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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Royce Kurmelovs

Byron Bay is to be stripped of its nudist beach – and naturists blame ‘conservative creep’

An 800m stretch of land on Tyagarah beach will no longer be ‘clothing optional’ from next month.
The 800m stretch of Tyagarah beach will no longer be a nudist beach from next month. Photograph: The Guardian

It’s a Tuesday morning, the infinite blue sky of Byron Bay has opened up and the six naturists – four men, two women – have stripped down to their birthday suits for a quick dip in the buff.

This section of beach – an 800-metre stretch along the vast coastline – forms the only legal clothing-optional beach in the shire. Among those taking advantage of the opportunity to be out in the open is Duncan James, vice-president of Northern Rivers Naturists, who is something of an evangelist for “embracing the beach as Mother Nature intended.”

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