself and with the creatures of the land and the sea. Aboriginals continued this tradition visiting camps in the Pittwater area during the twentieth century. PoliticsPalm Beach is rather a safe liberal seat. TransportTransport to and from Palm Beach is limited to: 
Bus Stops and RoutesSydney Buses Route L90(Sydney CBD to Palm Beach via Dee Why): There are 15 Bus Stops of the route L90 of the Sydney Buses in Palm Beach. The first one is just on the border with Avalon on Barrenjoey Road(Zone 25). Then there is one on the corner of George Street and Barrenjoey Road(Zone 25). The next one is next to the Palm Beach Playing Fields also on Barrenjoey Road(Zone 25). The Next one is beetween Currawong Avenue and Surf Road on Barrenjoey Road(Zone 25). Then the next one is on the corner of Iluka Road and Barrenjoey Road(Zone 26). The next one is in front of the Palm Beach RSL (Zone 26). The next one is front of the Palm Beach Wine Co. Supermaket on the corner of Iluka Road and Barrenjoey Road(Zone 26). The Next one is also on Barrenjoey Road in front of Barrenjoey House and Palm Beach General Store(Zone 26). The next one is on a bend on the Barrenjoey Road next to the Observation Point Lookout (Zone 26). Then there is one at the end of Barrenjoey Road on the corner of Beach Road in front of the Palm Beach Golf Course and the Beach Road Restaurant(Zone 26). The next one is at the end of Beach Road and at the start of Ocean Road(Zone 26). Then there one that is also on Ocean Road next to the Palm Beach Boulders(Zone 26). The next one is one the corner of Ocean Road and Palm Beach Road(Zone 26). Then there is one on Florida Road(Zone 26). The last one is the terminus on Ocean Lane next to the Palm Beach Shoping Centre(Zone 26). The Palm Beach Surf Lifesaving ClubPalm Beach is patrolled by paid surf lifesavers on weekdays during summer, and by volunteers from the Palm Beach SLSC on weekends. there are 2 SLSC in Palm Beach. SLSC Locations
The Surf Club is one of the biggest and most renound in NSW, with members coming from all over Sydney. This is in stark contrast to many other surf clubs who struggle to find members to fill their patrols. References and NotesSee also
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