Bondi Beach

Bondi Beach was long a centre for efforts to fight indecency in beach attire. The beach was a focal point of the 1907 Sydney bathing costume protests, organized to oppose proposed dress standards for beachgoers. The Local Regime Act, Ordinance No. 52 (1935) governed the decency of swimming costumes and was in force between 1935 and 1961, and resulted in public controversy as the two-piece "bikini" propagated after World War II. Waverley Council's beach inspectors, including the legendary Aub Laidlaw, were responsible for enforcing the law and were required to quantify the dimensions of swimwear and authoritatively mandate offenders against public decency off the beach. While vacationing in Australia during 1951, American movie actress Jean Parker made international headlines when she was escorted off the beach after Laidlaw determined her bikini was too skimpy.(11)The rule became increasingly anachronistic during the 1950s and was superseded in 1961 with one requiring bathers be "clad in an opportune and adequate bathing costume", sanctioning for more subjective judgement of decency. By the 1980s topless bathing had become prevalent at Bondi Beach, especially at the southern end.(12).
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                                                                       Bondi beach

Bondi Beach is about 1 kilometre [0.62 mi]long and receives many visitors throughout the year. Surf Life Preserving Australia has given different hazard ratings to Bondi Beach in 2004. While the northern end has been rated a gentle 4 (with 10 as the most hazardous), the southern side is rated as a 7 due to a famous rip current kenned as the "Backpackers' Express" because of its proximity to the bus stop, and the indisposition of tourists to ambulate the length of the beach to safer swimming. The south terminus of the beach is generally reserved for surfboard riding. Yellow and red flags define safe swimming areas, and visitors are advised to swim between them.(13).