An interesting read online at NineMSN, a review of Australia’s best nudist resorts!!

Check the article out for yourself here -> Click Here!!

The Southern Courier has an online poll running, asking “Should there be a 2-year nudity trial at Little Congwong beach” – clearly the answer is “YES!!!”, we’re not really sure why they even offer “no” as an option…

Click on the link below and show your support not just for our Victorian beaches, but our interstate venues as well!! The poll is near the top of the page, under the main image…

Click here to vote in the poll!!

We don’t see this very often these days, but the Nambucca Shire
Council (located south of Coffs Harbour in NSW) has been asked to
consider a proposal for a new clothing optional beach by the Nambucca
Valley Nudist Group.

It’s great to see that community nudist groups are willing to
undertake these kinds of initiatives. Our community faces the real
risk of beach losses around the country, and it sometimes feels as
though we are constantly battling just to keep what we have!!

The Council has responded in a pretty standard fashion, resolving to
hand it off to a sub-group for analysis and further consideration.
The Council also resolved to involve NSW police immediately, for
their input ” given perceptions associated with nude beaches
attracting perverts and associated crime” – here’s hoping the NSW
police identify that nude beaches do not attract perverts and
associated crime, but unmonitored carparks and secluded toilet blocks
are a real issue to be wary of!!

This website (and the Victorian nudist community) supports the
efforts of the Nambucca Valley Nudist Group and hopes the process is
smooth and successful!!

The news article can be found on this link – News article
The submission to Council can be found on this link – Submission
The Council resolution can be found on this link – Resolution

Today we received our first official communication from the State Government, in the form of a status letter from Ian Voigt, Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) Regional Director South West. Ian states that councils responsible for all 4 Victorian beaches have asked for either revocation or review, and that DSE “is currently preparing advice for the Minister for his consideration and a decision on the way forward.” You can read the full letter here (Click here to read)

It was nice to get official communication, after all these months of wondering if our cries were being heard. But it’s not nice to get confirmation that all the beaches are under attack!!

We’re surprised that councils and the State Government think revocation of clothing optional beaches is a step forward in our current society. Cape D’Agde in France brings in 300,000 visitors every year from all over the world, because they have invested in infrastructure and facilities for a booming nudist tourist industry. In Europe more beaches are clothing optional than not (and even some parks in some town centres). Nudists are willing to spend their hard earned dollars where quality facilities are located – does Surf Coast Shire want to lose those tourist dollars to people willing to travel to Sydney or Adelaide because Victoria is heading backwards towards where Queensland is currently??? Does Mornington realise that inappropriate activity in the carpark won’t go away if you ban the nudists from the beach 300 meters away!!

All it would take is the realisation that nudists on the beaches are in the best position to improve the situation. Ban the nudists, and there’ll be nothing stopping the inappropriate behaviour at poorly used beaches if there aren’t any crowds.