List of social nudity places in Oceania
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This is a list of social nudity places in Oceania for recreation. Includes free beaches (or clothing-optional beaches or nude beaches) and some resorts.
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[edit] Australia
- ACT
- Kambah Pool
- New South Wales
- Lady Bay Beach, Watsons Bay, Sydney Harbour (name changed in 1977 from Lady Jane Beach)
- Obelisk Beach, Mosman, Sydney Harbour
- Cobblers Beach, Mosman, Sydney Harbour
- Werrong Beach, Royal National Park
- Little Jibbon Beach, Royal National Park
- Ocean Beach, Royal National Park
- Marley Beach, Royal National Park
- Curracurrang, Royal National Park
- Samurai, One Mile
- Belongil Beach (legal), Tyagarah
- Northern Territory
- Casuarina Beach, Darwin
- Queensland Until recently, there were no legal nude beaches in Queensland. However, following a successful appeal from Ken Wenzel (77), a Sunshine Coast artist and nudist, the Queensland Summary Offences Act 2005 has been ruled not to apply to licensed free beaches.[clarify] The Queensland Australian Labor Party state government and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council have said that they will now consider any approaches for legal nude beaches in Queensland.
Current quasi-legal beaches are:
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- Alexandria Bay (known as "A Bay") near Noosa is a popular spot with nudists and arguably the most tolerated nude beach.
- Bribie Island - Remote beaches on Bribie were once popular with nudists, though Moreton Bay Regional Council rangers as well as police now regularly patrol this remote island.
- South Australia
- Maslin Beach
- Ocean Beach near Robe
- Pelican Point, Barmera
- Tasmania
- Bakers Beach
- Victoria
- Campbell's Cove
- Mornington Peninsula
- Sunnyside North Beach, Mt Eliza, Port Philip Bay (Legal)
- Great Ocean Road
- Point Impossible Beach, West Coast (Legal)
- Southside Beach, near Bells Beach, West Coast (Legal)
- Western Australia
- North Swanbourne beach
- Cable Beach, Broome
- Warnbro Beach
- Ten Mile Lagoon, Esperance
[edit] New Zealand
- Little Palm Beach
- Rarawa Nudist Beach
- Breaker Bay
- Ototoka Beach Via Wanganui