| Pittwater Council engagement has highlighted that the majority of visitors to Pittwater are looking to experience the area’s superb beaches and stunning coastline. Almost 80 per cent of respondents to Council’s tourism survey chose dining, cafes, bars and restaurants as a highlight. Paul says a large percentage of Pittwater’s visitors are domestic tourists, with a lot of traffic coming from Sydney especially. In order to keep those numbers up, Pittwater Council has invested heavily in maintaining their attractive natural environment, which remains an overriding priority for the area. Paul is also working collaboratively with the neighboring councils of Mosman, Manly and Warringah as part of a regional economic group, which promotes tourism across the whole of the Northern Beaches. Encouraging tourism is important, Paul explains, because it positively supports local businesses by providing customers and increasing employment. Tourism also contributes to town and village cultural vibrancy. So by growing tourism, Council is also growing and improving the community. Tourism is far from the only way Pittwater Council is enhancing the community, however. In recent years, the area’s health sector is showing especially strong growth. The NSW
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