In the early days of European settlement a wharf was built at Church Point to service the flourishing orchards and poultry farms on the mainland and western shores.

The earliest records of a Progress Association are linked to the appointment of a Constable to the area. 

Bayview residents considered that Church Point wharf was too far away for moving their produce to market and successfully lobbied for a new wharf at Bayview. It was built in a then common but now rare earthen groyne/wharf combination and reached 140 feet into the bay.

The formation of Bayview Church Point Progress Association was officially reported in the Sydney Morning Herald.

The original Bayview Baths were built on the western side of the groyne/wharf and moved some years later to the eastern side. From the earliest days the baths have functioned as a community hub.

The Governor General opened the Aquatic Club. Later, with the nearest hospital being in Manly, this became an Ambulance Station.

Electricity and town water were introduced to the area along with a regular bus service connecting Manly to Church Point.

With the opening of the Mona Vale Hospital, the Ambulance Station became the home of the 1st Bayview Sea Scouts.

Lobbying by the Association and local residents prevented the in-filling of all the bays and inlets between Mona Vale and Church Point, part of a plan to build of a four lane highway (to nowhere).

The Progress Association was incorporated as a non-profit community organisation and adopted a new constitution.

The name was changed to become Bayview Church Point Residents Association with its primary aim to be a relevant voice for local residents.

Church Point Plan of Management

Bayview baths centenary celebration

Church Point parking station road widening and new sea wall

BCPRA obtained a NSW Government Community Building Partnership Grant which enabled construction of stairs linking Bayview Heights to Church Point. See details below.

Following community concerns and surveys the Association lobbied for the introduction of traffic calming measures along McCarrs Creek Road.

Following BCPRA’s lobbying the rebuilding and upgrading of the Board Walk from the Scout Hall to Bayview Baths will provide improved, safer amenity to the benefit of the wider community.