Nudity Not Rude At Home [Home & Garden]

After a mother complained to police about her family being able to see Palmerston Deputy Mayor Geoff Carter nuding up in his house, many people told NT News they are happy to go regularly naked at home.

But most people, and the law, agreed that nudity should be out of the public eye.

Father-of-three Phil Denson, 28 (pictured above), of Brinkin said "naturism" is healthy because his kids Flynn, 3, Mars, 1, and Safari Jewel, one week old, will worry less about body image.

"So the kids don't grow up thinking there's only what they see in magazines," he told the NT News. "It doesn't have to be a sex thing, it's just a comfort thing.

"And there's less washing to do.

"But even when we take them to school the teachers say Flynn always seems to lose his pants."

But Mr Denson said his offspring and wife Anna make sure they wear clothes in public view.

"Friends usually ring before calling over," he said.

Mike Foley, 72, has streaked at iconic spots in more than 20 countries. The Darwin musician penned The International Streaker in 1974 and is now on a streaking holiday in New Zealand.

He most recently streaked on a skateboard at sunrise in front of Mount Maunganui on Wednesday. His wife Kay takes the photos and he sells a charity calendar of his antics for Variety NT each year.

"I know we live in 2012, but I'm opposed to anything that would be seen to offend kids," he told NT News.

"If they're going to get their clothes off, they've got to be serious, if they get caught, it serves them right."

Top End Naturist Recreation Retreat owner Jean Paar, 62, who runs the year-round, 100-acre operation in Darwin River is unsympathetic to Mr Carter.

"If he got caught he deserved to get caught," she told NT News, while she was starkers.

"When we lived in the city we had to be discreet"

There is a prison term of six months, a $2000 fine, or both, for a person convicted of exposure in view of a public place.

SOUCRE: ntnews.com.au

Did You Know That?

According to the 22 Noverber 20011 edition of MX Newspaper: Almost two-thirds of Australians have flashed stripped in public, done a nude run or spent the day naked at home, according to Nobby's Nude nuts. The survey also found 65 percent believe swimming and relaxing are best experienced with no clothes while half of Australians regularly sleep naked.And it would take $2000 to convince a quarter to walk down the street naked.

Thanks to Bruce for that information.

Gay Nudist Group Celebrates 20 Years [Naturism, LGBT]

Founded by community member Rod Spark in 1991, Sydney Sunboys was the city’s first gay social nudist group and this year celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Described as ‘a group for men who want to explore being naked with other men in a non-sexual environment’, the group was born out of Spark’s overseas travels.

“After travelling extensively in Europe and North America in the late ’80s, I ‘discovered’ gay nudism,” Spark said. “When I returned to Australia in 1990 I asked myself why are there none here. I collected a group of friends together to host the first event and it has been a lifelong experience since then.

“Many of the original Sunboys are still avid nudists and still some of my best friends.”

To celebrate the 20th anniversary, the Sunboys will host a get-together at a private residence in Neutral Bay on November 5.

To attend, register on the Join Us page — you will be sent an acknowledgement with details of the event.

TEXT: Star Online

Sydney Sunboys

Normalising Nudity

Exposing her books to the scrutiny of strangers is a harder task for Kay Hannam than exposing her body.

But the owner of Wai-natur Valley Naturist Park hopes that by baring her business she'll encourage others to bare their skin.

"The more recognition we can gain the better. So some of those one-in-four people who are comfortable about nudity might be more willing to get out there."

The Wairau Valley naturist park is one of eight business entered in the Marlborough Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards, which reward innovation, among other categories.

"We feel we are quite innovative," said Ms Hannam. "We provide a place where people can relax in the nude and obtain a great deal of respect for themselves and each other. It's very empowering for people."

Read the whole story: Stuff.co.nz