Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Palm Cove Is All Smiles
Welcoming locals and a sense of community spirit have clinched two Queensland titles for Palm Cove at the Keep Australia Beautiful Awards this week.
Palm Cove tied with Whitehaven Beach as Queensland’s Friendliest Beach and received the Partnerships Award in conjunction with Federation Walk on the Gold Coast.
Palm Cove has a long history of success in the competition being named the 2009 Tropical North Coast Cleanest Beach, Australia’s Cleanest Beach in 2003, Queensland’s Cleanest Beach in 2002, Far North Queensland’s Friendliest Beach in 2000 and 2005 and receiving the Community Action Award FNQ Region in 2006. The Queensland Beach Challenge is a fun, competitive program, run by Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland and is designed to keep Queensland’s world class beaches clean, litter-free and environmentally sustainable.
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