BellingenNSWJan 27

"When it was no longer tenable to discharge sewage at the cliff face..."

"Last week, after torrential rain in Sydney, fresh poo balls washed up on the beach at Malabar, the closest beach to the problematic Malabar sewage treatment plant. In early April 2025, the EPA finally admitted the poo balls likely originated from Sydney Water’s land-based sewage treatment network."

"The deepwater ocean outfalls were opened from 1990, mainly because they were the cheapest option when it was no longer tenable to discharge sewage at the cliff face. Funding a fix now will take political will – and some impressive engineering."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/28/sydney-water-sewage-poo-balls-fatberg-beaches-investigation
#pollution #NSW #coast #beaches #faeces #infrastructure #sewage #CheapOptions #swimming #MarineAnimals #PooBalls

The 16-month battle to reveal the truth about Sydney Water’s poo balls

After debris balls closed Sydney beaches in October 2024, Guardian Australia reported they could be linked to sewage outfalls. Authorities were less keen to talk

The Guardian
Peter RileyJan 20

Flushing sewer turds into the harbour was ended but continues just offshore ?

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/20/why-does-sydney-pump-sewage-into-the-ocean-and-put-its-famous-beaches-at-risk-of-poo-balls

#beaches #ecology #pollution #PooBalls #Surfing #Swimming #Sydney

Why does Sydney pump sewage into the ocean and put its famous beaches at risk of poo balls?

Experts say Sydney Water should better treat wastewater before sending it offshore at Malabar, Bondi and North Head. The corporation disagrees

The Guardian
C.W. Williams 🇺🇦 🌊🇨🇦🦑🇬Jan 16
Strong contender for Headline of the Year.
#chunderroad #Australia #Fatberg #PooBalls #Septic #clog #gross #BeachBalls
Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared | Sydney | The Guardian https://share.google/zLIrAoZInfJDyaN1R
Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

The Guardian
Dave HollandJan 16

It’s all about #DOOF #FOG and #PooBalls at #SydneyWater….

Maybe read this before you swim in “Sydney’s famous [#Shitty] beaches”….

…“Unlike most cities, Sydney only does primary treatment of its sewage – straining out the solids. Elsewhere, secondary treatment uses settlement tanks and disinfection techniques before releasing the wastewater or recycling it.”
#FatBergs #SydneyWater”…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/17/fatberg-poo-balls-sydney-beaches-malabar-outfall-secret-report?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared

Exclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

The Guardian