Our beaches in The Age!
A great article about all the beaches in The Age today. According to the article:
For more than 30 years, nudists have been getting their gear off around Melbourne. Here’s Metro’s guide to the best clothes-free beaches. Luke Buckmaster reports
Great comments from Barbara Rolfe, who represented the views of the nudist/naturist community very well in the article. Werner Jacob, president of the Nudist Association of Victoria, also made some excellent comments, so thanks to both of you.
More from the article:
Nakedness and liberation is an association widely echoed within the nudist community, but self-empowerment tends to mean little to those who campaign against public nudity. Pro-nude organisations such as Free Beaches Australia Incorporated claim their shores are constantly under threat from the nudity naysayers: councils, property developers and religious lobbyers.
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Thursday, February 5th 2009 at 7:42 am
Tried to go to Sunnyside recently – found it impossible to get around the rocks and along the path. Is it just like that at high tide or is it always like this?
Thursday, February 5th 2009 at 6:21 pm
High tide can be a problem sometimes – there is also a thin path that weaves its way through the brush above the high tide line. It can be a little tricky in a few places, but generally is the easier choice unless the tide is right down!
The walk is worth the effort, Sunnyside is a great beach and we encourage everyone to do whatever they can to make it a friendly, safe place to be.
Sunday, February 8th 2009 at 10:53 pm
The problem with the path is that it’s quite eroded, and there’s a couple of spots where climbs over rocks are required. My partner is mildly mobility impaired making it tricky. It’s *almost* accessible via the path, but not quite. So, is the beach actually accessible at low tide? (a wade through the water, even up to a metre deep would be fine)
Monday, February 9th 2009 at 7:28 am
We agree the path is less than ideal, in recent times it has even become dangerous in places as erosion gets worse. There is not much chance of getting access improved any time soon, given the battles with councils over the last couple of years to keep the beaches open for CO.
The beach is definitely accessible at low (and even medium) tide, only at the highest tide does the water hit the base of the little cliffs. The base is very rocky though, so it’s not a barefoot walk.
It’s a great beach once you actually get in there, and definitely worth the effort!