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You're in for an egg-cellent weekend of activities in Pearl Beach this Easter! Starting with the Pearl Beach Book Fair on Easter Saturday , April 4, 9-5pm at the Memorial Hall. Come along and hunt for your favourite author or discover the new story you’ve been searching for. There will also be a hamper raffle and Homemade by Locals stall (where you can find a range of goods from cakes to candles, bookmarks, bags and beyond). And don't think we've forgotten about feeding you!

The Pearl Beach community has recognised an extraordinary contribution, awarding Life Membership of the Pearl Beach Progress Association to Victoria Crawford for her exceptional and sustained service. From left to right: Russell Grove (Vice President of the PBPA), Victoria Crawford (Life Member) and Naseema Sparks (President of the PBPA). Victoria and her husband Ian have been part of the community since 1976, becoming actively involved from the 1980s across the Progress, Arb

The AGM saw the completion of the election of the new PBPA Executive Committee. Congratulations to all those elected and thanks to all those who stood. A big thank you to the past executive committee which includes: Lynne Lillico, Victoria Crawford , Cathy Lancaster and Margaret Westcote. The new committee for 2025/2026 are: President - Naseema Sparks Vice Presidents - Russell Grove & Nigel Tisdale Publicity Officer - Karina Stafford Treasurer - Matt Woolley Secretary - Gary

Distinguished historian, Dr Beverley Kingston was honoured today by the Governor of NSW Margaret Beazley at the Blue Wave Living Aged Care centre in Woy Woy with the conferring of her membership of the Order of Australia. Beverley was a long-time resident of Pearl Beach and a member of the Bearl Beach Progress Association Committee as well as the editor of its Newsletter - The Gem -  for many years. She was surrounded by former colleagues and collaborators from the academic f

The Pearl Beach Progress Association AGM will take place at 3pm this Sunday 16th November 2025 at the Memorial Hall. From 2p to 3pm, those who do not want to or cannot vote online, can vote with paper ballots at the hall. The sucsessfull candidates for the the following 2025/26 Executive Committee elections will be announced during the AGM: President Publicity Office Secretary Assistant Secretary Ordinary Members x 4 We hope you can join us there.

At the recent Pearl Beach Progress Association General Meeting the community recognised the commitment that Victoria Crawford has made over recent times.    Publicity Officer, Lynne Lillico said ‘we need to acknowledge the outstanding contribution and management of a number of activities and processes including at short notice the role of President.   Additional areas of responsibility that Victoria managed and co-ordinated with the help of small groups of volunteers were Con