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Natural Hazards
Located at the northern end of Sydney's Northern Beaches, Pittwater is a wonderful place to live and to visit. The resident population of 57,000 people enjoy a casual, relaxed lifestyle surrounded by natural beauty. Thousands of tourists and visitors come to the northern beaches each year to use the beaches, waterways and bushland for recreational pursuits.
The area's landform is unique, featuring a diverse range of terrain characteristics due to Pittwater's landmass being entirely located on a peninsula. The area is made up of nine beautiful beaches with seven rockpools, rugged headlands, tranquil waterways, wetlands and native bushland including two National Parks, with pockets of rainforest.
But the very nature of the beautiful landscape means that the area is affected by a number of potential natural hazards, including:
- Beach Safety (Rip currents and drowning)
- Bushfires
- Flooding
- Hazardous Plants and Animals
- Headland Rock Fall and Cliff Failure
- Landslide
Emergency response
Being able to respond in an emergency is an important part of being prepared.