Nudity prevails at Torquay beach
This article was posted in the Geelong Advertiser today - credit to Lauren for writing a purely factual (albeit short) article on the outcome of the long process. It seems like the articles we’re seeing lately are a reflection of the general perception of the whole issue - ho hum, process is done, let’s all move on!! We couldn’t agree more!!
Here’s the link if you want to see the real article (Nudity prevails at Torquay Beach), but we’ve posted the text below due to the Addy removing online articles really quickly after they are published. We believe it’s ok to post text like this as long as due credit is given to the source (Thanks Geelong Advertiser!!). If that understanding is incorrect, please let us know (who has any idea about Copyright laws these days? It’s all so confusing…)
Nudity prevails at Torquay beach
Lauren Pike
30Apr07
NUDISTS can keep their clothes off at Torquay’s Point Impossible beach for at least another year.
The Surf Coast Shire has signed off on a 12-month trial of new measures it hopes will keep both the nude sunbathers and those who oppose them happy.
Surf Coast Mayor Rose Hodge said the council made the final decision after public consultation on the shire’s earlier support for nude sunbathing.
Cr Hodge said the shire had consulted widely with the community, police, nudist federation and government agencies before reaching its decision.
She said a January workshop to address the issue produced recommendations including:
IMPROVED signs at beach entrance roads, the car park and bridge access points alerting the public to the beach’s “optional dress” area and restricting access to the sand dunes;
SURVEILLANCE of the beach and sand dunes;
STAKEHOLDER groups to encourage their members to report antisocial or obscene incidents or behaviour, and;
GREAT Ocean Road Coast Committee to develop a weed and rabbit control program and litter control campaign to protect and preserve the coastal environment.
“Council will now test the success of new measures over the next 12 months, reviewing its decision next April,” Cr Hodge said.
