Thanks for signing our petition supporting Tyagarah Clothing-Optional Beach.

Closure is now imminent! The signs will come down on August 30.

We are making one last effort to lobby the Minister responsible.

BIG numbers of emails and phone calls make politicians take notice!

Please HELP by emailing Minister Penny Sharpe and asking her to keep the beach open until a replacement is in place.

Your keystrokes will make a difference!

Minister Sharpe’s email addresses are:

office@sharpe.minister.nsw.gov.au

penny.sharpe@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Please send your email to BOTH addresses so we get the Minister’s attention!

You can use your own words or cut and paste the text below:

Dear Minister Sharpe,

I’m one of the 8000 people who signed a petition in favour of Tyagarah Clothing-Optional Beach, near Byron Bay.

This is a cherished community asset and we ask to you intervene to stop its closure on August 30.

The decision by NPWS lacked procedural fairness and was not evidence-based. A NPWS workshop in March was supposed to facilitate a transition to a new location but this was a halfhearted, perfunctory exercise that erroneously concluded that no other beaches were suitable.   

I request that you review and reverse the NPWS decision. If you uphold the NPWS decision, then I request that you keep the beach open until an alternate location is in place.  

We ask you to support the famous Byron and Australian values of acceptance, diversity, and freedom.

Sincerely,

…

Please ACT NOW so there will always be a legal nude beach in Byron!

Thanks,

Bradley Benham 

President

Northern Rivers Naturists Inc