Saturday 31 August was the first day of Clothes Compulsory Bathing at Tyagarah Beach. To legally skinny dip you'll need to go to Samurai Beach, 622km away in Tomaree National Park near Port Stephens.
A group of us gathered in peaceful protest, genitals covered (somehow more indecent than simple nudity!). We spoke to Police Officers who attended to check things out, a friendly interaction, they're just doing their job and no fines were issued.

NPWS has stripped Tyagarah of its CO status after 25 years of operation as a Legal Clothes Optional Beach due to a jurisdictional error, NPWS manage the beach, not Byron Council as was previously thought. The reason given was "physical violence" on the beach, this is unsupported by Police Statistics and the experience of beach users.

People who have been visiting Tygarah CO Beach, some for 40+ years, had this to say:
It has always been a place of peace and enjoyment for me; a beautiful place to be with Nature.
It took all the pain away, something magical or spiritual there, and amazing non-judgemental people; it was our happy place, our escape; a place of freedom.
A place to feel confident in our own skin in a safe environment, an escape from the criticism of different shapes and sizes.
Fabulous being able to enjoy the sun and waves while being nude; a safe and legal place to be happily nude; a magical place to strip your cares away.
A place I can be me, at peace; a place to switch off, de-stress and be happy; a great place to escape the pressures of life.
Tyagarah CO represented everything that is right in this world.

Northern Rivers Naturists will continue to fight for a Legal Clothes Optional Beach in Byron Shire.
Bradley Benham
Northern Rivers Naturists Inc 
0411 029 945