Over the past decade this beautiful, peaceful area of exquisite tea-tree healing waters has become less frequented by locals and peaceful holiday-makers and more avoided - for its inappropriate behaviour of 'cruising' clientele...
It seems more locals now avoid than appreciate the area. Our intention is one of peaceful 'reclamation' (more peaceful presence than anything) of this area for familie
s, friends and single people alike to freely enjoy the area for swimming, picnicking, lazing, reading, sunning - anything respectful of the sacred land and other visiting people alike. Let us respect the land and each other. NO CIGARETTE BUTTS! NO RUBBISH! Please take it with you :)
A Beautifully articulate article from Paul C Pritchard via www.byronbaydirectory.com:
There used to be a little secret in Byron Bay – then it hit the internet and it’s not such a secret anymore. But it still has the whisper of a secret. It’s an oasis of tea-tree wonder. It’s a pristine lake – the colour of Golden Syrup or well brewed silky tea. It’s free of crocodiles, leeches and creatures and things that nip at your toes or your nipples or your dangling doodles. Yes – you guessed it; for the most part it’s a clothing-optional lake. It almost insists that you undress. It inspires you to get your kit off. It is so ‘natural’ that you just want to join in wearing the clothes that God gave you. And it feels wonderful on the skin. Tyagarah Lake is so so beautiful in Spring, Summer, Winter or Fall. That’s right – Seasonally Stunning! Of course it’s a little colder in the winter but after the sun beating on it all day – it’s still a lot warmer than the ocean waves down at Tyagarah Beach. You are more sheltered from the ocean breeze which can be fierce at times and the sand can be vicious when it’s wrapped in the wind and heading for your sunburned skin at unrelenting speed. Tyagarah Lake is a haven. But it’s not a noisy beachy type of vibe. Be still, be quiet, relax. This is how to enjoy the Lake. Bring reverence to nature, bring stillness and gratitude. Do not take your music. Your speakers and radio. Do not take your friend who cannot stop talking. Do not take your friend with that really high pitched piercing laugh. Do not take your whole family for a crazy picnic with water games. Do not take a ball to splash and shout in the water. Do not come to disturb other people. To not come to meet and socialise. You get the idea … Shhhhhhh. And please respect the boundaries of your fellow lake dwellers. Keep Tyagarah Lake a safe place for men, women and children. Do not speak to people uninvited (or worse stand over them when you are nude and they are nude and say something ridiculous like, “Isn’t it just beautiful?” It’s unnerving and intimidating – especially for women who are coming for some tranquility and undisturbed nature. It’s a simple matter of taking care of each other.
~ kinda sums it up, don't you think? :)
