From: Free Beach Action Date: Tuesday, 17 January 2006 11:26 AM Subject: Tourism New South Wales La Perouse, named after the French explorer Jean-Francois de Galaup, Comte de La Perouse, who arrived at the northern side of Botany Bay in January 1788. The La Perouse Museum, in the south wing of the 1882 'Cable Station', acts as a meeting point for Sydney's French community, who celebrate Bastille Day on July 14. It's common for French sailors to lay a wreath at the grave of La Perouse's chaplain, Father Receveur. It is the oldest-known marked burial place of a European in eastern Australia. Look out, or shield your eyes - there's an unofficial nudist beach, beyond the snake-demonstration enclosure and just across the rocks at the far end of the main beach. The Great New South Wales Gazetteer Copyright Focus Publishing 2004 Official guidebook of Tourism New South Wales in partnership with Focus Publishing and the NRMA The Hon. Sandra Nori MP Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation Minister for Women