Palm Beach

• Palm Beach is located on a peninsula and has two coastlines: the east coast facing the Pacific Ocean and the west coast facing the calmer waters of Pittwater.
• At the southern end of the east coast there is a 35-meter ocean pool .
• The Palm Beach Surf Lifesaving Club was established in 1821.
• The film Tim (1978), starring Mel Gibson, was filmed here, mostly at the old Barrenjoey Custom House.
• The TV series Home and Away is set here, with the area serving as the fictional "Summer Bay". This series started in 1988, and it's still being presented.
• There are two films called "Palm Beach" that were filmed here. One released in 1979 and the other in 2019.
• In 2024, Palm Beach Headland becomes the first Urban Night Sky Place in Australia.

Barrenjoey Lighthouse

• The Lighthouse, positioned 91m above sea level, is located at Sydney's most northern point: Barrenjoey Head. It is a sandstone structure built in 1881, designed by Architect James Barnet.
• To get there, you can walk along Barrenjoey track for 1km, or take the Smugglers Track, a more challenging hike.
• This track, built by convicts around 1840 , got its name from the customs officers who used it to monitor smugglers bringing contraband to Broken Bay. The "Smugglers Track" is a shorter route to the lighthouse, but it is a steep climb to the top.