(ABC-Australia) A lack of female-only, closed door public showers at a popular Sunshine Coast beach has prompted a Muslim organisation to call for councils to consider religious beliefs when designing infrastructure after a family used the amenities at a members-only surf club without permission.
The Muslim family were holidaying at Coolum Beach when they used the surf club’s members-only private showers because there were no female-only public amenities to wash off in private, sparking a difficult conversation between the family and a Coolum Beach Surf Life Saving Club patrol captain.
The patrol captain, who asked to remain anonymous, said the family were using the private showers, in the fenced-off surf club area, during the busy holiday period as they had nowhere else to go.
