I am tourist myself and I am white, I saw this group of 4 white start digging and take at least 50kg of pipis (6 esky) and when i ask him nicely, 3 of them come to me and say “mind your own business!!!” and guess what, he is not ASIAN! and their attitude is BAD! what i want to say is do not generalize all races. some bad some good, some greedy, some not, some cant speak english, some can, so please do not generalize races!

but when i read all the comments especially from LOCALS, what a racist bastard! (sorry for my word) and we decide not too let our holiday ruin by this racist people. sorry venus, you just waste at least couple of thousand dollar on your local businesses there. I would never ever visit venus bay again and surely i will let all my friends and family know how bad that place are.

For someone who is so quick to judge, I think that you’re more like the ignorant loser and moron. Maybe you should take a step back and look at the whole picture before casting judgment on others.

I can tell you now, I can understand the stereotyping because let’s face it, we all do it! But if the visiting “Asians” don’t look shifty and actually speak up and smile then I don’t think the locals would have a problem. I know for a fact that Asian people can be very timid which can be mistaken for being shifty. It just depends on the individual.

I don’t believe the locals are being racists as pointing out “Asians” is natural because WE ARE Asians! But I agree, don’t bring in hoards of them! I agree on both locals and as a visitor. I’ve been there a few times and never been subjected to any taunts, glares or anything to make me feel uncomfortable. I hope the locals can say “G’day” and the visitors respond and share stories so everyone can reduce “suspicion” of visitors intentions and break the ice and welcome visitors.

I heard about the pipi catching at Venus Bay from a couple years ago.
Would have loved to go Pipi catching w kids.
Unfortunately my wife is from ASIA…with her memories of catching pipis as a child back in ASIA somewhere.

Visitors must respect the locals of any area, & if Venus Bay natives want their pipis left alone (or keep profit-making for themselves) then they have every right to do so.

We simply need to find alternatives for recreational activities for our families.

They are SO yummy stir fried with a bit of sweet soy sauce & chilli

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/fisheries/recreational-fishing/catch-limits-and-closed-seasons/molluscs-and-other-invertebrates/molluscs-all-other/pipis/pipis-now-and-forever

I’m also surprised there hasn’t been any mention of maybe a tourist information centre at the beach, to help ensure visitors are educated and do the right thing. It all sounds a bit draconian but the Philip Island setup seems to do well in protecting the penguins. Why not something smaller for pipis during the peak season?

At the very least it will provide transparent monitoring of pippying instead of the current cloak and dagger style of reporting and catching the baddies, which encourages an us versus them attitude (locals vs visitors). At best it could educate and generate more income from visitors.

You can employ all the denial you want but 100+ cars at number 5 mining the beach day in day out will have a measurable impact in the environment. Like all other locals we will be watching and ruthlessly pursuing fisheries for any beaches of the daily limit.

If you don’t break the law, what’s the big deal? OK, some people are greedy, taking more than what they need, but they will pay the penalty if they get caught.

DON”T BREAK THE LAW AND DON’T BE GREEDY, JUST DO THE RIGHT THING, I’m going to Venus Bay tomorrow to CATCH PIPPIES with friends and family, we are going to have a good time. Yoo Hooo….

Any Australians ready this, we are easy going locals who enjoy the sun, sand and fishing, don’t hesitate to come and visit.

Locals have become more distressed about the practice since it was rumoured that the pippis were being sold at markets. Not that upset to bash someone to death though. That ones a lie.

After chatting with a Fisheries officer on Xmas day I now understand that pippis have a short life span and that the collection of pippis will continue as a recreational activity. I also understand that abusing the pippi law is a criminal offense and that offenders can not only cop a fine but get their vehicles confiscated.

When you guys come down to Melbourne, you will notice that people down here are not closed minded and are very accepting of all races. Drop by Chinatown when you’re down here. I’m sure everyone won’t be staring at you like you’re different.