@Susan60 @AvonVilla I remember when Sydney built the “deep oceans outfalls” in the 90s, and I presumed we were upgrading treatment at the time, but no, we still send primary-treated sewage out to sea, in 2026. It’s extraordinary.

@corduroy @AvonVilla

Yeah, just spent money sending it further out, & still it washes up on Bondi beach.

@Susan60 @AvonVilla it’s extraordinary that this is (a) how it works and (b) not high on the priority list to fix, is wild.

@corduroy @AvonVilla

I think it really is a problem of where to locate proper sewerage treatment plants. They need to be close enough to the sea, but not too close, & that is prime real estate in Sydney. Melbournes Werribee & Carrum Downs plants were built years ago when the space was available.

@luciedigitalni @Susan60 I've walked past the treatment plant many times on the Shepherd's Loop/Uruiarra track. Some great walks around there, absolutely beautiful country. One hopes the treatment is much better than what happens in Sydney!

@AvonVilla @luciedigitalni

It will be. Sydney’s is basically just piped out to sea.

@Susan60 @AvonVilla @luciedigitalni when we lived in Blair St (North Bondi) there were flower beds in the middle of the road to facilitate workers getting to the sewerage pipes. When the wind was in the wrong direction you would often get a whiff...
#Sydney #Sewerage

@cheryanne @AvonVilla @luciedigitalni
Noice. Not quite what you expect to smell in the eastern suburbs.

@cheryanne @AvonVilla @luciedigitalni

Interesting to see this article about the same issue in the UK.

The death of Heather Preen: how an eight-year-old lost her life amid sewage crisis

In 1999, Heather Preen contracted E coli on a Devon beach. Two weeks later she died. Now, as a new Channel 4 show dramatises the scandal, her mother, Julie Maughan, explains why she is still looking for someone to take responsibility

the Guardian (www.theguardian.com)

@Susan60 @AvonVilla @luciedigitalni horrifying

@cheryanne @AvonVilla @luciedigitalni

The failure to recognise a serious infection or to take the parents concerns seriously…

I had an excellent GP years ago who said he always took a parents concerns seriously because they know their child better than anyone else. If a parent has history as a helicopter parent it might be different, but when the doctor has only just met the parent, they should err on the side of caution.

And the poo situation? Horrendous. Effin privatisation…