Award for Pearl Beach volunteer

Pearl Beach resident Ms Diane Orton has received a Central Coast Community Congress Award for her outstanding volunteer work as an individual within the Pearl Beach community.

She was presented with the award at the sixth annual Real People Doing Real Things Community Building Awards at Wyong Civic Centre on Thursday, October 18.

Ms Orton said she moved to Pearl Beach expecting to put her feet up and listen to the waves.

However, she said this all changed when she became a member of the Pearl Beach Progress Association events committee.

Ms Orton, who is a music teacher, became involved with the Pearl Beach Youth Theatre and worked on two children's musicals.

She has worked with aspiring young performers in various forms of music, theatre, song and drama and is also the musical director for the Pearl Beach Glee Club which reformed in 2010 to present a 50th Anniversary Grand Concert.

Pearl Beach Progress Association president Mr Roger Murray congratulated Ms Orton on her achievements and the recognition that she received with the award, commenting that he hoped she would remain an integral member of the Pearl Beach community for many years to come.

Media release, 3 Nov 2012

Lynne Lillico, Pearl Beach Progress Association