Honoured for services to women in business
A Pearl Beach resident has been recognised for her significant service to women in business with an AM in this year’s Australia Day honours list. Dr Denise Chasmar Fleming was…
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Arboretum secures new nesting boxes
A local community sanctuary has received nesting boxes to help protect local animals ahead of the bushfire season. The Crommelin Native Arboretum at Pearl Beach was gifted the boxes, which…
Pearl Beach PA concerned over development and access
Pearl Beach Progress Association is just a little frustrated over a raft of concerns which have gone unaddressed, some for years. Members of the association hosted a visit by Central…
Pearl Beach Craft Trail coming soon
Twenty local artists are set to open their studios to visitors for the Pearl Beach arts trail on Saturday, December 5. The trail will allow the community to visit each…
Pearl Beach arts and craft fair postponed
An art and craft fair to be held at Pearl Beach later this month has been postponed due to COVID-19 health regulations halted plans for a safe event. The fair…
Chef celebrates 20 years at restaurant
A Pearl Beach restaurant has celebrated the 20-year service of owner Mr Scott Fox as head chef. Mr Fox became joint owner of Pearls on the Beach restaurant, with his…
Raffle raises almost $3000 for Pearl Beach hall
Nearly $3000 was raised over the October long weekend for the renovation and upkeep of the Pearl Beach memorial hall. Pearl Beach Progress Association publicity officer Ms Lynne Lillico said…
Art trail was ‘well received’
The Pearl Beach arts trail held over the October long weekend was well-received, according to one of the organisers, Ms Cecile Ferguson. The Pearl Beach art and craft group organised…
High tea at the arboretum
Pearl Beach Arboretum has hosted 12 people to a “high tea”, which was a prize offered in the Pearl Beach “Auction of Promises” earlier this year to raise money for…
Peninsula has highest numbers of elderly
The Woy Woy Peninsula has suburbs with the largest number of people aged 65 and over of any suburbs on the Coast, according to a report given to the Central…
P-plater charged with multiple driving offences
A P1 driver has been charged with multiple traffic offences after a crash at Pearl Beach left a 17-year-old passenger in a critical condition. Police allege the car was being…
Council to act on lagoon plan, seven years later
Central Coast Council is planning to implement three of nine actions in the Pearl Beach Lagoon Coastal Zone Management Plan, seven years after it was developed in 2013. The Plan…
Brigade formed early to fight fires at Pearl Beach
Bushfires were a major concern for the early settlers in Pearl Beach. The formation of a brigade to fight bushfires came very early and for many years was a significant…
Call for lifeguards at Pearl Beach
Pearl Beach Progress Association has called on Central Coast Council to provide lifeguards at Pearl Beach over the summer holidays. President Mr Peter Romey said the association supported the Pearl…
Opera in the Arboretum returns for 15th year
The Rotary Club of Woy Woy’s Opera in the Arboretum will return to the Pearl Beach Arboretum for its 15th year from 3pm to 5:30pm on March 28. Woy Woy…
Pearl Beach residents trapped in street after storm
Residents in Cornelian Rd, Pearl Beach, were trapped in their street most of last week because of a fallen tree over power lines. Crews from Gosford State Emergency Service unit…
Study about relocating koalas to Pearl Beach
Pearl Beach Arboretum has been successful in gaining a $20,000 grant to go towards a University of Sydney study about relocating koalas to Pearl Beach. The funding would allow a…
Tawny Frogmouth population under threat, say carers
The Tawny Frogmouth population of Pearl Beach is under threat, with 10 deaths in the last year, according to a pair of local wildlife carers. Wildlife Arc carers Mr Michael…
Celebratory event has boutique wine and gourmet food
The Pearl Beach Food and Wine Fare will be held at the Pearl Beach Memorial Hall from 10am to 5pm on September 28. The Fare is a celebratory event marking…
Hope to reintroduce koalas to Pearl Beach
Crommelin Native Arboretum vice-president Ms Ann Parsons is hoping to win a $20,000 grant to help to reintroduce koalas to Pearl Beach. Member for Robertson Ms Lucy Wicks confirmed she…