By JONATHON HOWARD
Swingers’ party still on for this weekend, but council’s interest is aroused …
NOOSA Edge Nudist Retreat owner Rainer Muekenberger is adamant a complaint regarding his business hosting a swingers’ party this weekend has come from a Brisbane resident.
Mr Muekenberger has lived in Noosa for the last 13 years and has operated the B&B for the past three years without a single complaint.
But following a recent booking from a man interested in hosting a swingers’ party at Noosa Edge, he has since come under investigation by Noosa Council following a complaint.
“I am almost certain the complaint was not from a neighbour, but rather it was from a man in Brisbane,” he said.
Noosa Council has allowed the swingers’ party to go ahead this weekend, but the retreat could require a function licence for future events – pending a council decision.
Mr Muekenberger said Noosa Council would not provide the details of the individual who made the complaint – which is a council policy.
He is now facing a possible $16,000 function licence fee, which he says could blow out to many more thousands in compliance bills.
Mr Muekenberger put his B&B on the market three months ago and feels he is being forced out.
The 65-year-old said he had been a nudist since he was 16 years old and saw nudity as liberating.
He also says open nudity has dropped due to the obesity crisis.
“I believe nudity has dropped significantly since the early ’80s, since the obesity epidemic,” he said.
“People are no longer willing to show their bodies.”
He said couples struggling with their relationships could get a lot out of adult retreats.
“The biggest crime is not knowing how to tap into and understand your sexuality,” he said.
Mr Muekenberger said any activities that occurred in his B&B were between consenting adults.
