the beachfront to lose their yards to the erosion. History Palm Beach Baptist Church opened on Saturday 8 December 1928. It was the first church opened in Palm Beach. It was in Ninth Avenue. In 1969 the original building was demolished and replaced with a brick building. In 2000 the Palm Beach site was sold and the congregation built the Reedy Creek Baptist Church at 10 Gemvale Road, Reedy Creek. Palm Beach Surf Club was established in 1930. Palm Beach-Currumbin State High School opened on 24 January 1972. Palm Beach State School opened on 4 February 1974. The Palm Beach Library opened in 1998 and had a major refurbishment in 2011. The library closed down in early 2021 and was replaced with a library kiosk. Palm Beach was judged Queensland's Cleanest Beach in 1999 and again in 2000 and 2011 by the Keep Australia Beautiful Council. Extreme erosion along Palm Beach in 2011 revealed rusted car bodies, among other aged items, usually many meters below sand. In the , Palm Beach had a population of 14,654 people. Heritage listings Palm Beach has a heritage site: Currumbin Creek (): former Currumbin Creek Railway Bridge on the South Coast railway line Education Palm Beach State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13-19 Nineteenth Avenue (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 511 students with 37 teachers (33 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Students in southern Palm Beach can attend Currumbin State School in Currumbin. Palm Beach Currumbin State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at Thrower Drive (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 2457 students with 179 teachers (173 full-time equivalent) and 87 non-teaching staff (70 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. Students in western Palm Beach can attend Elanora State High School in Elanora. Tallebudgera Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre is an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre at 1525 Gold Coast Highway (). Amenities The Gold Coast City Council operate a community lounge and public library at Eleventh Avenue. Palm Beach Surf Club at 117 Jefferson Lane provides surf lifesaving services and clubhouse dining facilities. Established in 1930, there has never been a fatality in its flagged beach zones. Our Lady of the Way Church Catholic Church is at 14 Eleventh Avenue