About Us

The Long Beach Community Association is dedicated to fostering a vibrant and inclusive community. We provide resources, events and support for all residents.

Our Objectives are to:
- Promote, protect and enhance the social, cultural and physical environment of the Long Beach locale and its community
- Promote and support the welfare, community spirit and quality of life of residents of Long Beach
- Inform the Long Beach community about issues and events concerning Long Beach
- Promote the local history and heritage of Long Beach
- Represent our members and the community in discussions with the Eurobodalla Shire Council and other agencies that shape the Long Beach living environment

Recent Activities and Achievements

​​2024
- We funded and secured delivery, and installed new shade sails over the playground
- We ran three fairs and a classic car event on Sandy Place which were a lot of fun – and negotiated free access for LBCA to hold future events on the Reserve
- We provided submissions to Eurobodalla Shire Council (ESC) on behalf of the community on a range of issues, and raised community awareness of opportunity for input to ESC
- We secured funding for a garden shed and expanded activity at the Community Garden
- We expanded our Facebook presence significantly – 167,000 views last year!
- We negotiated with ESC for them to take over the cost from LBCA of providing dog waste bags – LBCA has organised volunteers to check and refill the dispensers
- And finally, we promoted our local history with LBCA’s role in the widely syndicated ABC story about the whale mistaken for an enemy submarine and bombed off Long Beach at the end of WW2. 
2019-2023
- LBCA won a grant to run events to promote the social and emotional wellbeing of the community after the Black Summer bushfires
 - LBCA assisted key information sharing within the community in the lead up to and after the Black Summer bushfires, in partnership with the RFS and other agencies
 - LBCA community fairs commenced at Sandy Place
- We promoted 24/7 access for off-leash dogs to the western end of Long Beach, including purchasing dog waste bags
- We secured recognition of the Bay Road foreshore as a Neighbourhood Safer Place in the event of a bushfire or other emergency
- We advocated for the construction of a new childrens’ playground on the Sandy Place Reserve
- We advocated for temporary coastal protection works in the wake of extreme storm events and coastal erosion
- We helped keep the Long Beach community informed of Council initiatives and opportunities for community input on key issues.  

We maintain online presence here on this website, and on facebook:

Our Current Focus

We organize various events throughout the year to bring residents together, including beach clean-ups, events, briefings, newsletters and a Community Garden (the Plotters).
Initiatives include engagement toward:
- Beach erosion and sea defences
- Cullendulla Creek crossing
- Electricity black outs - Esssential Energy
- Steps replacement to Maloneys Beach
- Beach safety equipment such as Angel Rings
- Acquiring defibrillators
- Events - the Christmas Fair is planned for the Long Beach recreation area on Sunday 7 Dec '25. 

Christmas Fair Sun 7 Dec '25

The next event is the Long Beach Christmas Fair on 7 Dec '25.

The Committee has been busy with other activities this year, and with no community volunteers to run multiple events, we will run one major fair this year.

Put it in your diaries!

2025 Achievements to date

- Installalled Angel Ring lifesaving equipment
- Improved internal systems and governance (including Microsoft grant)
- Supporting community members to refill dog waste bag dispensers
- Grant requests (seeking volunteers and defibrillator)
- Improved governance (Terms of Reference for sub-committees and budgets for finances)
- Reconciliation of records (as required by NSW Incorporation Act 2009)
- Website improvement
- Council communication - beach erosion
- Council communication - Bay Road stairs replacement
- Newsletters to Members
- Sharing Council communications with members
- Requested a community briefing from Essential Energy
- Engaged Members of Parliament on Cullendulla Creek Bridge options

Get Involved

Join our community initiatives and make a difference. We welcome volunteers and ideas to enhance our neighbourhood.

If you like detail, our constitution can be found here: Constitution

If you just want to help, email us here: lbca@longbeach.org.au

For $12 (individuals) or $20 a year (families), get the real information - emails from council, information from other communities, and vote for our future.

All surplus crops are made available for sale to the community at large (through an honesty box) on a day-to-day basis.
We post regular email and facebook updates on crops.

Please note: Membership of 'The Plotters' is separate to the membership of the Long Beach Community Association.

Community Garden (The Plotters) 

Cultivating connections... If you're a resident of Long Beach or Maloneys Beach, you can become a member of 'The Plotters'.

There are two types of annual memberships:
- Plot holder: Actively produce food crops to keep and share and get the first pick of the crops
$20 annual membership fee
Personal Plot $30 p/a
Community Plot $20 p/a

- Plot friend: Support the garden without actively growing
$10 Membership fee

​​​LBCA Committee - 2025

President: Colleen Krestensen
Vice President: Rebecca Henry
Treasurer: Ian Gray
Secretary: Ian Gray
 Committee Member: Robin Eckermann
Committee Member and Public Officer: Neil Gow
Committee Member: Tanya Yachmen