 In 2011, after co-winning the Cancer Foundation's SunSmart video competition, students of Warkworth Primary School were given the opportunity to meet people from Huhu Studios in Snells Beach to see what making a film involves.In late 2011, the Snells Beach branch of New Zealand retail store The Warehouse donated a large Christmas tree for Warkworth's Christmas Parade.In 2012, the Snells Beach library was marked for closure, leaving many residents bewildered and angry.