Altona badly contaminated, stay as far as possible

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superlizard
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Saffer
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30 Dec 2011 10:36pm
I guessed as much. The bay water has been pretty filthy the last couple of days.
Big eeeZeee
Big eeeZeee
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30 Dec 2011 11:14pm
was looking pretty brown this arvo
winter
winter
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31 Dec 2011 12:41am
+ the sea urchins and bindis I think best to stay well away from Altona
ice
ice
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ice ice
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31 Dec 2011 10:53am
mmm...

that explains the rash in my groin?
brady
brady
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31 Dec 2011 11:46am
This rash is erythema multiforme. It's an immune mediated rash, usually in response to viral infection, but can be in response to various medications.

I notice the girl has been on antibiotics, and has taken a couple of weeks to improve. Well, guess what, the antibiotics didn't fix it, it got better by itself.

I think the fact it came on after swimming is a coincidence

Not that I really want to swim at Altona
djdojo
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31 Dec 2011 12:28pm
Seems the urchins are getting worse too eh?

Now, if we could work out something to do with polluted and yet nutrient-rich water, other than tipping it in our waterways ... perhaps solve several problems at once ...
myusernam
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31 Dec 2011 2:52pm
melbourne what a kanker on the arse of australia.
You can take your soy lattes' theatre, ****s, pollution, traffic and sewage and jam it!
sleek1
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31 Dec 2011 6:46pm
myusernam said...

melbourne what a kanker on the arse of australia.
You can take your soy lattes' theatre, ****s, pollution, traffic and sewage and jam it!


And the music industry,sporting industry,Food,Pubs like the Espy,corner,Northcote social club.Carlton united brewery,hot multi cultural female forms,a kiteable beach 10mins from cbd,damm.
dusta
dusta
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31 Dec 2011 7:43pm
sleek1 said...
Carlton united brewery


lol you can keep that to yourselves thanks
Kitepower
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1 Jan 2012 9:52am
dusta said...

sleek1 said...
Carlton united brewery


lol you can keep that to yourselves thanks


Yeah!!!!!!!
Lol
sleek1
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1 Jan 2012 12:19pm
Do i realy get to keep it?Awesome.
mattyjee
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1 Jan 2012 2:09pm
sleek1 said...
a kiteable beach 10mins from cbd


you can keep that particular one too...
TonyBriffa
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2 Jan 2012 2:35pm
It seems the media love picking on the Altona Beach. If they looked objectively at the EPA water quality data they will note the Altona Beach has NOT hit any of the EPA trigger events for water quality (Enterococci org/100mL) this summer.

The levels per week in Altona this summer were <10, 86, 290 and 390 consecutively. Compare that with the following:

Beaumaris: 63, 300, 3700 and 500 (trigger hit twice)
Elwood: <10, 910, 1600, 2200 (trigger hit three times)
Frankston: <10, 250, 960 and 63 (tigger hit once)
Middle Park: <10, 800, 20, 7700 (trigger hit twice)
Port Melbourne: <10, 860, 110 and 16000 (trigger hit twice)
St Kilda: <10, 960, 570 and 550 (trigger hit three times)
Williamstown: 52, 900, 130 and 1500 (trigger hit twice)

We have a beautiful beach in Altona. We all know that no matter what the media write about us.

See http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/beachreport/default.aspx if you want the data for yourself.

Regards,

Cr Tony Briffa
Mayor, City of Hobsons Bay
Councillor for Altona & Seaholme
www.briffa.org

www.facebook.com/CrTonyBriffa
djdojo
djdojo
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2 Jan 2012 4:49pm
^^^ where do they take the readings? east of the pier can be quitev clear while apex park end is filthy. how objective is objective?
djdojo
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2 Jan 2012 4:50pm
and wow, do we have our first seabreezing mayor? hi, and welcome!
picker
picker
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2 Jan 2012 5:20pm
reading is taken in places all down the beach.. a lady in gumboots, long clothing and a huge hat, from epa, most days can be seen on walking down the beach collecting samples on the way..
Dan Fletcher
Dan Fletcher
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2 Jan 2012 6:05pm
I've decided to give up kitesurfing entirely...







...and take up fishing.




At Brighton there are dead fish scattered about floating at the surface of the water.


Mmmmm. Free feed tonight...
speed brother
speed brother
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2 Jan 2012 9:39pm
'hot multi cultural female forms' in Melbourne?

Sorry great place for sport, worst weather in Australia, dirtiest capital city in Australia and too many fat chicks!!!!
stamp
stamp
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2 Jan 2012 9:47pm
speed brother said...

'hot multi cultural female forms' in Melbourne?

Sorry great place for sport, worst weather in Australia, dirtiest capital city in Australia and too many fat chicks!!!!


you've take too much speed, brother...

Saffer
Saffer
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2 Jan 2012 10:52pm
speed brother said...
too many fat chicks!!!!


Coming from someone in queensland that isn't saying much. I spent 6 months up there and the only thing that comes to mind was a saying:

What do you call a hot woman in QLD?

A backpacker!

That aside, there is a reason that Melbourne is leading the rest of Aus as the most liveable city in the rankings. Weather is great, its just crap for tourists who don't know how it works. I love the weather here, kiteable all year around and most of the other cities I've been to have been dirtier with crappy public transport.

Most people I know who moved to melbourne never leave, that should tell you something about the place.
djdojo
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3 Jan 2012 12:18am
^^^^ sssshhhhhh, this is a thread to get people to stay away from the choice spots, not attract them.
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