Palm Beach, New South Wales
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Palm 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 millon 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.
Transport
Transport to and from Palm Beach is limited to:- Driving - Via Barrenjoey Road
- Bus - Sydney Buses route L90 from Central Rail Station
- Palm Beach Ferry - From Ettalong
The Palm Beach Surf Lifesaving Club
Palm Beach is patrolled by paid surf lifesavers on weekdays during summer, and by volunteers from the Palm Beach SLSC on weekends.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.
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