Pearl Beach has a special environment that allows people to be in a village surrounded by bushland and native birds and animals, and close to beautiful waterways and a National Park. Increasingly it is being shown that a more natural environment is beneficial for the wellbeing of communities and of individuals.  The Environment Subcommittee exists to help promote retention of the special environmental character of Pearl Beach.

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The Environment Subcommittee seeks to work closely with full-time residents, property owners and regular visitors to Pearl Beach. The Arboretum, Dune Care, Bush Care and Water Watch programs in Pearl Beach remain very active with many community volunteers. It seeks to coordinate activities with these other environmental groups in Pearl Beach and with the Pearl Beach Aboriginal History Group.

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The “object” of the Subcommittee is to help “protect and enhance the environment and encourage nature conservation within the village of Pearl Beach”.   The Subcommittee takes the definition of ‘environment’ in its broadest sense which includes both the ‘built’ and the ‘natural’ environment; and the environmental ‘setting’ of Pearl Beach.

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The efforts of the Pearl Beach community to protect the special environment of the village can be dated back at least to the 1970s when Gosford City Council was lobbied to create the Crommelin Native Arboretum. In 1989 the PBPA presented the “Pearl Beach Plan of Management” to Council. The Plan of Management was prepared by consultants with wide community consultation. It included many recommendations relating to preserving the special character of Pearl Beach. In June 1990, Council formally adopted as policy several of the recommendations made in the Plan of Management. Part 5.10 of the Gosford DCP 2014 provides specific controls for Pearl Beach which enables Council to implement that policy.

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All are welcome to Pearl Beach Environment Group Meetings and Events. To be included on our mailing list or if you have any queries please email environment@pearlbeachprogress,org,au