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Margaret Paul

Karin Traeger ran 280km along the entire length of the Yarra River. Here's what she learned

Melburnians have a complicated relationship with the Yarra River, or the Birrarung as it is traditionally known.

It is often derided for being brown — although this is because of soil, rather than pollution — and plenty of locals couldn't say exactly where the river starts.

Most of us wouldn't swim in it, especially as it gets closer to the city, although some do.

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