Lace monitors at Cooloola Beach

Have just returned from camping at Cooloola Beach and had our stay ruined by the numbers of Lace Monitors(20 or more) hanging around our campsite and going through our site when down fishing.I have camped at numerous sites in the bush and on beaches and have never seen them in such numbers and totally unafraid of humans.My chief cook whos no great fan of big lizards was a nervous wreck at the end of the first day and things were not looking good for staying much longer at this site,but after checking out sites further north and south of us it appeared they were every where along the camp sites.Always very aware of keeping a clean campsite and rubbish , food scraps bagged and put out of reach we had these monitor scaling the tent posts, sniffing around the 4wd even when we where standing not 20 ft away. No amount of throwing sticks and rocks at them made them the least unafraid as they returned within minutes. WE did notice that whoever camped at the site before us had buried some rubbish in the bush and the monitors had dug this up and no doubt were looking for more. Given the amount of rubbish bins along the beach,it shouldnt be too much of a problem even for a lazy ignorant moron to dispose of their rubbish but then again they are probaly the type that puts the right hand blinker on at the last moment on when you meet them coming toward you and you have indicated that you are saying left.Great fun for idiots driving pretend 4wds.