Call to ban birthday suit a bummer (from The Age)
According to an article posted on The Age (Click Here), Wyndham City Council wants to ban the clothing optional status to make way for a $2m tourist development.
The original text of the article cannot be republished without permission, but opinions are strong throughout the Victorian nudist community - the loss of any legal nude beach without a replacement on offer could be construed as an attack on the clothing optional beach status of all beaches (at the extreme end of the perspective) - at the very least it is an insult to the nudist/naturist community by presuming their concerns can be overlooked without due process.
Check the Links page and join the Melbourne_nudist-naturists for a more detailed discussion! This article will be updated as status changes.
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Update 24/07/06:
An article appeared in a local newspaper produced by the Star News Group, which you can read here. Although the beach itself may not be the most comfortable, loss of the clothing optional status of one beach without being offered a replacement (equivalent or otherwise) is really where the problem lies. Campbells Cover may not be the greatest beach, but it is a useful location on the west coast of Port Philip Bay and easily the closest legal location to the city.
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Update 25/07/06:
A petition has been started addressed to the Australian Government. If you are a clothing optional beach user, or are thinking of being one in the future, we urge you to sign the petition.
Check it out here!!
