Pearl Beach is cleanest

Pearl Beach has been announced the overall winner of the Keep Australia Beautiful NSW Clean Beach Award for 2010.

Pearl Beach will now vie for the title of Australia's Cleanest Beach 2010-2011 against other state and territory overall winners for this year.

The award announcement followed the official opening of the Pearl Beach rock pool after reconstructive works took place.

Keep Australia Beautiful NSW CEO Mr Peter McLean said the Pearl Beach community was leading by example.

He described the community efforts in restoring the greatly used and valued rock pool as "remarkable".

He also commented on "the way they have provided for community education and activities regarding the coastal environment".

"This community deserves recognition for the way they have protected the beach in conjunction with the local council, and the way they continue to participate in its upkeep."

Dunecare and bushcare groups met monthly and worked cooperatively for particular tasks, such as planting days, and the Significant Tree Walk informed people about the local native flora, he said.

In the absence of a formal Clean Beaches awards program in NSW this year, Pearl Beach was nominated by Keep Australia Beautiful NSW to contest the Australian Clean Beaches Awards program 2010-2011.

The criteria for the overall winner of the 2010 Clean Beach included tidiness and litter abatement, visitor friendliness and hospitality, fauna and flora, management of activities, community integration including youth activities, resource conservation and waste management and local government leadership within a community.

"Keep Australia Beautiful NSW is proud to award Pearl Beach the NSW Overall Clean Beach Winner for 2010," said Mr McLean.

"Pearl Beach was the runner up for the 2009 Clean Beaches Challenge in NSW."

Media release, 10 Dec 2010 Rosemary Hadaway, Keep Australia Beautiful NSW