Ettalong installs welcome signs

Ettalong Beach Heritage Committee project coordinator Ms Debra Wales has announced the installation of four new "Welcome to Ettalong Beach" directional signs as part of ongoing town improvements.

"The design and installation of the new signs has been an ongoing project of the Heritage Committee and part of the general upgrading of Ettalong Beach," Ms Wales said.

"The directional signs were designed by Mitchell Classic Signs and primarily funded by the Ettalong Beach Heritage Committee with contributions from the Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, the Mantra Resort, Ettalong Beach Club, Bendigo Bank and the Ettalong Beach Tourist Resort.

"This has been a great collaboration of local organisations and businesses."

Ms Wales said that the town desperately needed directional signs with the influx of first-time visitors to the area.

"With two very distinct precincts consisting of the town centre and the theatre complex, we needed to have directional signs for visitors coming by road and the Palm Beach Ferry," Ms Wales said.

"We are very fortunate to have such proactive business people who are willing to contribute financially to our town improvements.

"These improvements in our town centre and foreshore serve to show how proud we are of our community."

Ms Wales said that the signs had been designed in the heritage style to compliment the town centre's theme introduced in the mid-1990's with the first stage of town improvements.

Press release, 26 Sep 2007 Debra Wales, Ettalong Beach Heritage Committee