Currawong Beach, New South Wales

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Currawong Beach
Sydney, New South Wales

Established:

1949

Postcode:

2108

Location:

42 km (26 mi) north of Sydney CBD

LGA:

Pittwater Council

State District:

Pittwater

Federal Division:

Mackellar

Localities around Currawong Beach:
	Great Mackerel Beach
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park	Currawong Beach	Palm Beach
	Coasters Retreat

Currawong Beach is a locality in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Currawong Beach is located 42 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council.

Currawong Beach is located in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, on the western shores of Pittwater, beside Great Mackerel Beach and north of The Basin. Coasters Retreat and Palm Beach are located nearby.

[edit] History

Currawong was established in 1949 in celebration of the establishment of the 40 hour week. Its purpose was to be a resort where Union members and their families could have a beach holiday on a budget.

Following several threats to Currawong's existence, a group of local residents, lead by actor Shane Whithington established the Friends of Currawong to lobby for it's protection. During the 1990s, Michael Costa the then secretary of Unions New South Wales, its owner, attempted to lease the land to Maharishi TM Incorporated, a transcendental meditation group. This deal fell through when a development deadline was missed.

In 2007, Currawong was sold to developers Allen Linz for fifteen million dollars. The Liberal Party of Australia NSW Division and Pittwater Liberal Candidate Rob Stokes, during the 2007 State election campaign, stated that a NSW Liberal Government would Heritage list the site with a goal of buying the site and gazetting it as part of the Ku Ring Gai Chase National Park. Independent State Member and Mayor of Pittwater Alex McTaggart announced a policy for the Council to manage the site on a long term lease basis.

Following the NSW State election Newly elected MP Rob Stokes sought assurances from Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull and NSW State Environmental Minister Phil Koperberg that they would use their ststutory powers to protect Currawong. These assurances were given in particularly that a road will not be built through the National Park to link the site with West Head Road, however final say lay with Planning Minister Frank Sartor. On the 7th November 2007, The NSW Heritage Council voted to include Currawong on the NSW Heritage Register, however the Planning Minister has not signed the documents confirming this.

Pittwater council has since lost planning control over the site with NSW Department of Planning and Natural Resources becoming the statutory planning authority. Plans for Currawong have yet to be lodged or exhibited for public consultation. Currently Rob Stokes, Liberal MP for Pittwater is attempting to have Currawong included on the national Heritage Register. The Ministerial Panel to decide Currawong's fate will convene on the 4th June.

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