THE nudist community will unite for the Pilwarren Maslin Beach Nude Games this month, ending weeks of uncertainty regarding the event’s future.

The games, considered one of the nation’s premier nudist events, were in limbo last month because of “ridiculous” permit conditions, which the organiser said would have made the event impossible to run.



Doubts over its future spread quickly through the nudist community and an online petition was started gaining more than 200 signatures of support to see it continue.

Organiser David Pillar has told the Southern Times Messenger he’s agreed to a permit issued by Onkaparinga Council which would allow the games to go ahead on January 17.

“I’m relieved as I was getting worried if the permit didn’t get processed before Christmas it would cut it fine,” Mr Pillar said.

“The whole nudist community got behind us and word got round quickly about the issues we were facing, so I’m assuming the council must of taken notice of what people were saying.”

Mr Pillar said the council had retracted conditions — which had been on the back of police concerns — which required all participants fill out a five-page entry form and a record of all spectators to be kept.

He said a condition that children must be clothed so as not to expose their genitals had now become a “request” of the council.

“It’s a legal nude beach and no one can force anyone to be clothed,” Mr Pillar said.

“We don’t endorse the request, we accept it, but we don’t necessarily agree with it.”

Onkaparinga Mayor Lorraine Rosenberg said a number of residents had contacted her after the news articles, who believed children should be clothed for the event.

“The difficulty we have from a permit perspective is that we approve it on a number of things, but not by any moral judgment,” Ms Rosenberg said.

“The State Government decided it would be a nudist beach and we have to take that into account.”

About 300 people attended the event last year and Mr Pillar expected the number to grow after the media attention.

“If anything it’s going to encourage more people to come, because this has really got the word out there and engaged people’s interest,” he said.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if it attracts more people.”

The event, previously known as the Nude Olympics, has a 30-year history of being held at Adelaide’s only clothing-optional beach.

Competitors can participate in events such as the three-legged race, baton race, or enter the Ms Maslin Beach contest.