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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Catie McLeod

Popular Sydney beaches among quarter of NSW swimming spots polluted with faecal matter in past year

Bronte beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is susceptible to faecal pollution and not always suitable for swimming, especially after rain.
Bronte beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbs is susceptible to faecal pollution and not always suitable for swimming, especially after rain. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

More than a quarter of New South Wales’ favourite swimming spots have been polluted by faecal matter over the past year including Sydney’s Coogee, Bronte and Malabar beaches.

With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a wet summer, the government has urged swimmers to check its online water quality monitor for updates after its annual state of the beaches report found 28% of the 218 tracked sites experienced pollution.

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