Curl Curl

Curl Curl Lagoon and Greendale Creek, separate Curl Curl from North Curl Curl.{{cite web|title=Curl Curl Profile|url=http://info.id.com.au/dosydney/Default.aspx?pg=1&gid=1750|publisher=Dictionary of Sydney|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129012639/http://info.id.com.au/dosydney/Default.aspx?pg=1&gid=1750|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}} Neighbouring suburbs include Freshwater (Boundary along Brighton Street) Brookvale (Boundary along Harbord Road), Wingala is an adjacent locality. Curl Curl Beach runs along the eastern border and extends to North Curl Curl Beach.

The stretch of beach at Curl Curl is divided into North and South Curl Curl beaches. Curl Curl is known for some of the best surfing on the Northern Beaches.

Curl Curl Beach has two volunteer surf lifesaving clubs, South Curl Curl SLSC established in 1918 and North Curl Curl SLSC established in 1922.{{cite web|title=South Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club|url=http://southcurlcurlslsc.org/|access-date=1 December 2014}}{{cite web|title=North Curl Curl Surf Life Saving Club|url=http://www.nthcurlcurlslsc.com.au/history.php|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-date=16 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216184104/http://www.nthcurlcurlslsc.com.au/history.php|url-status=dead}} Northern Beaches Council employs professional lifeguards to patrol this beach from the end of September until Anzac Day.{{cite web|title=Lifeguards|url=http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/your-council/about-council/lifeguards|website=Warringah Council|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224173824/http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/your-council/about-council/lifeguards|url-status=dead}} There are saltwater rockpools at each end of the beach.{{cite web|title=North Curl Curl Rockpool|url=http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/play/north-curl-curl-rockpool|website=Warringah Council|access-date=8 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=South Curl Curl Rockpool|url=http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/play/south-curl-curl-rockpool|website=Warringah Council|access-date=8 March 2015|archive-date=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224174917/http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/play/south-curl-curl-rockpool|url-status=dead}}

The name Curl Curl appears to be the original Aboriginal name for the larger area of Manly Vale, Freshwater, Queenscliff. The name Curl Curl may have been derived from a Dharuk Aboriginal phrase curial curial, meaning river of life.{{NSW GNR|id=JPYbBKsySX|title=Curl Curl|access-date=2007-09-10}}

The name Curl Curl Lagoon was originally applied to Manly Lagoon, which empties into the ocean at Queenscliff. The lagoon that empties into the ocean at Curl Curl Beach was named Harbord Lagoon until it was renamed Curl Curl Lagoon as part of a renaming program in the 1980s. Manly Creek was originally named Curl Curl Creek and Queenscliff Headland was called Curl Curl Headland.{{cite web|last1=Champion|first1=George & Shelagh|title=Some Early History of Curl Curl Lagoon (now known as Manly Lagoon).|url=http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/DownloadDocument.ashx?DocumentID=1545|website=Manly Council}}

In 1858 Samuel Bennett (who died 1903) paid £600 for an {{convert|80|acre|ha|adj=on}} property, in the Curl Curl/Brookvale area south of Greendale Creek and was farmed by Bennett up until the mid-1870s.The Bennetts of 19th Century Manly By Jennifer Grant Jary, February 2007 This area was later known as Brighton Park.[http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/search/?SearchText=Bennett%20family Bennett family] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031114/http://www.manly.nsw.gov.au/search/?SearchText=Bennett%20family |date=29 November 2014 }} "The Bennetts of 19th Century Manly" PDF at www.manly.nsw.gov.au

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Land for St. James Anglican Church was dedicated on 3 November 1928,{{Cite web|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/162263265?q&versionId=176841572|title=The National Library of Australia|website=Trove|access-date=4 February 2020}} was opened in 1929{{Cite web|url=http://photosau.com.au/Warringah/scripts/ExtSearch.asp?SearchTerm=WAR41221|title=Warringah Image Library|website=photos au|access-date=4 February 2020}} which is now the Warringah Church of Christ on Park Street.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whereis.com/nsw/curl-curl-2096/yellowId-12858713|title=Whereis|website=Where Is|access-date=4 February 2020}}

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At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, there were 2,364 residents in Curl Curl. 72.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common country of birth was England at 8.1%. 87.8% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were No Religion 47.7%, Catholic 25.5% and Anglican 13.1%.

Family households at 82.6% were the main type of household, with single person households at 14.2%. Median monthly mortgage payments were $3,775, much higher than the national median of $1,863.

Curl Curl went from being a pristine environment to a tip{{Cite web|url=http://www.curlcurllagoonfriends.org/a-brief-history-of-the-curl-curl-lagoon-friends/|title=Curl Curl Lagoon Friends|date=4 February 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.northernbeaches.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/recreation-area/curl-curl-lagoon|title=Northern Beaches Council|date=4 February 2020}} during the 20th Century. banked by sandstone hills to the South, the ocean to the East and Greendale Creek / Curl Curl Lagoon to the North. In 1980 the local community formed Curl Curl Lagoon Friends to bring the lagoon and its catchment back to good health.{{Cite web|url=http://www.curlcurllagoonfriends.org/|title=Curl Curl Lagoon Friends|date=4 February 2020}}

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Parks and playing fields are located on either side of Curl Curl Lagoon and Greendale Creek. These areas were originally low-lying swampy land that was reclaimed by dumping rubbish on both sides of the lagoon throughout the 1950s and 1960s.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC19940511041|title=NSW Parliament Hansard Papers|publisher=NSW Parliament|access-date=2007-09-11|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524155528/http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC19940511041|archive-date=24 May 2011}}{{cite web|title=Dee Why Lagoon and Curl Curl Lagoon Floodplain Risk Management Study|url=http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/meetings/archived/2006022896.pdf|publisher=Warringah Council|access-date=26 November 2014|archive-date=10 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110133935/http://www.warringah.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/meetings/archived/2006022896.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Curl Curl Youth Club has organised soccer and netball since 1958.{{cite web|title=Curl Curl Youth Club|url=http://www.curlcurlyouthclub.com.au/|access-date=26 November 2014}}

Curl Curl Amateur Swimming Club runs regular Saturday afternoon swim events during the spring and summer months at the South Curl Curl rock pool. The club commenced in 1966 and has been running swimming events every year for swimmers of all ages and abilities ranging from learners to competitive athletes.{{cite web|title=Clubs of the District|url=http://www.warringahswimming.asn.au/index.html|website=Warringah Amateur Swimming Association|access-date=17 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031932/http://www.warringahswimming.asn.au/index.html|archive-date=29 November 2014}}

1st/2nd Harbord Scouts meet at the scout hall at 43 Stirgess Ave.{{cite web|title=1st/2nd Harbord Scout Group|url=http://nsw.scouts.com.au/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=2&sobi2Id=8525&Itemid=142|website=Scouts Australia|access-date=1 December 2014}} The Scout hall was opened in 1957{{cite web|title=1st/2nd Harbord Scout Group|url=https://www.harbordscouts.org.au/|website=Harbord Scouts|access-date=1 November 2018}} after Mrs Olive Pinkerton donated the land,{{Cite web|url=https://www.harbordscouts.org.au/history|title=Harbord Scouts|date=4 February 2020}} with Scouts meeting at St. James school hall on Curl Curl Parade from 1929

Harbord Bowling & Recreation Club has four greens and regularly holds world-class tournaments.{{cite web|title=Harbord Bowling Club|url=http://www.harbordbowlingclub.bowls.com.au/site/index.cfm?fuseaction=display_main&OrgID=17178|website=Harbord Bowling Club|access-date=1 December 2014}}

Curl Curl is serviced by three bus routes, 166 Manly to Frenchs Forest, 167 Manly to Warringah Mall and 165X South Curl Curl to Sydney CBD.{{Cite web |title={{!}} transportnsw.info |url=https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/166/29166 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=transportnsw.info}}{{Cite web |title={{!}} transportnsw.info |url=https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/167/29167 |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=transportnsw.info}}{{Cite web |title={{!}} transportnsw.info |url=https://transportnsw.info/routes/details/sydney-buses-network/165x/29165-X |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=transportnsw.info}}

Freshwater Senior Campus which is part of Northern Beaches Secondary College is for year 11 and 12 students, located on the corner of Harbord Road and Brighton Street, Curl Curl.{{cite web|title=Northern Beaches Secondary College|url=http://www.nbscfreshw-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/|publisher=NSW Department of Education and Communities|access-date=1 December 2014}} Manly Campus which is part of Northern Beaches Secondary College is for year 7 to 12 students, located on the corner of Abbott Road and Harbord Road, Curl Curl.

Stewart House is located across the road from South Curl Curl beach and provides students with an opportunity for a break from their current circumstances. Stewart House opened in March 1935, more than 150,000 children have benefited from a stay at Stewart House.{{cite web|title=Stewart House History|url=http://www.stewarthouse.org.au/history.htm|publisher=Stewart House|access-date=17 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129021504/http://www.stewarthouse.org.au/history.htm|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Stewart House Opened|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16760286|access-date=4 December 2014|agency=Sydney Morning Herald|publisher=National Library of Australia|date=9 March 1931}}

Curl Curl North Public School is a primary school located at Playfair Road near Abbott Road.{{cite web|title=Curl Curl North Public School|url=http://www.curlcurlschool.com.au/|publisher=NSW Department of Education and Communities|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208012744/http://www.curlcurlschool.com.au/|archive-date=8 December 2014|url-status=dead}}

The lagoon and creek provide refuge for numerous birds, both those that depend primarily on the water and its fringes for food and breeding (the water birds), and many others that feed in the trees and the grassy areas that surround the lagoon (the bush birds).{{cite web|title=Curl Curl Friends|url=https://www.curlcurllagoonfriends.org/flora-fauna|publisher=Curl Curl Friends|access-date=7 January 2021}}

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