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Jun 24th, 2004, 04:44 AM
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Wow, a thread from 1999!! That was even before the Olympics which seems an age ago.
Marsketa,
The nude beaches we have in NSW are always out of the way so I don't know it is so tourist friendly. The few I have been to (and btw I was not nude lol) were essentially gay beaches anyway, not really what is advertised.
So basically what I am saying is that nude beaches are so out of the way they can be nude beaches whether legal or not, because no-one else goes and if they do and complain they would take hours to get the police.
So we have hundreds of miles of deserted beaches, find a spot and get back to nature. (but please put sunscreen on those sensitive spots, our sun is harsher than you would ever imagine)
Marsketa,
The nude beaches we have in NSW are always out of the way so I don't know it is so tourist friendly. The few I have been to (and btw I was not nude lol) were essentially gay beaches anyway, not really what is advertised.
So basically what I am saying is that nude beaches are so out of the way they can be nude beaches whether legal or not, because no-one else goes and if they do and complain they would take hours to get the police.
So we have hundreds of miles of deserted beaches, find a spot and get back to nature. (but please put sunscreen on those sensitive spots, our sun is harsher than you would ever imagine)
Jun 24th, 2004, 05:16 AM
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Marsketa,
For anyone lucky enough to be holidaying at Noosa Heads, the spectacular Alexandria Bay is reached by a pleasant walk through Noosa National Park.
Although not actually legal, it is accepted, with the local tourist office happy to provide visitors with directions.
It is a glorious beach, although dangerous due to rips and lack of life-guards - and attracts quite a crowd during busy holiday times.
For anyone lucky enough to be holidaying at Noosa Heads, the spectacular Alexandria Bay is reached by a pleasant walk through Noosa National Park.
Although not actually legal, it is accepted, with the local tourist office happy to provide visitors with directions.
It is a glorious beach, although dangerous due to rips and lack of life-guards - and attracts quite a crowd during busy holiday times.
Jun 24th, 2004, 04:46 PM
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Marsketa - could be Wonga Beach, but am not sure. Notice Tony also organises nude reef trips from Port Douglas. This nude beach thing was a subject of lively debate recently in local paper - some of the letters to the editor were hilarious. Perhaps this horror of bare flesh is still a hangover from wowser Bjelke-Petersen days!
Jul 14th, 2004, 03:33 AM
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Someone sent me a copy of one of the letters to the paper about the nude cruise. The author said that nudity was usually associated with war!!!???? How Bizarre!I have never seen an army go to battle in the nude!
Will the tourists from the nude cruise be able to go nude on the beaches in Cairns?
Will the tourists from the nude cruise be able to go nude on the beaches in Cairns?
Jul 14th, 2004, 03:37 AM
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Jane 47,
What about the other Olympics? Samarai Beach near Newcastle NSW gets about 200 people to it's nude Olympics Day. So obviously this is good for the accommodation venues in the Nelson Bay area. Does Cairns hold a nude Olympics on any of it's beaches?
What about the other Olympics? Samarai Beach near Newcastle NSW gets about 200 people to it's nude Olympics Day. So obviously this is good for the accommodation venues in the Nelson Bay area. Does Cairns hold a nude Olympics on any of it's beaches?
Jul 14th, 2004, 06:14 AM
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The Samuria beach festival has been cancelled this year due to problems with insurance but they say that it will be back bigger and better in 2005.
The resort that used to be at the One Mile called Bardot's has closed down as a nudist resort, it was bought by the local shire council to be refurbished and expanded as a normal holiday resort. My sister used to work at Bardot's.
Cheers
Paul_S
The resort that used to be at the One Mile called Bardot's has closed down as a nudist resort, it was bought by the local shire council to be refurbished and expanded as a normal holiday resort. My sister used to work at Bardot's.
Cheers
Paul_S
Jul 14th, 2004, 11:32 PM
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Marsketa - so far no, Cairns doesn't hold a nude Olympics on it's beaches. As mentioned before, it's still officially illegal in Qld, although tolerated in lots of the more isolated areas. Am sure whoever is organising the nude cruise will be able to find a suitable beach where they're unlikely to be arrested.
Jul 17th, 2004, 10:07 PM
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There is a Nude Beach Olympics held at Alexandria bay, Noosa each year and that beach isn't legal. Are there going to be any nude activities organised in the Cairns region for the cruise people? What about nude skydiving? What about nude bungie? What about nude (except lifejacket) white water rafting? What about a nude dive or nude snorkling on the reef? Is the Cairns tourist industry doing anything to meet the needs of the tourists on board the cruise so that it becomes a yearly event? I know Tony from White Cockatoo will probably organise a nude sail to the reef and a nude trip to the Daintree. Is he the only one smart enough to capitalise on this lucrative tourist market?
Jul 18th, 2004, 12:05 AM
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Such a shame that Queensland has the best weather and the best beaches, but is the only mainland State not to have a legal nude beach.
A trip during the Southern summer to any of the other mainland Capital cities would place travellers in close proximity to some great legal nude beaches - when will the Queensland travel industry realise that there is serious money to be made from this sector, and convince their government that it is worthwhile pursuing?
A trip during the Southern summer to any of the other mainland Capital cities would place travellers in close proximity to some great legal nude beaches - when will the Queensland travel industry realise that there is serious money to be made from this sector, and convince their government that it is worthwhile pursuing?
Jul 22nd, 2004, 04:59 AM
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Pat,
Tyagarah Beach (also known by some as Nth Belongil Beach) in Northern NSW is a nice legal nude beach. It has a carpark, tiolet and is only a short walk over a sand dune. I also think Birdie beach is quite nice. Again there is a carpark. toilet and easy access via a short walk. There is surf and a fresh water lake. Samarai is another beatiful legal nude beach but unless you have a 4WD access is a little harder. There are 8 legal nude beaches in NSW and only 3 are in Sydney Harbour.
Anita
Tyagarah Beach (also known by some as Nth Belongil Beach) in Northern NSW is a nice legal nude beach. It has a carpark, tiolet and is only a short walk over a sand dune. I also think Birdie beach is quite nice. Again there is a carpark. toilet and easy access via a short walk. There is surf and a fresh water lake. Samarai is another beatiful legal nude beach but unless you have a 4WD access is a little harder. There are 8 legal nude beaches in NSW and only 3 are in Sydney Harbour.
Anita
Jul 22nd, 2004, 05:17 AM
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I saw an add the other day offering nude senic flights over Sydney. What a great idea for the nude cruise people! Creative Cairns tour opporators could make a killing offering the nude cruise tourists all sorts of interesting thing to do and see nude. There could be nude flights over the reef and nude balloon flights over Cairns. By offering things these nudist tourists can do nude that mainstream tourists enjoy you could corner a lucrative market. It is also good for publicity! Cairns Tour companies offering the unusual to meet the actual needs of their cliant instead of expecting everyone to conform to enjoying the activities in a way they think are suitable.....
It makes us apear more friendly, more compliant and more flexable and yes a lot more fun too!
It makes us apear more friendly, more compliant and more flexable and yes a lot more fun too!
Jul 22nd, 2004, 05:26 AM
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Now this begs the question, how do they get onboard the plane? I could see a few airport accidents with a bunch of people walking across the tarmac with no clothes on.
I guess they would pass through the security check pretty quickly.
I guess they would pass through the security check pretty quickly.
Jul 23rd, 2004, 12:19 AM
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Yes anita, the possibilities are certainly endless. 8 legal nude beaches in the whole of NSW doesn't sound a lot from the state with the largest population, but it certainly leaves Qld for dead. I remember a Sydney legal nude harbour beach near Dobroyd Point - the residents were horrified about it attracting "undesirables" and de-valuing their real estate and were busily trying to get it "de-nuded". The chief nudist petitioner was marching up and down the beach clad in a large sunhat, T-shirt and sandals - he was wearing more clothing than you'd see on a normal Sydney beach on a sunny day. Looked sort of ridiculous.
Jul 23rd, 2004, 05:22 AM
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Paul,
No concealed weapons to check anyway! LOL
Anyway, I would expect that these tours would be run from small private plane charter companies who have their own hangers at the airport.
And if not then the nude cruise tourists could wear minimum clothing to the plane.
I've also seen private plane operators landing and taking off from nude beaches but then there are no legal nude beaches in QLD are there!
No concealed weapons to check anyway! LOL
Anyway, I would expect that these tours would be run from small private plane charter companies who have their own hangers at the airport.
And if not then the nude cruise tourists could wear minimum clothing to the plane.
I've also seen private plane operators landing and taking off from nude beaches but then there are no legal nude beaches in QLD are there!
Jul 23rd, 2004, 05:34 AM
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Pat,
Was that Reef Beach and Rex Mossop?
Yes 8 beaches seems hardly enough for NSW but then Victoria only has 2 and one is just mud flats. South Australia has two legal beaches. Western Australia has 1 or maybe 2? Tasmania has a legal nude beach too although the name (Asbestos Beach) doesn't make it sound inviting! Canberra has one and the Northern Territory has 1. AND QUEENSLAND HAS ZERO!!! Nexty year we will be 30 years behind (the first legal nude beach was at Maslin's in South Australia in 1975 )
Was that Reef Beach and Rex Mossop?
Yes 8 beaches seems hardly enough for NSW but then Victoria only has 2 and one is just mud flats. South Australia has two legal beaches. Western Australia has 1 or maybe 2? Tasmania has a legal nude beach too although the name (Asbestos Beach) doesn't make it sound inviting! Canberra has one and the Northern Territory has 1. AND QUEENSLAND HAS ZERO!!! Nexty year we will be 30 years behind (the first legal nude beach was at Maslin's in South Australia in 1975 )
Jul 23rd, 2004, 10:24 PM
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Hi Anita, Yes, I think it was Reef Beach - not too far from harbourside Manly beach. It definitely wasn't Rex Mossop, this guy was sort of scrawny and well-spoken. Doesn't surprise me that Adelaide had the first nudist beach, that would have been in the days of the very liberal Labour premier, Don Dunstan - don't forget Qld had Joh at the time. Says it all. Think I'll give Asbestos Beach a miss, and yes, where on earth is there a beach at Canberra??
